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Twitter (TWTR) Said to Offer Less than Rivals in NFL Broadcast Bid

April 5, 2016 10:25 AM EDT

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) was said to pay under $10 million for 10 NFL games, according to Re/code, while rival bids... More

Twitter to stream Thursday night NFL games in 2016 season

April 5, 2016 7:22 AM EDT

By Jessica Toonkel and Narottam Medhora

(Reuters) - The National Football League has chosen Twitter as its exclusive global partner for streaming its Thursday night games during the 2016 regular season, the parties said on Tuesday, a deal that could help the social media site expand its user base.

CBS Corp (NYSE: CBS) and Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) unit NBC, which won the broadcast rights in February, could also gain more viewers via Twitter, TV executives said.

Twitter Inc (NYSE:... More

UPDATE: Twitter (TWTR) Wins Rights to Stream NFL Thursday Night Games

April 5, 2016 7:03 AM EDT

(Updated - April 5, 2016 8:57 AM EDT)

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) was said to have won NFL deal to stream Thursday night games, according to Bloomberg headlines.

UPDATE - The following was posted by the official NFL account to Twitter on... More

Twitter (TWTR) Ramps Higher on Strong Volume

April 4, 2016 12:59 PM EDT

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is seeing strong momentum today. Shares are up 8% on strong volume.

Earlier, reports from CNBC suggested MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is interested in working with Facebook and Twitter on payment services, although the news is likely only... More