Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will be the only places to see an NFL game on December 26

[Armadilo]

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In a potential sign of streams to come, Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will be the only places where viewers will be able to see an NFL game on December 26.

The San Francisco 49ers-Arizona Cardinals contest will be part of a Saturday tripleheader on the day after Christmas, with the NFL Network having exclusive broadcast rights to the day's two other games. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions will meet at 1PM ET and the Miami Dolphins will visit the Las Vegas Raiders at 8:15PM ET. The day's middle game, at 4:30PM, will stream exclusively on Amazon as well as on its gaming-focused platform, Twitch.

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[nihilence]

Chat will be interesting.

 

[HybridEidolon]

So that's why they are making such aggressive changes to ads!

 

[TheDestructiveSquirrel]

MLB put some games exclusively on Facebook a year or two ago, including a Jays game whose owner owns the TV network the games are all played on.....

It was baaaaaaad, I think they stopped doing it the following season

 

[Afrikan]

Shiiiit locally we should still be good right? Local Broadcast on TV?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

That's wild.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Shiiiit locally we should still be good right? Local Broadcast on TV?

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Yes.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

MLB put some games exclusively on Facebook a year or two ago, including a Jays game whose owner owns the TV network the games are all played on.....

It was baaaaaaad, I think they stopped doing it the following season

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Twitch has been doing Live events at a high level of quality for years. Won't be an issue there.

 

[Slayven]

This seems like a fundamental misread of their core audience

 

[Lowblood]

Well, that's fine, I have a Roku hooked up to my TV, so I'll just load up the Twitch app, and...oh.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

This seems like a fundamental misread of their core audience

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they must be happy with TimTheTatMan's numbers, I guess. Idunno.

 

[jediyoshi]

For some extra context, Thursday Night NFL games already air on Twitch so there's already plenty of Kappas this season so far.

 

[Slayven]

Well, that's fine, I have a Roku hooked up to my TV, so I'll just load up the Twitch app, and...oh.

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shit made me by a chromecast with google tv. Great device

 

[Walter White Walker]

I guess if it weren't going to on TV at all ok. Otherwise meh.
At least it's on Prime - I have absolutely no interest in having a Twitch account.

 

[Armadilo]

Big Bump but I just learned that Amazon Prime Video to be exclusive 'TNF' home starting in 2022 this news came out last MAY but I didn't see a thread on it, that's why there's been lots of news of Amazon going after big NFL announcers .

 

[Disco Infernal]

Big Bump but I just learned that Amazon Prime Video to be exclusive 'TNF' home starting in 2022 this news came out last MAY but I didn't see a thread on it, that's why there's been lots of news of Amazon going after big NFL announcers .

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I guess this is why Apple is rumored to be buying ESPN from Disney.

 

[Armadilo]

I guess this is why Apple is rumored to be buying ESPN from Disney.

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Amazon being the only place for Thursday night games is pretty crazy, the future contract war for sports will be interesting