Article NFL Sunday Ticket coming to various devices for 2014 season with no satellite subscription needed

[|Montana Bengal|]

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/16/nfl-sunday-ticket-coming-to-ios-mac-for-2014-season-with-no-satellite-subscription-needed

 

Introducing NFLSUNDAYTICKET.TV. NFL football for all. 

 

Now you can access live, out-of-market NFL games without a DIRECTV satellite TV account--no matter what team you follow! NFLSUNDAYTICKET.TV lets you stream games on your computer, tablet, phone, or game console. All while keeping up with real-time player stats and your fantasy teams.

NFL Sunday Ticket has long been accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, but in prior years, it has required a monthly subscription to DirecTV's satellite cable service and a satellite dish. Now users can get access on a variety of devices with three separate plans.

 

The lowest tier plan, available for $199.99, allows NFL Sunday Ticket access on computers, tablets, and phones, while a $239.99 console plan allows access on console devices. 

 

MAX, the highest tier priced at $329.99, offers access on computers, tablets, phones, and consoles, plus access to Red Zone Channel, which shows every touchdown from every game, and access to DirecTV Fantasy Zone, offering live looks at fantasy plays. All three plans also offer real-time stats and scores along with the ability to track favorite players. Standard NFL Sunday Ticket plans for DirecTV subscribers begin at $240, going up to $324 for a MAX subscription. 

 

The website does not mention Apple TV access, but a 2010 rumor pointed towards an NFL Sunday Ticket channel on the device, which could come to fruition this year following the announcement of the standalone subscriptions. 

 

While DirecTV previously offered a streaming package for subscribers unable to get reliable DirecTV service and tested a console-based subscription plan last year, the new NFL Sunday Ticket standalone offerings expand the service to a much wider range of cord cutters who still want access to live sports. 

 

The changes to NFL Sunday Ticket come following DirecTV's pending acquisition by AT&T, which is awaiting regulatory approval. DirecTV is also set to renegotiate its NFL contract later this year. 

 

 

 

Here is the direct TV site....https://nflst.directv.com/DTVAPP/nflws/index.jsp

[|Montana Bengal|]

If only my Roku had a channel for this...or Plex had a channel for this.

[AmishBengalFan]

It isn't clear to me from the article whether this is exclusively for Apple hardware or not.... because the word "tablet" is rarely used in Appleworld. 

 

If this is going to be available to Android tablets, then linking this to your TV via a $35 Chromecast dongle might be a viable solution.  Might.

[AmishBengalFan]

Confirmed.... this is not Mac-only.  Recommend changing the thread title, because this will be available for Android phones, Android tablets, Apple stuff, as well as PCs.

[AmishBengalFan]

$200 for Smartphone / Tablet / PC access (no consoles)

$240 for Gaming Console access (Xbox and PS3/4 - no Smartphone/Tablet/PC)

$330 for access on all platforms PLUS RedZone Channel

 

Confirmed platforms:

 

Android Phones:
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE (OS 4.0.4 )
HTC Evo 4G LTE (OS 4.0.3)
HTC One X (OS 4.1.1)
HTC Evo 4G (OS 4.0.4)
HTC One (OS 4.1.2)
HTC Thunderbolt 4G (OS 4.0.4)
LG Nexus (OS 4.2)
LG Nitro HD (OS 2.3.5)
LG Viper 4G LTE (OS 2.3.7)
Motorola DROID 4 (OS 4.0.4)
Motorola Droid Bionic (OS 4.0.4)
Motorola Droid Razr HD (OS 4.1.2)
Motorola Droid Razr M (OS 4.1.1)
Motorola Droid X (OS 2.3.4)
Samsung Fascinate (OS 2.3.7)
Samsung Galaxy Nexus (OS 4.0.4 and 4.1.1)
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (OS 4.1.2)
Samsung Galaxy S3 (OS 4.2.2)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (OS 4.2.2)
Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE (OS 4.0.4)
Sony Xperia Ion (OS 4.0.4)
HTC Incredible 2 (OS 2.34)
HTC Evo 3D (OS 4.0.3)
HTC Rezound (OS 4.0.3)
Samsung Galaxy S2 (OS 4.1.2)
Samsung Galaxy Note (OS 4.1.2)

 

Android Tablets:
Asus Transformer Infinity Pad (OS 4.1.1)
Asus Transformer TF101 (OS 4.0.3)
Asus Transformer TF700T (OS 4.1.1)
Acer Iconia A200 (OS 4.0.3)
Acer Iconia A700 (OS 4.0.3)
Motorola Xoom (OS 4.0.4 and 4.1.1)
Samsung Nexus 10 (OS 4.2)
Samsung Nexus 7 (OS 4.1.2)
Samsung Galaxy 1 (OS 4.0.4)
Samsung Galaxy 2 (OS 4.1.1)
Samsung Note 10.1 (OS 4.0.4)
Sony Xperia Tab (OS 4.0.3)
Toshiba AT100 (OS 4.0.4)
Samsung Galaxy 2 Tab 7" (OS 4.1.1)

 

iPad:
iPad (iOS v5.1.1 or higher)
iPad 2 (iOS v6.1.3 or higher)
iPad 2 3G (iOS v6.1.3 or higher)
iPad 3 (iOS v6.1.3 or higher)
iPad 3 3G (iOS v6.1.3 or higher)
iPad 4 (iOS v7 or higher)
iPad Mini (iOS v6.1.3 or higher)

 

iPhone:
iPhone 3GS (iOS v5 and above)
iPhone 4 (iOS v5.1and above)
iPhone 4S (iOS v6.1.3 and above)
iPhone 5 (iOS v6.0.2 and above)
iPod (iOS v5.0.1 and above)

 

Kindle:
Kindle Fire HD 7", 8.9" and 10"
Kindle Fire HDX

 

So basically, it looks like anything running Ice Cream Sandwich or later, or iOS 5 or later, is likely to be compatible.

PC Requirements:
For the optimal NFL SUNDAY TICKET Online experience, you will need the following: Computer operating system: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Mac OS X v.10.4.10 or v.10.5 or later.

 

Computer hardware:
Windows: Intel® Pentium® 2.0 GHz or faster processor, 512 MB of RAM; 32 MB video RAM, 16 bit sound card and speakers; 65k video display card; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or Windows XP SP2 or Vista
Macintosh: PowerPC® G4 1.8GHz GHz or faster processor or Intel Core" Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor; 256 MB RAM; 32 MB video RAM; Mac OS X v.10.4.10 or v.10.5 (Intel or PowerPC)
Internet connection: at least 360 kbps

 

Additional software:
Download and install Adobe's Flash Player 10

[|Montana Bengal|]

I tweaked the title....

 

I did check availability for me and it says it is not for me....but I don't know that it has officially been rolled out.

[-GoBengals-]

IIRC there was not a share via apple tv. available from the ipad app in the past, so they may have chromcast blocked too..

 

but PC to HDMI always worked...

[AmishBengalFan]

Last season, Sunday Ticket streaming was avaialble for free to folks who bought Madden 25 Ultimate ($100) for XBox or PlayStation.  I bought the game just for the Sunday Ticket package.  I was able to stream it on my kitchen laptop using Chrome - which was natively supported by my Chromecast.  It worked then, it should work now.

 

I have also heard of folks using a Chromebook and getting absolutely flawless "casting" performance... no lags, no audio sync issues...  I don't have a Chromebook so I can't test that out, but I could see how that would work.