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Mar 01, 2018

YouTube TV to stream Seattle Sounders FC matches in latest sports video deal

The premium YouTube TV video service has struck a multi-year deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the exclusive live streaming provider for the soccer club starting this year. The deal makes Sounders FC the only MLS club to offer a streaming option in combination with traditional over-the-air broadcast games. The deal, announced today, is the second Major League Soccer deal for the Google-owned streaming service, following an agreement between YouTube TV and the expansion team Los Angeles FC a month ago. The MLS deals are part of a broader competition among major streaming providers and technology companies, including Amazon, Twitter,… Read More

Nov 16, 2017

Injured Seahawk Richard Sherman streams a live Q&A from his hospital bed — here are the takeaways

UPDATE, 2:50 p.m. PT: The video is now back up. UPDATE, 11:45 a.m. PT: Richard Sherman’s live stream Q&A video from his hospital bed disappeared from his YouTube channel about an hour after he posted it on Thursday. Perhaps the Seahawks or the NFL weren’t into the setting or the format? If it reappears, we’ll drop it back on here. But we did see it happen, and the details are below. Original story: Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman didn’t wait to get dressed or even get out of his hospital bed on Thursday as he went live on YouTube to update… Read More