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Twitter swings for the streaming fences with new 24/7 live sports and news TV service

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<p>When Twitter made a deal with the NFL (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3051569/data-center-cloud/twitter-signs-deal-to-stream-thursday-night-nfl-games.html) to broadcast live Thursday Night Football games last season, it seemed like an odd pairing. As it turns out, however, it was just a warm-up to the big show.</p><p>Twitter has announced a new 24/7 free streaming video service (http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/twitter-announces-twelve-new-premium-content-deals-at-firstever-digital-content-newfronts-20170501-01357) that will broadcast an array of sports, news, and entertainment programming to its users as it looks to expand beyond 140-character comments. The MLB, the NFL, the PGA, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, The Verge, Live Nation, and IMG Fashion are among the dozen partners Twitter announced for the new around-the-clock service, which will provide exclusive content, live games and events, and breaking news.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3193699/streaming-services/twitter-swings-for-the-streaming-fences-with-new-24-7-live-sports-and-news-tv-service.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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