Twitter partners with Wimbledon Championship for the second year in a row, marking the anniversary of its first live premium streaming event, with the live streaming of The Wimbledon Channel.
Yes, it’s that time of year again! Wimbledon, one of the most famous tennis tournaments is under way in the UK, and anyone excited by tennis has one more thing to be excited about this year. It’s been a year since Twitter streamed parts of the tournament live – mostly as a test for it’s live capabilities – but now it’s back with another helping.
The All England Club is working with Twitter to bring a live stream of The Wimbledon Channel during this year’s tournament.
VERY PROUD to Partner for the 2nd year in a row….marking the anniversary of our first live premium streaming event on Twitter. https://t.co/qtztjVdIVa
— Anthony Noto (@anthonynoto) June 29, 2017
No, you still won’t be able to watch everything live on Twitter, but you get interviews, behind-the-scenes, news, and a little bit of the action – all live on Twitter, as long as you’re not living in Italy, Germany, Spain, or Austria. If you’re watching from anywhere else, just access wimbledon.twitter.com and sit back to enjoy.
Live content streaming on Twitter has always been seen as a new way for the company to make some money, and of course this is no exception. The live stream will include Amplify on-demand video content as well.
Commenting on the latest deal with the All England Club (not ESPN like last year) Twitter’s COO, Antony Noto said:
Finally, in addition to the live streaming experience, Twitter has added a hashtag-triggered emoji during the event. Just use the #wimbledon hashtag. ;-)
[wysija_form id=”5″]
More from Twitter
Twitter Lite Is Now Available In 21 More Countries
Twitter has announced it is further expanding the availability of its Twitter Lite app to 21 more countries, bringing the …
You Can No Longer Automatically Post Tweets To Facebook
Following an update to its API on August 1, Facebook no longer allows users to automatically publish Tweets and Retweets …
Twitter Made $100 Million in Profit, But Lost 1M Users
Only days after Facebook's stock took a record $100 billion tumble, Twitter's shares are also down 20% after the company's …
