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Here’s The List Of NHL Games Twitter Will Live Stream This Season

As part of its out-of-market live streaming deal with Twitter, the NHL will start live streaming games once a week beginning Tuesday night with the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 p.m. ET. The live streams will only be available in the United States to both logged-in and logged-out Twitter users. Get The Latest […]

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How Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour Navigates ‘Live’ Video In 2017

NEW YORK — Live broadcasting isn’t a novel concept as it’s been around for decades, according to Kayvon Beykpour. Still, in the modern digital era, the Periscope Chief Executive Officer and his team at the streaming arm of Twitter are changing how sports fans interact with the content they love. He sat down with SportTechie at the […]

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Twitter Partners With Sky Sports To Live Stream Premier League Transfer Deadline Day Coverage

Twitter is once again taking its live streaming initiatives overseas as it is partnering with Sky Sports to deliver three hours of non-exclusive coverage and analysis of the Premier League Transfer Deadline Day on Tuesday. It is Twitter’s first live streaming partnership with a European-based organization. The live global broadcast on Twitter (7-8am EST, 12-1pm, 5-6pm) […]

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How Did Twitter, NFL Perform In First Live Streaming Deal?

Last month, the NFL and Twitter capped off the first live streaming deal between a major U.S. professional league and social media platform. The 10-game package spread over 2016 saw Twitter “pleased” at the season’s midpoint while it also reported that 70 percent of the live streaming audience was under the age of 35 after five games. […]

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