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Baseball is known as “the national pastime” of the people of the US. A recent study has found that at least in TV ratings the matches of National Football League (NFL) rank higher than other matches including those of Baseball league. This trend is reflected on the internet also. The websites to watch football online easily outnumber that for other games. One season of NFL lasts 17 weeks. The matches are available on many channels of cable TV and satellite TV. Also, these matches are available on the internet, through legal and not so legal means.

Trends In Watching Football Online

NFL was established in 1920. But like other sports leagues around the world, the advent of live TV telecast brought big money into the league. Today, TV companies offer astronomical amount for getting the telecast rights of the matches of the league. The live streaming through the internet so far has not reached television-like proportions. But the number of people who watch football online has been steadily on the rise.

At present, there are six television channels that have telecasting rights of matches in various regions. CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, and the NFL Network are the cable TV channels that telecast NFL matches. A satellite TV broadcasting company called DirecTV has the rights for satellite telecast of these matches. DirecTV provides software facility to watch football online in a pay per view arrangement.

There are websites that provide live videos of TV programs. On these websites one can watch football matches being telecasted on various channels. There are also websites that utilize what is called peer to peer streaming technology. There are copyright issues associated with certain kind of streaming using this technology. Sometimes, these platforms tend to be less reliable also. The official website of the NFL does not provide facility to watch football online. But the website does simulcast (virtual telecast with the help of animation and simulation) the matches.