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TECHNOLOGY Saturday 4 February 2017

Super Bowl online: See the game, learn some new taunts

ANICK JESDANUN
AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — You can
watch the Super Bowl on-
line for free, but there are
a few catches. For start-
ers, you’re out of luck on
phones unless you’re a
Verizon customer. And if
you’re interested in the
ads, you may have a sur-
prise in store.
Here’s your online guide
to the matchup in Houston
between the Atlanta Fal-
cons and the New England
Patriots. Kickoff is at 6:30
p.m. ET Sunday on Fox.
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WATCHING THE GAME
It’s true: Some people will
be watching the Super
Bowl for the actual game
on an actual TV.
You can join them even if
you don’t have a cable
subscription or a good sig-
nal with an antenna. Just
fire up the Fox Sports Go
app on many streaming
TV devices, including Roku,
Apple TV, Google Chrome- In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, an attendee snaps a photo of the Vince Lombardi Trophy and team helmets during NFL
cast, Amazon Fire TV and Commissioner Roger Goodell’s news conference for Super Bowl 51, in Houston.
Xbox. Fox is suspending its Associated Press
usual requirement that you The catch is that a handful to offer replays from the sive. You’ll need to sign in need to have online, you
log on with a cable or sat- of stations aren’t partici- perspective of players on with a cable or satellite ac- may want to invest in an
ellite account, meaning pating, so you may see a the field. Fox isn’t mount- count to watch in VR. online television package
it’s free. If you can’t get to static screen denoting a ing cameras on individual ___ such as Sling TV, PlaySta-
a TV, try the Fox Sports Go commercial break. There players. Rather, it’s using VIDEO EXTRAS tion Vue or DirecTV Now.
app on a tablet or FoxS- may also be a few cases 38 cameras surrounding Fox has video specials A subscription will cost at
portsGo.com on a laptop in which a national or local the field. Powerful comput- throughout the week on least $25 a month (though
or desktop. Verizon has ex- advertiser has bought the ers then create videos to Facebook and Twitter, as weeklong free trials are
clusive rights on phones. If spot for television only; a depict how a play would well as Fox websites and available). But check to
you’re a Verizon customer, substitute ad may appear have looked to the player. apps. On Sunday, Fox is of- make sure those services
you can watch through online in its place. Although these are 360-de- fering a backstage look be- offer Fox stations in your
the NFL Mobile app. Other- You can also watch many gree videos, don’t expect fore the game; the online- city; that’s only true in a
wise, find another device. of the ads on the web. a lot of viewer control. They only NFL Field Pass stream is handful of locations across
___ Fox is planning to show- will be more like replays expected to include player the country. A subscrip-
WATCHING THE ADS case ads at FoxSports.com. shown as part of the regu- arrivals, on-field warmups tion to PlayStation Vue or
The Super Bowl is the rare You can also check iSpot. lar broadcast, available a and various stadium activi- DirecTV Now will also get
event where viewers do tv and YouTube’s AdBlitz . few minutes after the play. ties. It’s not clear whether you Animal Planet’s Pup-
pay attention to ads . A Hulu has shown Super Bowl If you have a virtual-reality Fox’s pre-game and post- py Bowl, an homage to
30-second spot goes for ads in the past, but it isn’t headset such as Google game television coverage the big game played with
about $5 million. planning to this year. You Cardboard or Samsung’s will be available through puppies.
Fox’s online stream will get don’t have to wait until Gear VR, you can get Fox apps and websites. ___
you most of the same ads Sunday, as many of the highlights and top plays Even if it is available, it’s DIGITAL SMARTS
shown on television. This ads are already available through the Fox Sports VR possible a cable or satellite Virtual assistants such as
includes local ads, thanks online. app. Without a headset, account will be needed. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s
to a technology Fox is em- ___ you can also view 360-de- Fox didn’t respond to inqui- Alexa have been tweaked
ploying to customize the GIZMOS GALORE gree video with a phone, ries for clarification. to understand Super Bowl
stream to your local station. Fox is partnering with Intel but it won’t be as immer- If that’s something you questions. q