Current:Home > MyPeacock's Bills vs. Chargers game on Saturday will have no fourth-quarter ads -Streamline Finance
Peacock's Bills vs. Chargers game on Saturday will have no fourth-quarter ads
View
Date:2025-04-17 18:28:54
No need to change that channel during the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills versus Los Angeles Chargers matchup Saturday.
Well, not that anybody actually could without exiting an entire app. The game is being exclusively streamed on Peacock, which NBC Sports has dubbed its "Peacock Holiday Exclusive."
But the broadcast will have a unique feature: no advertisements during the fourth quarter. Overall, NBC Sports said, there will be a 40% reduction in ads throughout the game, resulting in an estimated additional 12 minutes of game-related content.
The broadcast will acknowledge the elimination of ads at the top of the fourth quarter, and game stoppages will instead be filled by "special content takeovers and game features."
“We are proud to work with our partners at the NFL to present this first-of-its kind experience,” NBC Sports president Rick Cordella said in a release. “NBC Sports’ best-in-class NFL production, Peacock’s fan-friendly viewer experience, and this innovative advertising model will allow NFL fans an exciting new way to watch the game’s conclusion.”
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
The move comes after Amazon's Black Friday broadcast included various purchasing integrations via QR code. NBC is taking a similar approach, including a second-quarter "shoppable moment" with a QR code leading to Walmart’s Holiday Hub. Walmart, Hyundai and Capital One are the sponsors of the commercial-free fourth quarter.
"The power of live sports is more prevalent than ever, and at NBCUniversal, we not only have the scale of our broadcast platform, but we now can reach an entirely new audience through Peacock,” NBCUniversal chairman of global advertising and partnerships Mark Marshall said in a statement. “With this one-of-a-kind sponsorship environment attached to our first-ever exclusive Peacock NFL game, we are able to connect an untapped set of consumers to our marketers, and we couldn’t be more grateful to our partners at the NFL for trusting us to creatively launch this groundbreaking format."
The game kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be called by the lead NFL broadcast booth, Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and sideline reporter Melissa Stark.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- CPKC railroad lags peers in offering sick time and now some dispatchers will have to forfeit it
- Beyoncé hair care line is just latest chapter in her long history of celebrating Black hair
- Sébastien Haller fires Ivory Coast into Africa Cup final against Nigeria. Hosts beat Congo 1-0
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- IRS says it will collect hundreds of billions more in unpaid and overdue taxes, thanks to new funding
- Once hailed 'Romo-stradamus,' Tony Romo now has plenty to prove on CBS Super Bowl telecast
- Mass. FedEx driver gets 6-day prison sentence for selling guns stolen from packages
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- The Best Sol de Janeiro Scents That are Worth Adding to Your Collection (And TikTok Has Us Obsessed With)
Ranking
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- What we know about the search for five Marines after a helicopter went down in California mountains
- Military helicopter missing with 5 US Marines on board after leaving Nevada
- Massachusetts state trooper pleads not guilty to charges related to bribery scandal
- Bodycam footage shows high
- Donald Glover Shares He Privately Married Michelle White—Then Went to Work on the Same Day
- Crews search for missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California
- Tire recycler to open facility at Port of South Louisiana, create nearly 50 new jobs
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Ulta Beauty’s Mini Edition BOGO Sale Let's You Mix & Match Your Favorite Brands, Like Olaplex, MAC & More
Woman charged in fatal Amish buggy crash accused of trying to get twin sister to take fall
What happens if there's a tie vote in the House?
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Miami Heat's Haywood Highsmith involved in car crash where others were injured
Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US
Erection shockwave therapy may help with erectile dysfunction, but it's shrouded in shame