NBC Sports to Launch Internationally-Targeted Notre Dame College Football OTT Package

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Notre Dame college football fans abroad will be able to catch all seven Fighting Irish home games during the 2017 season as part of a new NBC Sports Gold direct-to-consumer service.

The $49.99 Notre Dame Football Season Pass package will be available in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK, and will offer Notre Dame football home games live and on demand across multiple platforms, according to company officials.

The package will not be available to US consumers, said NBC Sports.

Also, the games can be purchased a-la-carte for $9.99 per game. Both the Notre Dame Football Season Pass and all seven Notre Dame Football Game Passes are available at NBCSportsGold.com, said the company.

The packages join NBC Sports Group’s domestic direct-to-consumer services Cycling PassPro Motocross Pass, Track and Field Pass, Rugby Pass and Premier League Pass.

“We’re happy to bring Notre Dame Football fans around the world access to their team through this new offering from NBC Sports Gold,” said Portia Archer, Vice President, Direct-to-Consumer Services, NBC Sports Group in a statement. “In addition, with the per-game purchase option, international fans of Notre Dame’s opponents can also watch their team take on the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.