AY, CARAMBA! THE SIMPSONS FUNDAY FOOTBALL BROADCASTS LIVE ON 10 DECEMBER ON ESPN AFRICA, A REAL-TIME ANIMATED NFL GAME FEATURING THE BENGALS AND COWBOYS  IN THE ICONIC SIMPSONS CARTOON WORLD

• Bart Joins the Bengals, Homer Teams Up with the Cowboys in Live Animated Presentation of NFL Football
• Classic Simpsons Characters with Original Voice Actors in Unique Bits and Skits Created by Simpsons Team in Conjunction with ESPN and NFL
• Atoms Stadium in Springfield Hosts the Game, Headlining a Bevy of Show’s Iconic References Created in Collaboration with The Simpsons Creators, Disney, ESPN and the NFL

ESPN, the Simpsons and the National Football League will premiere The Simpsons Funday Football on Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 3:15 AM, with repeats at 8:00 and 16:00, on ESPN2 (DStv 219, Starsat 249), an animated American Football game transformed in real-time into the iconic Simpsons world using Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology.

Atoms Stadium in Springfield will host the fully immersive fan viewing experience featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys.

Thelegendary Simpsons creators have collaborated on the look, sound and feel with ESPN and the NFL to ensure the authenticity of the longest running primetime scripted series with more than 750 episodes. This is the second consecutive year ESPN, Disney and the NFL have presented a Funday Football telecast.

State-of-the-Art Technology: The Simpsons Funday Football Features Every Play of Bengals-Cowboys Game

Each Bengals and Cowboys player will appear as a motion-enabled, animated player for the special primetime matchup. Through state-of-the-art tracking technology enabled by NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Sony’s Beyond Sports, combined with Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations’ optical tracking, fans enjoying The Simpsons Funday Football will see every snap, run, pass, score and more from the real-life Bengals and Cowboys matchup at AT&T Stadium as it happens.

Sony’s Beyond Sports makes it possible to combine two data sources, analyze, validate, enhance, translate to a 3D environment and stream to a desired platform in real-time and Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations’ optical tracking creates dynamic player and character movement including detailed limb movement and mannerisms.

Bart and the Bengals, Homer and the Cowboys Headline Presentation with Classic Simpson Characters and Humor

With Springfield’s Atoms Stadium as the setting, The Simpsons Funday Football will be a true family affair as Bart Simpson sides with Joe Burrow and the Bengals while Homer aligns with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. For most of the game, Bart and Homer will let their new Bengals and Cowboys teammates manage the action, but the iconic father and son duo won’t sit on the sidelines for the entire game. Each will select key opportunities to play offense and/or defense, replacing a player and joining his other 10 teammates on the field.

Slam Dunk! Disney, ESPN and the NBA Team Up to Present Dunk the Halls – the First Real-Time, Animated NBA Game: San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks on Christmas Day 2024

Virtual Presentation of Game Set in Magic Kingdom® Park at Walt Disney World® Resort  to Feature Iconic Disney Characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale, Plus Santa Claus and Elves from ‘Prep and Landing’

Disney, ESPN and the NBA are teaming up to present Dunk the Halls – the first real-time animated NBA game using Sony’s Beyond Sports technology – on Christmas Day 2024, when the New York Knicks – led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns – host the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul. Dunk the Halls will air live across Africa on ESPN2 (DStv 219, Starsat 249) on 25 December at 19:00 (CAT). This special marks the first ever animated presentation of an NBA game. 

The setting and the storyline

The virtual, live re-creation of the Spurs vs. Knicks game will be set on iconic “Main Street, USA” in Magic Kingdom® Park as the teams play while Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy and Chip and Dale cheer them on. Shots of “Main Street, USA” and other famous landmarks within Magic Kingdom® Park will be regularly shown, including Cinderella’s Castle.

The storyline behind the Dunk the Halls presentation begins with Mickey’s Christmas wish to Santa Claus to bring the NBA players to “Main Street, USA” at Magic Kingdom® Park at Walt Disney World Resort to play the first animated NBA game on Christmas Day.