Super Bowl may get the ESPN "Megacast" treatment when it's broadcast on ABC

The Athletic

For years, ESPN has shown the college football national championship game with a "Megacast" of alternative options that include a coaches' watch party and the ability to watch alternate feeds. ESPN may offer a similar "Megacast" with its cable networks when ABC gets the Super Bowl back in 2026. “We have had a lot of success in terms of our alternative broadcasts and our ability to do what we call ‘Megacast,’” said ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro. “I think if you look at what we did around the wild-card game this past season, if you look at what we do every year with the college football championship game, we’re excited to continue to innovate in that regard and work with the NFL to identify new ways to present these games. All of that will be in partnership with the league. We wouldn’t do anything without a close discussion and collaboration there, and it’s premature to talk about any ideas that we would have for our first Super Bowl. But again, this idea of doing an alternative broadcast is something that certainly we’ll want to talk to the league about.”