Sky Sports and BT have unveiled watch party technology to allow fans to watch Premier League games together.
Sky Sports Fanzone will let viewers watch select matches with friends in a video room and interact while the action unfolds, giving them the chance to chat about the match and influence the crowd noise they hear on screen. Users of the app can post predictions, join in-match polls and use the Sky Sports stats to fuel the virtual conversation.
Similarly, BT Sport is launching Watch Together, which will allow fans to see and chat with friends in a split-screen while watching the match.
BT Sport viewers will also have the option to watch with or without a pre-recorded dynamic crowd noise feature, using the red button.
Fans themselves are likely to use Facebook and Zoom to create their own watch parties and we are Claret and Hugh plan to announce our own watch party bringing the Claret and Hugh community together for games.