The Arena Football League announced Thursday that it will stream five regular season games on Twitter this season. The games are available globally to logged-in and logged-out users at afl.twitter.com or on @AFLarenaball.
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“Entering into this relationship with Twitter is a significant development in expanding the Arena Football League’s digital platform,” AFL commissioner Scott Butera said in a statement. “With over 300 million Twitter users worldwide, we believe they will enjoy the nonstop, edge of your seat AFL action and have many opportunities to network with players, coaches and other fans in what is the nation’s most interactive sport. In addition to working with Twitter, the AFL has grown its digital presence with a brand-new website, an app available on iOS and Android platforms, streaming live games on AFLNow and a bi-weekly podcast.”
In conjunction with Sportsrocket, the AFL is able to live stream the games on Twitter in addition to providing real-time highlights to fans on Twitter.