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NFL Apps Rolling Out on CarPlay Starting With These Teams

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As spotted by 9to5Mac's Zac Hall, NFL team apps are rolling out on CarPlay.

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The official Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears apps gained CarPlay support earlier this year, followed by the official New Orleans Saints app this week. All three apps are developed by a company named YinzCam, which says it develops the official apps for a total of 25 NFL teams, 18 NHL teams, 17 NBA teams, 16 MLS clubs, and more.

In the CarPlay apps, fans can listen to live audio and radio broadcasts for their favorite team's games, right on their vehicle's dashboard.

YinzCam will presumably continue to roll out CarPlay support across its portfolio of NFL apps, but for now only Bills, Bears, and Saints fans can take advantage. The only NFL teams that the company does not develop apps for are the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, and New England Patriots.

Starting with iOS 18.4, released in late March, CarPlay apps that stream audio for live sports events can show a scoreboard for the game on the CarPlay screen, right alongside controls for the audio feed. The revamped Now Playing view can show team logos, scores, the game clock, and more. Based on screenshots shared by YinzCam last month, however, it appears that the company has not yet implemented this feature.

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Seems like an excellent thing to monetize. I'm guessing ads aren't allowed to cover up the scores but maybe they can delay or queue updates for scores on the free plan and remove all information during ad breaks to allow you to focus on the message.
 
lovehateapple said:
Are they free or is there a cost to get an audio livestream? I can't imagine they would be free...
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There’s no in app purchases, and I think they’ve always included the radio broadcasts in the Bears app at no cost.

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‎Chicago Bears Official App

‎Download the official app of the Chicago Bears and stay connected to the team wherever you are, thanks to features including: - Live Activities that give you game updates right on your lock screen (iOS only) - Bears Stories that enable you to follow the team in a familiar, social media-like...
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richard4339 said:
There’s no in app purchases, and I think they’ve always included the radio broadcasts in the Bears app at no cost.

apps.apple.com

‎Chicago Bears Official App

‎Download the official app of the Chicago Bears and stay connected to the team wherever you are, thanks to features including: - Live Activities that give you game updates right on your lock screen (iOS only) - Bears Stories that enable you to follow the team in a familiar, social media-like...
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Generally, NFL audio broadcasts are only free if you are in the local market.
 
al256 said:
Seems like an excellent thing to monetize. I'm guessing ads aren't allowed to cover up the scores but maybe they can delay or queue updates for scores on the free plan and remove all information during ad breaks to allow you to focus on the message.
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That sounds worse than AM radio.
 
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All three apps are developed by a company named YinzCam, which says it develops the official apps for a total of 24 NFL teams, 18 NHL teams, 17 NBA teams, 16 MLS clubs, and more.

The only NFL teams that the company does not develop apps for are the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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If they develop for 24 NFL teams and do not develop for the five teams listed, which three teams are missing? There are 32 NFL teams. So, is it 24 teams plus the three listed at the start of the article or are there three mystery teams that are not accounted for?
 
RoadWarrior56 said:
I am sure there will be a subscription cost assocated with any of these apps.
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Probably not. I'm guessing that the audio portion of the app will be geofenced per whatever local media deals are in place for the team and NFL. So if out of market, not getting the game day feed, so nothing to subscribe to.

The rest looks like your typical league/team apps: seating charts, parking lot maps, in stadium experience, press releases, etc.

Out of market, think one needs SiriusXM to listen in the car.
 
For me DirecTV app on the live broadcast channel for a game or the NFL RedZone channel playing on my phone and then piping through my CarPlay as the now playing audio source works quite well.

Same with basketball and hockey.
 
I wonder if the target market for this feature is for fans who are traveling or don't live in the team's home area? Multiple FM radio stations broadcast the Saints games here in south Louisiana, no apps needed.
 
I’m wondering what the rationale is for developing standalone apps for each of the sports teams. Seems a bit intensive to have dedicated apps for each when they each seemingly offer the same functionality but for different teams.

I’d think having one app that you select the team(s) for would be a better option. Maybe something to do with the licensing of it and revenue sharing or something?
 
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