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   How to Stream Super Bowl 50 for Free on Your Apple Devices

   Josh Centers

   Super Bowl 50 (yes, 50 and not L, because the NFL has switched from
   Roman to Arabic numerals) will take place 7 February 2016 at 6:30 PM
   EST. If you want to watch the showdown between the Carolina Panthers
   and the Denver Broncos, but don't have traditional TV service, the good
   news is that [1]CBS will be streaming the game for free to viewers in
   the United States.

   Here's how to stream the game on any of your Apple devices:
     * Mac: On the Mac, just open a Web browser and go to
       [2]CBSSports.com. There should be a prominent link on the front
       page when the time comes. Note that their video player requires
       Flash. If you don't wish to install Flash (we don't advise it), use
       the [3]Google Chrome Web browser, which has a self-contained Flash
       player built in.
     * iPhone and iPad: iPad users can watch the game for free with the
       [4]CBS Sports app. The bad news for iPhone users is that you must
       be a Verizon Wireless subscriber to watch the game. But if you are,
       install the free [5]NFL app to watch the Super Bowl live on game
       day. You can stream the game over Wi-Fi instead of Verizon's
       cellular network, but the device you stream from has to be a
       Verizon device. So if you have a Verizon iPhone but a Wi-Fi'only
       iPad, you'll have to watch the game on your iPhone or an iPad with
       the aforementioned CBS Sports app. The only upside of this
       limitation is that you don't have to log in to your Verizon account
       in the app.
     * Apple TV: No brand loyalty is required to watch the Super Bowl on
       the Apple TV. Find the CBS Sports app in the Apple TV's App Store,
       download it, and open it (CBS has two other Apple TV apps, CBS and
       CBS News, that won't do what you want). I imagine that the Super
       Bowl stream will be prominently featured on game day.

   If you're outside of the United States on Super Bowl Sunday, your
   options depend on the country you're in. The BBC and Sky both have
   broadcast rights to the game in the UK, so you should be able to watch
   it in their respective apps if you have the appropriate license and/or
   subscription: [6]iPlayer for the BBC and [7]Sky Go. Likewise, CTV owns
   the Super Bowl rights in Canada, so you should be able to watch the
   game on [8]CTV Go if you're a subscriber. If you know of details for
   other countries, let us know in the comments and we'll add them.

   And if you only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you'll be
   able to find them all on the [9]YouTube AdBlitz channel via whatever
   device you prefer for YouTube.

References

   1. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/superbowl/live/player
   2. http://www.cbssports.com/
   3. https://www.google.com/chrome/
   4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cbs-sports/id307184892?mt=8&at=10l5PW
   5. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfl/id389781154?mt=8&at=10l5PW
   6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
   7. http://go.sky.com/
   8. http://www.ctv.ca/ctvgo
   9. https://www.youtube.com/user/adblitz

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