In what should be a great move for all the participants, the NFL has partnered with Yahoo (YHOO) to offer NFL games worldwide for a fee. Besides the obvious value of offering the games on the Internet, it also helps them avoid the nightmare of trying to make deals by a country-to-country basis. This is the first time that the NFL will offer a full season on the Web.
There will be two options for those who want to purchase the service. They will be able to get it through a subscription model by paying $24.99 a week, or by paying a one time fee of $249.99 for the entire season. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Brian Rolapp, the NFL's vice president of media strategy said, "We are pleased to offer NFL fans around the world an innovative way to watch NFL games, the NFL is committed to taking advantage of new technologies to bring more value to our fans everywhere. Yahoo's proven leadership in technology makes them an ideal partner for a product like 'Game Pass.'"
While some think it may not do as well because it's pricey for some of the lower income countries with large populations, I don't think this will slow it down as much as people think. People in these countries do a lot of pooling of money for projects and businesses all the time. Many will probably pool their money to get the service; although this will bring down the numbers of people watching individually, it will add a lot more overall subscriptions or one time fees.
Do you think that it will go off great around the world or will finances limit it to certain geographic areas?
What will this put in the minds of TV companies around the world who all just lost a potentially lucrative deal?
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