Twitter to stream NFL Thursday night games
NEW YORK, April 5, 2016
Twitter has won a deal to broadcast Thursday night National Football League games online, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Twitter was bidding against a number of companies, including Verizon Communications, Yahoo and Amazon.com to win the deal, Bloomberg reported.
Facebook dropped out of the bidding last week, according to the report.
Twitter was not immediately available for comment.
The NFL signed a multiyear partnership with Twitter last year to deliver video and other content to fans on a daily basis.
Twitter's shares were up nearly 2 percent at $17.39 in premarket trading. - Reuters