NFL fans can watch next month’s Super Bowl LIX for free as Fox News will stream the major sporting event live for the first time on Tubi, the ad-supported service it acquired for $440 million in 2020 .
The upcoming event marks the second time in three years that Fox will have the Super Bowl. Fox streamed the game on its digital apps and website two years ago.
Viewers will need to create a Tubi account to broadcast the big game live on February 9, with a pre-game show also available for those who tune in.
A second broadcast on Tubi will feature its own red carpet event at 3:30 pm EST and FOX Deportes’ Spanish-language channel, according to a Fox article. The “Tubi Red Carpet” will be presented by Olivia Culpo from the New Orleans Superdome. Culpo is married to San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey.
The Super Bowl will also be available on Telemundo and the NFL’s digital properties.
While others, such as NBC Universal (Peacock), CBS (Paramount +) and Walt Disney Corp. (ESPN+), have had success with sports on their subscriber-based digital platforms, Fox has not entered this field for entertainment or sports.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery announced in August a sports streaming serviceVenu Sports, would launch this fall at the price of $42.99 per month.
Fox had intended to become part of Venu’s sports streaming service, before last Friday’s announcement that the joint venture would not continue.