Twitter has launched livestreaming video apps for the Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV, giving owners of those devices the ability to watch livestreaming videos from Twitter.
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The move comes on the eve of the company’s big foray into the streaming game – the first of 10 Thursday night National Football League games, between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills.
There are several ways to watch, even for people who don’t have Twitter accounts.
Earlier this week, the company said it would be offering users live-streamed video programs on technology, media and business as the social network seeks to broaden its audience.
This effectively opens the door for the company to livestream the first of 10 Thursday NFL games on Twitter. This will also include Bloomberg News, 10 National Football League games, MLB Advanced media, Pac 12 Networks, NBA, Cheddar, and Campus Insiders.
With all said and done, what do you think of Twitter’s video streaming app? The game can also be seen on Twitter’s “Moments” feature. As Twitter continues to sign new partnerships for live streams, the market grows deeper into the competition.
For the Xbox One, the app will be available in the US, Britain, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.
The company won the rights over Verizon and Amazon.
Twitter has released a new Apple TV app that lets you watch live sports, entertainment, news and more.
We woke up this morning to a landslide of news stories announcing that Twitter Inc. has partnered with Apple Inc. Right on your TV screen, you can enjoy premium video content with live Tweets.
Anthony Noto the Chief Financial Officer at Twitter says the move will allow the social network to distribute content on a new platform.
Along with videos, the app will stream tweets, Vines and Periscopes.
It helps expand the reach of the game, which has a fan base that’s overwhelmingly based in the USA, by making the streams available nearly anywhere in world.
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Yahoo announced on October 26 that game drew 33.6 million total viewers, and 33 percent of the total streams came from global viewers in 185 different countries. On desktop, a video is displayed on the left side while a stream of tweets flow in on the right side of the page.
