Concacaf strikes streaming partnership with Twitter
Amazon to test sport fit with Thursday Night Football deal
Twitter steps up esports commitment with ESL, DreamHack deals
ELeague unveils groundbreaking Twitter deal
Social media platform Twitter will stream live coverage of the ELeague esports competition today (Friday) and tomorrow.
Seven signs Twitter partnership ahead of Rio 2016
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has agreed a content partnership with social media platform Twitter ahead of its return as a rights partner of the Olympic Games.
Twitter adds MLB and NHL games to major league portfolio
Social media platform Twitter has secured live streaming rights to Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games under a deal with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and internet arm of the North American baseball league.
Twitter nets latest sports deal with expanded NBA partnership
Social media platform Twitter has signed its latest content partnership through an expanded deal with North American basketball league the NBA.
Twitter seeking up to $8m for NFL advertising packages – report
Social media company Twitter is seeking up to $8m (€7.2m) for advertising packages as part of its live streaming of games from the upcoming season of American football league the NFL, according to the Digiday.com website.
Global reach helps Twitter win NFL streaming rights
Twitter’s “great global reach” helped the social media giant to become the NFL’s international streaming partner, the American football league told TV Sports Markets.
Sky, Whistle Sports launch football social media channel
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and US cross-platform media network Whistle Sports have launched a new social media channel dedicated to creating original football content.
Fiba claims first with new Periscope venture
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has expanded its partnership with social networking platform Twitter to incorporate a new initiative utilising its live video broadcasting app, Periscope.
NFL forges closer ties with Twitter through new strategic partnership
American football league the NFL has signed a new multi-year partnership with social networking service Twitter which will deliver daily uniquely packaged official NFL video and other types of content to fans on a year-round basis.
Volvo Ocean Race embraces Periscope
Periscope, the live streaming application of social media website Twitter, has been taken on by sailing’s Volvo Ocean Race, which is providing live streaming via the service during the ongoing 2014-15 event.
Periscope defends anti-piracy efforts following super-fight
Kayvon Beykpour, the co-founder of Periscope, has defended Twitter’s new live video streaming application against criticism that it was used to infringe copyright of coverage of Saturday night’s world welterweight boxing clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
BSkyB signs up to Twitter’s Amplify platform
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has agreed a deal with Twitter to make some of its sports content and other material available through the social networking website’s Amplify platform, according to marketing news website the Drum.
Barcelona opens up Vine channel
Spanish top-tier Liga football club Barcelona has launched a new channel on video-sharing website Vine.
Star takes Twitter Amplify into Indian market
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has partnered with telecommunications company Vodafone India to become the country’s first broadcaster and brand advertiser to participate in the Amplify platform of social networking website Twitter.
Twitter boosts video position with SnappyTV acquisition
Twitter is to acquire video-editing start-up SnappyTV in an effort to strengthen video-sharing opportunities on the social networking website.