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Jacob Krol

'It's a lot of data, processed around 50 times per second' – Sony's Beyond Sports on how 'The Simpsons' Funday Football came to be

A preview of the Simpsons Monday Night Football game.

Whether you’re a fan of The Simpsons or football, it’s safe to say that this week’s Monday Night Football was one for the books, and no – I’m not talking about the traditional broadcast. Instead, it was Sony's Beyond Sports, the NFL, ESPN, and Disney Plus teaming up for an epic alt-cast that was fun for the whole family.

Oh, and one that took a lot of technological know-how, and maybe some donuts, to get across the line. To unpack how the alternative, real-time broadcast of the match between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys was pulled up and themed to The Simpsons, TechRadar chatted with Sander Schouten, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Beyond Sports.

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