If someone owned the rights to the word “plus,” they would be currently very rich, plus.
The NFL reportedly is considering a paid streaming service, according to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com.
On Sunday, the possibility of “NFL+” was presented to teams at the league meetings. It would include, per Kaplan, “games, radio, podcasts and team content.”
The development comes at a time when the NFL is selling mobile rights (which are currently available), the Sunday Ticket package (which expires after 2022), and a piece of NFL Media, the in-house multi-platform conglomerate that the league has owned and operated from inception. The league has yet to find a serious taker for NFL Media equity. Some believe it ultimately will be tied to the Sunday Ticket rights.
Nine years ago, the NFL launched “NFL Now,” a free digital platform that never caught on, at least not the way the NFL envisioned. Per Kaplan, the Sunday presentation suggested a monthly price or NFL+ of $5. The…