NFL Network to start reshowing games
NFL.com is reporting that the NFL Network will, for the first time ever, start reshowing games in the middle of the week this season:
(April 24, 2006) — For the first time ever, NFL game broadcasts from the previous weekend will be replayed on NFL Network just days after their live airing.
During the 2006 season, NFL Game Re-Airs will feature four of the top games from each weekend, rebroadcast exclusively on NFL Network the following Tuesday and Wednesday. Any game originally shot in high definition will air on NFL Network in HD.
Two games will be shown each Tuesday and Wednesday night with 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET/PT kickoff times.
This marks the first time in the 87-year history of the NFL that games from the regular season or playoffs will be shown outside their live window.
The story goes on to say that the NFL Network will show a total of about 75 games this season, not to mention a boatload of preseason games.
Then there’s something at the end I found interesting:
In order to give the games context, NFL Network will add sideline and on-field sound captured during the game and postgame press conference sound bites.
Other enhancements will include exclusive shots and camera angles from NFL Films, allowing fans an inside look at game action they did not see on Sunday. This will give fans a deeper understanding of the game, the players and the coaches.
For example, if NFL Game Re-Airs was featuring the Colts-Steelers AFC Divisional Playoff where Jerome Bettis fumbled late in the game, viewers would see related comments from Bettis, Bill Cowher and others immediately after the play, as well as slow-motion footage showing the play as it unfolded.
To say that I wish I had the NFL Network is an understatement.
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Anonymous
Apr 27, 2006 at 3:16 pm
NFL Network to reshow games…
For the first time ever, NFL game broadcasts from the previous weekend will be replayed on NFL Network just days after their live airing….
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