Over the last few weeks Twitter has made an array of live steaming deals across a wide range of sports and leagues. The social media giant has secured streaming deals with all four major North American sports leagues – NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL – and the Pac-12 Conference. And they managed to do so in an […]
As a trend, no one has had any doubts about whether live streaming is the future of watching sports. Even a year ago, video streaming services have overtaken live TV programming in popularity within American households, and that is especially true for younger demographics. With this on their radar, several companies have scrambled to become […]
You can almost hear the chatter of “Chalk another one up for the good guys,” through Twitter Inc.’s corporate office. After sealing a deal to live-stream another major sports league on Tuesday – this time the NBA – Twitter created another Steph Curry-esque splash in the tech space. This will be the first broadcast of original programming made […]
The ACC has long been one of the top athletic conferences in the NCAA, with power-packed football programs like Florida State and Clemson, and historic basketball teams in Duke and UNC. But, they have strayed behind other conferences like the Pac-12 and the SEC in the realm of having a consolidated television network. In conjunction […]
Sports fans use Twitter for numerous reasons: instantaneous updates, communicating with fellow supporters and voicing frustration or jubilation about their team’s performance. But now, they can use Twitter for more than just information and communication. It was announced this week that Twitter would partner with Pac-12 Plus, a broadband network that will live stream events from each […]