Verizon Wireless Set to Launch NFL Mobile Thanks to RedZone Next Month
Ever been walking around your local city or town, dragged around by your significant other for some unexpected shopping spree, and all you can think about is the big game happening right now? It’s been the story for plenty of sitcoms out there, so we’re sure it’s had to have happened to some poor guy out there in real life at some point or another. And if that was you, we’re sorry, but at least we can give you a ray of hope: NFL Mobile is coming.
That is, if you’re a customer of the Big Red Checkmark, here in the States. Verizon Wireless has inked a partnership that will let them launch NFL Mobile next month, in correlation with the NFL Draft. Customers will be able to watch the event live, take in on-demand video analysis from the NFL Network, as well as some other extra content. And then once the season officially starts, you’ll be “upgraded” to RedZone, which basically means you’ll be getting live streams every Sunday and Thursday night of the games happening then, live home and away radio broadcasts, ringtones and graphics, on-demand highlights and analysis, and fantasy information for those who want to live the dream.
The only bad news, is that we don’t have much information about handsets or pricing, and that’s pretty much the most important part. The content sounds great, and we’re sure even the lightest of NFL fans will want to take this in, but if the pricing is too high, or it doesn’t work on enough devices, that will surely put a damper on the whole thing. As soon as more information falls our way, we’ll pass it on to you.