NEW YORK, June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS
Corporation (CBS) and the National Football League today announced
an extended agreement to stream all NFL ON CBS games on CBS All
Access through the 2022 season. CBS will also now expand its
NFL game streaming access for CBS All Access subscribers and
TV Everywhere to include mobile devices beginning this season,
adding to its distribution across other connected device
platforms.
The entire 2018 NFL ON CBS schedule, highlighted by Super Bowl
LIII, will be streamed live on all CBS All Access platforms,
including on mobile phones and tablets via the CBS App for iOS,
Android and Windows 10, online at CBS.com, and on connected devices
including Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Xbox One,
PlayStation 4, Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs and Amazon Channels.
CBS All Access subscribers will receive the NFL ON CBS games
that are broadcast in their local market.
In addition to extending CBS All Access streaming rights
to mobile devices for the first time, NFL ON CBS authenticated
streaming rights will extend to mobile for its cable, satellite,
telco and vMVPD partners beginning this season.
"We're very pleased to extend and expand our partnership with
the NFL and give our viewers and CBS All Access subscribers
the ability to stream NFL ON CBS games on mobile phones in addition
to all other platforms for years to come," said Marc DeBevoise, President & Chief Operating
Officer, CBS Interactive. "This deal enables us to deliver even
more value to NFL fans, our subscribers and our distribution
partners."
"We are excited to extend our partnership with CBS as it aligns
perfectly with our goal of providing NFL fans with greater
opportunities to watch NFL games across digital devices," said
Hans Schroeder, Chief Operating
Officer of NFL Media and Business. "The 2018 season will mark a new
era for NFL fans with unprecedented access to NFL games across
digital platforms."
CBS began streaming NFL ON CBS games to CBS All Access
subscribers on connected TVs, tablets and computers during the 2016
season. In addition to the NFL ON CBS, CBS All Access offers
more than 10,000 on-demand episodes spanning current shows from CBS
Television's primetime, daytime and late night lineup, as well as
past seasons of select series and classic TV hits. CBS All
Access also offers exclusive original series including STAR
TREK: DISCOVERY, THE GOOD FIGHT, STRANGE ANGEL and NO ACTIVITY as
well as upcoming original series ONE
DOLLAR, THE TWILIGHT ZONE and TELL ME A STORY, with
additional programming to be announced.
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SOURCE CBS Corporation