Week 1 of NFL broadcasts included some issues implementing fake crowd noise
The mixing overwhelming the booth audio and big cheers at random times were the top complaints, but it's just Week 1.
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Twitter wasn’t quite prepared for Washington Football Team, which is still gonna take some getting used to
Hey Twitter, check your Washington logos...
In the nick of time, NFL Network & NFL RedZone are back on Sling & Dish
Just in time for Sunday football, the NFL's channels are back on Sling.
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson on broadcasting amidst COVID-19: “Everything about my experience on Sunday will be changing.”
"We're a team, and we meet, we interface with each other. The way I envision Sunday going down with all the new protocols, I'm going to see, physically see, two, maybe three live human beings. "
Kenny Albert won’t call the NFL on Fox this week due to the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols
Kenny Albert won't be on Fox's NFL coverage in Week 1.
NFL Week 1 viewership: Chiefs-Texans averages 20.3 million viewers, down from 22.7 million viewers for 2019’s NFL opener
The 2020 NFL season started on a down note for NBC. The Chiefs-Texas opener averaged 20.3 million viewers...
Skip Bayless and Fox Sports got what they wanted with Dak Prescott comments, at the expense of people they hurt
Skip Bayless and Fox Sports only care if people pay attention to them.
Skip Bayless’ lack of sympathy for Dak Prescott revealing depression sets a new low
"I don't have sympathy for him going public...If you reveal publicly any little weakness, it can affect your team's ability to believe in you in the toughest spots, and it definitely can encourage others on the other side to come after you"
Your 2020 NFL broadcast primer
NFL ON CBS CBS will broadcast Super Bowl LV in February 2021, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa....
Your 2020 NFL Week 1 announcing schedule
Thursday, September 10 Houston at Kansas City, NBC 8:20 p.m. – Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth & Michelle Tafoya...
Fox will be the only network using virtual fans on NFL broadcasts at this point, and they’re starting with just one game
The Bears-Lions broadcast on Fox Sunday will have virtual fans, but it's the only Week 1 NFL broadcast that will.
Russell Wilson’s ESPN video podcast is the latest active athlete/media company collaboration. Should that trend raise concerns?
Russell Wilson's new "DangerTalk" podcast on ESPN is just the latest in a growing trend of content deals media companies have signed with active athletes. And the history and implications of that trend are worth some consideration.
Booger McFarland will co-host NFL PrimeTime with Chris Berman for 2020 season
Tom Jackson is opting out of his longtime gig for 2020 due to COVID-19 considerations.
Yahoo’s Geoff Reiss talks new WatchTogether, PlayAR NFL features: “The timing was ideal to come out and take a pretty big leap forward.”
"There's an appetite for knowledge across sports, whether it be to understand how salary caps work or what goes into draft picks. So giving fans the power to reconstruct plays, and being able to do that across a NFL Sunday, is kind of cool."
Charles Davis can’t wait to start calling games for the NFL on CBS
Davis will make his NFL on CBS debut this Sunday on the Browns-Ravens broadcast.
