Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights

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Twitter Inc., making a strategic push into online programming, won a deal to show Thursday night National Football League games online, a person familiar with the matter said.

The social-media company was said to be bidding against a slate of heavyweights including Verizon Communications, Yahoo Inc. and Amazon.com. Facebook dropped out of the bidding last week, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions who asked not to be named because the talks were private.

MatthewT · 04-06-2016, 06:44 AM

This is a step in the right direction, I would hope that one day all the games are available via free stream, especially the games that are on cable only. (Legal streaming that is).

Crusader · 04-06-2016, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by MatthewT

This is a step in the right direction, I would hope that one day all the games are available via free stream, especially the games that are on cable only. (Legal streaming that is).

I think legal forms of streaming will be the almost only way of getting content in the future. Most people want their content when it suits them, not when it happens to come on a set time on TV: Sporting events will of course be on a scheduled time to be watched live but most other shows and programming will be on demand.

Rugby Saint II · 04-06-2016, 01:16 PM

hagan714 · 04-06-2016, 01:24 PM

crap i have to get yet another social media account

QBREES9 · 04-07-2016, 11:48 PM

Whatever.

SloMotion · 04-08-2016, 05:40 AM

Color rush uniforms & tweeting ... yep, pretty sure I'll be finding something else to do on Thursday Nights,

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jnormand · 04-08-2016, 09:14 AM

Yeah this is lame. I csnt stand Twitter and all this bs. Social media is getting too important to people in this country. I just want to watch football. I don't want a stupid Twitter account. Irritating.

jeanpierre · 04-08-2016, 06:26 PM

Twitter, Color Rush, Thursday WorkDay/Night...

F**king Goodell...

Could we just get NFL on one freaking day, and have a special game of the week late that night or on the following night?!?

Danno · 04-08-2016, 06:28 PM

The future of the NFL...

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04-06-2016, 06:44 AM	#2
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights This is a step in the right direction, I would hope that one day all the games are available via free stream, especially the games that are on cable only. (Legal streaming that is).

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,031	Re: Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights Originally Posted by MatthewT This is a step in the right direction, I would hope that one day all the games are available via free stream, especially the games that are on cable only. (Legal streaming that is). I think legal forms of streaming will be the almost only way of getting content in the future. Most people want their content when it suits them, not when it happens to come on a set time on TV: Sporting events will of course be on a scheduled time to be watched live but most other shows and programming will be on demand. SmashMouth and Rugby Saint II like this.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights Color rush uniforms & tweeting ... yep, pretty sure I'll be finding something else to do on Thursday Nights, . jnormand likes this.

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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,737	Re: Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights Yeah this is lame. I csnt stand Twitter and all this bs. Social media is getting too important to people in this country. I just want to watch football. I don't want a stupid Twitter account. Irritating.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Twitter wins NFL Thursday night streaming rights Twitter, Color Rush, Thursday WorkDay/Night... F**king Goodell... Could we just get NFL on one freaking day, and have a special game of the week late that night or on the following night?!? Danno likes this.

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