Super Bowl latency is a particularly hot topic because it’s the highest profile event of the year. Comparing latency, or the delay sports fans see between what happens on the field and when it shows up on their device of choice, remains inconsistent due to the nature of the technology used for live streaming today.
Our Super Bowl latency study averages 200+ data points from fans around the country by measuring the delay sports fans observe from the field of play to an end-user’s device.
Read the full commentary on our 2023 Super Bowl Latency Study on our blog.
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Streaming the Super Bowl?
Expect Spoilers.
Kyle Bank, COO of Phenix, said most of the technology used for live streaming today was originally built for video on demand, and that despite some changes made to it, it isn’t well suited for “true” live streaming."
Streaming the Super Bowl this year is easy, but beware of lag and spoilers.
“What’s going to happen Sunday is you’re going to essentially have two sets of delays,” said Jed Corenthal, CMO at Phenix. First up is the delay from the field to the cable, satellite or over-the-air broadcast provider, which he says typically accounts for between eight and 20 seconds.
Super Bowl LVII Delays Expected AS Game Sets Another Streaming Record.
Jed Corenthal, CMO at Phenix, said “I anticipate 15 mil people will stream this year's game, however, everyone who streams the game will have significant latency or delays – anywhere from 30-60 seconds behind the field of play.”
Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl yet
Phenix, a platform for real-time video streaming, tracked the latency across all of these services and found that FuboTV suffered from the worst lag (compared to the on-field action) at 76.73 seconds behind the game.
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Keith Bank is the Founder and Managing Partner of Chicago based sports/tech VC firm KB Partners, and has a diverse background in start-up companies, real estate and other entrepreneurial ventures. He founded and serves on the Board of Directors of Club Champion Golf and was the past Chairman of publicly traded SteadyMed Ltd. In addition to serving on Phenix’s Board, he also serves on the boards of Omorpho, 3ICE, Streamlayer and Shot Quality and oversees the firm’s investments in MVPIndex, FanCompass and SQAIRZ.
Keith graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA in Finance with honors from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Other boards and charitable endeavors include NU Wave, the First Tee and The American Cancer Society’s Chicago Select Golf Invitational. He recently achieved his goal of playing the Top 100 golf courses in the United States and will complete the Top 100 in the world this year.
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