[News] Twitter to stream NHL games

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Looks like this will be USA restricted, which might be bypassed with a proxy or VPN

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-games-t...er/c-281227666

Twitter today announced it will live stream weekly out-of-market games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL®). 120 Sports, the OTT network, will also produce an exclusive, nightly multi-sports highlights show called 'The Rally', the first show of its kind to be streamed live on Twitter. The MLB, NHL, and 120 Sports streaming rights come through Twitter's new partnership with MLBAM.

"Twitter is the fastest way to see what's unfolding in MLB and the NHL," said Anthony Noto, Twitter's chief financial officer. "MLBAM has pioneered streaming live digital video and we could not be more excited to partner with them on live games as well as 'The Rally', giving our audience the live sports events they are already talking about on one screen on Twitter."

"Twitter has long been a great partner and platform for both baseball and hockey fans as they follow their favorite teams and players every day," said Kenny Gersh, MLBAM's executive vice president, business. "We know fans will embrace what this wide-ranging partnership brings - expanded and reliable access to live baseball and hockey and the introduction of Twitter's first daily live highlight show delivered intuitively to a platform where they're actively engaged with the games."

"Twitter has become a crucial forum and engagement tool for hockey fans to enhance their NHL viewing experience and stay connected to the game on and off the ice," said Stephen McArdle, NHL executive vice president of digital media and strategic planning. "We are excited that fans will now be able to enjoy live NHL games through our partnership with Twitter."

The once-per-week live streams of out-of-market MLB and NHL games will be available free to logged-in and logged-out Twitter users in the United States. MLB games also will be available worldwide, except in select international territories. A schedule for the MLB and NHL games will be available at a later date.

[Resolute 14]

The NHL very likely doesn't get this exposure without the tie in to MLBAM, so that's already paying off.

Also, F Rogers. They would be why the MLB games are available here, but not NHL.

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

The NHL very likely doesn't get this exposure without the tie in to MLBAM, so that's already paying off.

Also, F Rogers. They would be why the MLB games are available here, but not NHL.

How else are they supposed to try and make good on the ridiculous rights deal they purchased from the nhl? What a boondoggle that is.

Also one game per week? Meh.