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Amazon’s First NFL Stream Posts Solid Numbers Despite Glitches, Paywall

Amazon Prime Video’s debut with streaming Thursday Night Football might have had some glitches, but posted strong numbers relative to last year’s first Twitter broadcast. The game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears drew an average worldwide audience of 372,000 that watched the game for at least 30 seconds, with each viewer watching […]

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Amazon NFL Snapchat Filter Attracts ‘Groping’ Jokes From Women

It’s tough making a Snapchat filter that everyone is happy with. On Thursday, Amazon officially took the reigns from Twitter as the digital streamer of NFL Thursday night games. It was a big deal for Amazon, representing a way for it to digitize live sports-viewing by tapping into its large (and younger-aged) Prime customer base. […]

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Capitals And Wizards Fans Get 4 Camera Angles With Monumental Sports App

Washington Capitals fans who used the Monumental Sports Network app to stream Wednesday’s preseason game were able to switch between four different camera angles while also rewinding, replaying and sharing clips. Monumental Sports Network — a digital platform serving the Washington D.C. region that was live streaming its first Capitals game on a simulcast with CSN […]

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Canon Virtual Camera System Enables Fans To Watch From Any 3D Angle

Canon, which manufactures cameras that are used to capture sports photography and video throughout the world, is embracing the future of sports video — a completely immersive, 3D experience. The camera giant has announced the Free Viewpoint Video System, which will provide fans at home with the ability to view a game from multiple angles by […]

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Facebook, NFL Back In Business Again With Programming Partnership

The NFL and Facebook announced on Tuesday a multiyear programming partnership that includes official video highlights from all games and NFL Films content available globally. NFL Films, the league’s production arm, will provide NFL Turning Point, Sound FX and NFL Game Recaps content via Show Pages for fans around the world, while fans in the U.S. can […]

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