NBC to offer free Super Bowl stream, no login required

NBC Universal will use the Super Bowl broadcast this year to promote its cord-cutting TV Everywhere plan, which offers free streaming of programming on the network.

Starting at 12 p.m. ET on Feb. 1, NBC will offer 11 continuous hours of streaming, including the big game, the halftime show featuring Katy Perry, and a post-game airing of The Blacklist.

Viewers can watch without having to log on and offer proof that they pay for the TV service through cable or a telecomNBC will stream the Super Bowl to desktops and tablets via NBC Sports Live Extra, its live streaming service for sports. The deal doesn’t include phones, though, since Verizon Wireless has the exclusive on that distribution. Read more…

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