'NFL Now' Channel Coming to Apple TV Later This Week [Updated]

While many NFL fans have been hoping the Sunday Ticket subscription service will make its way to the Apple TV someday, the league appears set to make its first foray onto the set-top box with an upcoming NFL Now channel, reports 9to5Mac.

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Announced earlier this year for a launch this month, NFL Now is a personalized digital video library of on-demand news, features, highlights and more, as well as live streaming of press conferences and other events, but not games. The new service will be launching across a number of platforms later this month as the 2014 NFL season begins, but Apple TV support had not been confirmed.

Sports content has been a major theme for Apple TV content, with MLB.tv, NBA League Pass, NHL GameCenter, and MLS Live subscription services all available on the platform. Other sports channels on Apple TV include Watch ESPN, action sports channel Red Bull TV, college-focused ACC + Campus Insiders, and cricket channel Willow.

Update 6:40 AM: 9to5Mac now says the new channel will be launching this week.

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sparkplug37 Avatar
150 months ago
Great, another channel I need to remember to delete.
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zedsdead Avatar
150 months ago
Great, of course a channel store that allows choice and developers would be far better.

Can't stand that Apple is not doing this. Really a poor choice.
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Four oF NINE Avatar
150 months ago
The real bottleneck is the inability of Apple and content providers to circumvent the evil satellite and cable vampires.
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GoCubsGo Avatar
150 months ago
Great, another channel I need to remember to delete.

I suppose it could be quite bothersome that every channel is not catered to your tastes. Sad face panda for sure.


It would be great to see NFL Replay on this thing though. That would indeed be another nice addition.
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2457282 Avatar
150 months ago
I support any channel that Apple adds that does not require a cable subscription to watch. If a cable subscription is needed, it is a complete waste of time. I say this because if you already have a cable subscription then it makes the Apple TV essentially redundant.

Keep adding channels that I can watch without having to buy cable and you will have a winning formula. Right now I hide most channels, since I cut cable years ago.

I hope that like the other sports channels this will not require cable.
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bushido Avatar
150 months ago
random whatever happened to the The CW channel that was supposed to come like a year ago?
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