Verizon is Making It Easier (and Cheaper) to Watch the NFL
By Movieguide® Contributor
Verizon is offering new and existing customers under select plans access to one free year of NFL Sunday Ticket for out-of-market games.
The promotion is available for new signups for select Verizon home internet plans and new phone signups under the Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plans. Existing Verizon customers will also be eligible for the deal if they add a new line under the Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plans or upgrade a line to one of these options.
NFL Sunday Ticket is normally priced at $449 for standalone access or $349 as an add-on to YouTube TV. The package offers full access to Sunday NFL games that occur out of market.
Along with the NFL Sunday Ticket promotion, Verizon home internet customers are also eligible to save $10 per month on YouTube TV. Verizon will also host giveaways throughout the season for its customers to receive free tickets to NFL games.
While leveraging streaming offers like this has gone out of style, it is expected to make a resurgence as streaming services look to reach more customers. Though these plans have come with little upside for streamers in the past, the introduction of ad tiers allows them to acquire subscribers at a lower price, while still receiving alluring profits through their ad revenue.
This NFL Sunday Ticket deal is not the first to come out of Verizon. The company currently offers Netflix and Max with ads, bundled at $10 per month, as well as a Disney-Hulu-ESPN bundle.
Comcast offers a similarly lucrative deal, giving customers access to Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock for $15 per month.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. are also launching a sports bundle this fall combining 14 sports-centric networks onto one platform.
Movieguide® previously reported:
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have unveiled the name of their new joint streaming venture: Venu Sports.
“We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that we feel captures the spirit of an all-new streaming home where sports fans outside of the traditional pay TV eco-system can experience an incredible collection of live sports, all in one place,” CEO Pete Distad said. “As preparations for the platform continue to accelerate, we are singularly focused on delivering a best-in-class product for our target audience, built from the ground up using the latest technologies to engage and entertain discerning sports fans wanting one-stop access to live games.”
ESPN reported that the streaming service “will bring together the companies’ portfolios of sports networks and certain direct to consumer services in a compelling new streaming sports service to allow underserved fans to get the most out of every game.”
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