Tavrohorvat53 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Quote Skip to main content PRESS RELEASE - NHL to live stream games on Twitter ; One game per week to be available to fans free on platform: by NHL Public Relations @PR_NHL / NHL.com 6:42 AM SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter today announced it will live stream weekly out-of-market games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL®). 120 Sports, the OTT network, will also produce an exclusive, nightly multi-sports highlights show called 'The Rally', the first show of its kind to be streamed live on Twitter. The MLB, NHL, and 120 Sports streaming rights come through Twitter's new partnership with MLBAM. "Twitter is the fastest way to see what's unfolding in MLB and the NHL," said Anthony Noto, Twitter's chief financial officer. "MLBAM has pioneered streaming live digital video and we could not be more excited to partner with them on live games as well as 'The Rally', giving our audience the live sports events they are already talking about on one screen on Twitter." "Twitter has long been a great partner and platform for both baseball and hockey fans as they follow their favorite teams and players every day," said Kenny Gersh, MLBAM's executive vice president, business. "We know fans will embrace what this wide-ranging partnership brings - expanded and reliable access to live baseball and hockey and the introduction of Twitter's first daily live highlight show delivered intuitively to a platform where they're actively engaged with the games." "Twitter has become a crucial forum and engagement tool for hockey fans to enhance their NHL viewing experience and stay connected to the game on and off the ice," said Stephen McArdle, NHL executive vice president of digital media and strategic planning. "We are excited that fans will now be able to enjoy live NHL games through our partnership with Twitter." The once-per-week live streams of out-of-market MLB and NHL games will be available free to logged-in and logged-out Twitter users in the United States. MLB games also will be available worldwide, except in select international territories. A schedule for the MLB and NHL games will be available at a later date. Twitter also will live stream 'The Rally', a nightly program produced by 120 Sports that will include highlights and expert perspective across multiple sports exclusively to Twitter users in the United States. 'The Rally' will utilize a distinct format designed to integrate with Twitter's platform, using Twitter-based data to determine live trending topics as well as adding other interactive elements for instant conversation and analysis of the moments that matter most to sports fans - covering professional to college to action to Olympic sports and more. "'The Rally'" on Twitter will combine the production and editorial values of television with the speed and interactivity of digital media," said Jason Coyle, 120 Sports president. "We are excited to bring this first-of-its-kind programming to Twitter as we continue the push of 120 Sports beyond the limitations of traditional media, infusing real-time, scaled fan sentiment and feedback into the sports conversation every night." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 16 minutes ago, Tavrohorvat53 said: Twitter will begin streaming weekly live out-of-market NHL and MLB games and a new nightly highlight show, the social media platform announced Monday in conjunction with MLBAM. 16 minutes ago, Tavrohorvat53 said: NHL events will be available free to Twitter users in the United States, while MLB games will be livestreamed worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 37 minutes ago, Tavrohorvat53 said: NHL events will be available free to Twitter users in the United States and people with VPNs, while MLB games will be livestreamed worldwide. Fixed. Edit: Is it just me or is that formatting in the quote messed up? (Not blaming you OP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 18 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Fixed. Ha! ....though I've just realized I've been paying $5 a month for nothing since the NHL season ended and Netflix started blocking people using VPNs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLocke Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 1 hour ago, thejazz97 said: Party FOwl! You've officially used this gif more than once today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 1 minute ago, JohnLocke said: Party FOwl! You've officially used this gif more than once today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCanuck Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 only in america, Canada is stuck with rogers blackouts till it dies of stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 27 minutes ago, LordCanuck said: only in america, Canada is stuck with rogers blackouts till it dies of stupidity VPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 At least in Japan we can see the Kokudo BUNNIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 bettman mustve heard about that black dude on twitter who watched his first ever nhl game and was so stoked. trying to get free games errwhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 11 hours ago, 'NucK™ said: bettman mustve heard about that black dude on twitter who watched his first ever nhl game and was so stoked. trying to get free games errwhere "I don't know who this Kane dude is but we gotta stop him" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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