Seattle Mariners backup catcher Steve Clevenger waded into the charged atmosphere of police shootings and protests on Twitter on Thursday and a day later the team suspended him without pay for the remainder of the season. On his private account on Thursday, the 30-year-old Clevenger fired off controversial tweets aimed at protesters in Charlotte, N.C., calling the Black Lives Matter movement and President Obama “pathetic” and saying that everyone involved should be “locked behind bars like animals.” The tweets were captured and shared by various users on Twitter: #Mariners say they are "looking into" controversial tweets coming pitcher Steve Clevenger's… Read More
Twitter’s first attempt at live-streaming a National Football League game on Thursday night appeared to be a success based on performance and feedback. Now the ratings are in for Friday evening quarterbacks everywhere to dissect. According to the NFL, Twitter reached 2.3 million combined worldwide viewers total for the pre-game show (“NFL Thursday Night Kickoff”), the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills game, and the post-game show. Twitter reached 2.1 million viewers for the game alone, and the average audience watching on the platform was 243,000 (with each viewer watching an average of 22 minutes of game action). The league says the… Read More
So far, so good for Twitter’s NFL live streaming ambitions. The company’s first attempt at streaming an NFL game went smoothly, and the overall response from users was positive. Twitter aired the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills game on Thursday evening after inking a reported $10 million deal in April with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games this season. Our bunker room @twitter we have unbelievable team️#golive #TNF #OneTeam pic.twitter.com/0W1PgXcfrH — Anthony Noto (@anthonynoto) September 16, 2016 For the most part, folks seemed impressed as the #NYJvsBUF hashtag was trending worldwide. Watching the game on Twitter on AppleTV with Tweets… Read More
It’s a big day for Twitter. Five months after signing a high-profile streaming deal with the NFL worth a reported $10 million, Twitter will finally put its technology to the test tonight with its first attempt at live streaming an NFL game. The social media giant will stream the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills Thursday Night Football game that kicks off at 5:25 p.m. PT. You can access the game on Twitter here, or more simply at tnf.twitter.com. The stream, worldwide, will also be available on Twitter’s mobile app within the Moments tab, as well as on the company’s… Read More
Just in time for the first NFL game to stream on Twitter Thursday, the social media company has introduced a new version of its app for streaming live video on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Microsoft’s Xbox One. Users can stream Thursday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets even if they don’t have a Twitter account or any sort of cable package. Users can also view content from MLB Advanced Media, NBA, Pac 12 Networks, Campus Insiders, Cheddar and Bloomberg News as well as top tweets and vines from around the world. Twitter offered few details about its streaming package in a press release… Read More
