Twitter Reaches Content Deal with MLS for 3 Years

By Tanuja Thombre - Last Updated on March 21, 2018

Twitter has entered into an agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) which would mean that for the next three years, Major League Soccer games will play on Twitter’s digital pitch. Both parties have agreed to broadcast 25 matches per season that are broadcasted in Spanish on Univision networks and would be live streamed in English on Twitter in the U.S. through @UnivisionSports and @MLS. In addition to the live streaming, there would be highlights and features included.

The deal kicked off last weekend when Twitter featured Real Salt Lake’s game with LAFC.

This live soccer action on Twitter can be viewed only within the US, however soccer fans all around the world will be able to enjoy the frequent highlights and special features by following top American soccer teams and players. MLS will be supplying Twitter with a package of live, on-demand content every week that would allow fans to follow through @MLS, @FutbolMLS and also the individual Twitter handles of the league’s 23 clubs.

Twitter and MLS will also get together to create exclusive content for the league’s big events, which would include the MLS All-Star Game, Heineken Rivalry Week, Decision Day, and the MLS Cup. According to the deal, Twitter will show a minimum of 24 live MLS matches from this season and 2 games during each of the two upcoming seasons.

This deal happened with the help of the Univision network as the feed given via the network will be live-streamed on Twitter. Although Univision is a Spanish channel, it is given that the MLS games will be made available in English while on Twitter.

Through this deal, Twitter is hoping to catch attention of more people all over the world to its platform. This deal also has a potential of increasing user engagement on the platform which will help Twitter to gain advertisements and keep the current user base engaged.

Tanuja Thombre | A Soft Skills and Behavior Trainer by passion and profession, with 8 years of experience into Mortgage Banking sector. Currently I am working as a Training Consultant and I cater to the training needs across various industries. This also allows me to interact with, train and learn various aspects of human modes. Adorned with certifications from various institutes like Dale Carnegie & Steven Covey. I have a natural instinct for writing; every once a while, a Blog, a short article and in the future I plan to author a Book. When it comes to writing, I believe there is seldom anything as appealing as Simplicity.

Tanuja Thombre |A Soft Skills and Behavior Trainer by passion and profession, with 8 years of experience into Mortgage Banking sector. Currently I am working as a Training Consultant and I cater to the training needs across various industries. This also allows me to interact with, train and learn various aspects of human modes. Adorned with certifications from various institutes like Dale Carnegie & Steven Covey. I have a natural instinct for writing; every once a while, a Blog, a short article and in the future I plan to author a Book. When it comes to writing, I believe there is seldom anything as appealing as Simplicity.

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