NBC, Fox to Simulcast USFL’s Inaugural Football Game in Prime Time

By Brad Pareso 

To celebrate the kickoff of the United States Football League, broadcast partners Fox and NBC will do something that hasn’t occurred on TV in 55 years: simulcast a sports competition on two broadcast networks. (Adweek)

Under an agreement unveiled Tuesday, NBC Sports will provide pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of a game between the New Jersey Generals and the Birmingham Stallions, while Fox Sports will produce coverage of the match-up itself. Both networks will carry the full event, and the same commercials will run on both Fox and NBC. (Variety)

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