ESPN to air live football games on cell phones

Filed in archive Announcements on September 6, 2006

ESPN will offer up to 25 live college football games each month on its consumer mobile service throughout the college season.

The move marks ESPN Mobile's first foray into live programming--and may lead to additional live broadcasts of football and other sports on the service, depending on consumer response to the college games. -

The games will only be available to ESPN Mobile users who subscribe to its premium Total Sports Package, for $25 a month beyond the cost of their mobile service plan. The ESPN Mobile plans range from $40 to $200, depending on the number of monthly minutes.

In addition to the college games, ESPN will also offer video highlights from Monday Night Football games on the mobile service during games.