NFL draft on Sprint could indicate new trend
By Evan Blass 
posted Apr 21st 2006 9:03PM
posted Apr 21st 2006 9:03PM
Because missing even a second of this year's football draft could wreak havoc on your performance in the coming
season's fantasy leagues, Sprint is thoughtfully broadcasting the "action" live to subscribers of their
Sprint TV NFL Mobile package. While this news in and of itself is rather mundane (especially to us non-football fans),
the fact that Sprint has exclusive wireless rights to the draft while Monday Night Football rights-holder ESPN is
barred from streaming the broadcast to its Mobile ESPN
subscribers is rather interesting, and could be indicative of future trends. Although the demand for mobile TV
is still definitely up in the air, might there be
a day when enough rabid football fans have 3G-enabled cellphones to make it profitable for wireless carriers to bid
against traditional networks on the games themselves, and broadcast them exclusively to a mobile audience?[Via Moco News]
What exactly does a Sprint TV NFL Mobile Package include :p you could just watch the draft on the live NFL Network channel ;)