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In a continuation of their $400 million partnership in 2013, Microsoft and the NFL have updated the league's Xbox One app to allow Xbox Live users to watch live coverage of the NFL Draft from the NFL Network.

While this isn't the first time the draft is streamed to the Xbox One, it is the first time Microsoft and the NFL have made it open to all Xbox One users regardless of if they have a cable subscription to the NFL Network or a premium Xbox Live Goldmembership.

As with most things related to the NFL, the NFL Draft is one of the most popular sporting events of the year and is viewed by many as the first big event of the upcoming NFL season. According to Nielsen, last year's draft was watched by 45.7 million television viewers over the course of its three days on ESPN, ESPN 2 and the NFL Network.

"We know the football fans are really excited about the draft. The draft is one of the most highly rated television shows, not sporting events, on TV," says Jeff Tran, director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft. "And so we're really excited about being able to bring the draft to Xbox One fans and users without needing a cable subscription or satellite subscription combined with all the features we got."

In addition to being able to watch the draft live, Microsoft has added video highlights of players as well as live polls so you can see how others feel about your team's pick.

The app also features a Draft Tracker that can be "snapped" to the side of the screen and function as an updating ticker, allowing users to play a game or watch television while still keeping an eye on who is going where. Microsoft is quick to highlight this as being particular useful on Saturday, which is the third day of the draft but a day that also features NBA and NHL playoff games, MLB rivalry games, the Kentucky Derby

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/04/30/xbox-one-to-stream-nfl-draft/26660089/




       

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I don't really watch football but good for football fans.



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