10
NFL Games Will Be Streamed Live on Twitter
The
upcoming season is soon to begin. Twitter will live-stream 10
football games on Thursday night. Get ready to mark your calendar.
The partnership between
the NFL and Twitter, ushers in a new era for the social media
platform as they enter the live sports streaming arena for the first
time. Jack Dorsey has said that the future of the company is
about live events and news. “Watching a live event unfold is the
fastest way to understand the power of Twitter.”
Twitter's
CFO Anthony Noto stated that the deal is “one element of a much
larger strategy.” Twitter is exploring similar opportunities with
other possible partners to bring “the best elements of live sports,
live news and politics, and live entertainment.” This deal gives an
estimated 800 million registered and non-registered users a chance to
watch the NFL via their network.
Not to
be confused though, the deal between Twitter and the NFL is not
exclusive, that means the games will also be available on the
networks that previously hosted them such as CBS, NBC, and the NFL
Network. Essentially Twitter is re-broadcasting the same content.
As
listed by CNET, here are the Twitter-NFL games:
Week
2, Sept. 15: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Week
3, Sept. 22: Houston Texans at New England Patriots
Week
5, Oct. 6: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Week
6, Oct. 13: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Week
7, Oct. 20: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Week
11, Nov. 17: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Week
13, Dec. 1: Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Week
14, Dec. 8: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Week
15, Dec. 15: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Week
16, Dec. 22: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
This is
interesting on all levels, it's a first for Twitter, and also when
they bid for the right to show these games, they were not the highest
bidder, they bid lower than Amazon and the NFL still went with
Twitter. It's obvious that the NFL wants to have a deeper integrated
connection with the service, especially since all the marquee players
are already on Twitter individually with personal profiles.
It may
be an experiment, or just maybe ... I
think this is the beginning of a beautiful
friendship.
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