Sign In
Time puterTime puter
Aa
  • Home
  • Social Media
  • Softwares
  • Gadgets
  • Mobiles
  • Solution
  • Apple
  • News
  • Contact Us!
Reading: Twitter to stream Thursday night NFL games in 2016 season
Share
Time puterTime puter
Aa
Search
  • Home
  • Social Media
  • Softwares
  • Gadgets
  • Mobiles
  • Solution
  • Apple
  • News
  • Contact Us!
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2022 Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Time puter > Social Media > Twitter to stream Thursday night NFL games in 2016 season
Social Media

Twitter to stream Thursday night NFL games in 2016 season

Deep
Last updated: 2016/04/08 at 11:32 AM
Deep Published April 8, 2016
Share
3 Min Read

The National Football League said it had chosen Twitter as its exclusive global partner for streaming its Thursday night games during the 2016 regular season.

Twitter, whose shares were up about 1 percent in early trading Tuesday before reversing to end down modestly, will stream 10 games for free,the NFL said in a statement.

The deal also includes in-game highlights as well as pregame broadcasts from players and teams on Periscope, Twitter’s live-streaming video service.

Twitter outbid a number of companies, including Verizon Communications, Yahoo, and Amazon.com to win the deal, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news. Facebook dropped out of the bidding last week, the report said.

Villanova Wildcats forward Daniel Ochefu (23) celebrates with the National Championship Trophy after beating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four at NRG Stadium.

Villanova win vs UNC — best title game ever?

The terms of the deal were not announced, but technology news website Re/code, citing people familiar with the bidding process,reported that Twitter had paid less than $10 million. (Disclosure: CNBC parent NBCUniversal is an investor in Re/code’s parent Vox Media. Re/code and NBC have a content-sharing arrangement.)

“On both sides, the NFL and Twitter are both looking at this as an experiment,” Chris Bevilacqua, former CEO at CAA Sports Media Ventures, told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Tuesday. “There are a lot of people who are consuming mobile content on these platforms.”

The NFL signed a multiyear partnership with Twitter last year to deliver video and other content to fans on a daily basis.

The previous partnership, which expanded the NFL’s existing partnership with Twitter, included in-game highlights from pre-season through Super Bowl 50.

Anthony Noto, Twitter’s current chief financial officer, also held the same position at the NFL between 2008 and 2010.

Up to Monday’s close of $17.09, Twitter’s shares had fallen 26 percent this year. The company’s shares hit an all-time low in February after the company said its user growth stalled for the first time since it went public in 2013.

Brent Celek of the Philadelphia Eagles after the game against the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia.

NFL player’s plan to avoid going broke

Facebook, Yahoo, Verizon and Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while Twitter did not provide further details on the deal.

The NFL said in February it would split the broadcast rights for its Thursday night games between CBS and NBC, a unit of Comcast. (Disclosure: Comcast is the parent of NBCUniversal and CNBC.)

The NFL will get a total of about $450 million from CBS and NBC for the rights to broadcast 10 games in 2016 and 2017, The Wall Street Journal had reported in February.

— CNBC’s Denise Garcia contributed to this story.

“source -cncb”]

TAGGED: 2016, games, in, NFL', night, season, stream, Thursday, to, Twitter
Deep April 8, 2016
Share
Previous Article Neuronal feedback could change what we ‘see’
Next Article Samsung’s smart motorcycle windshield uses your phone to power a virtual dashboard

Recent Post

  • Fourth of July Pregnancy Announcement: Celebrate Independence and New Life
  • Foot Pain After Pregnancy: Navigating the Path to Comfort
  • Is Micro Needling Safe During Pregnancy
  • Caudalie Pregnancy Safe: Nurturing Radiance Safely
  • Unity Test Pregnancy: Revolutionizing Pregnancy Testing
  • Pregnancy Test Box: Navigating the Path to Certainty
  • Lactose Intolerance After Pregnancy: Navigating the Unexpected
  • Dreams of Positive Pregnancy Test: Navigating the Realm of Symbolism and Emotion

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?