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The NFL live streams will be available through Twitter's app on phones, tablets and some Internet-connected TV sets.
The deal also includes "pre-game Periscope broadcasts from players and teams, giving fans an immersive experience before, during and after games," the partners said in a press release.
Ten of the 2016 season's sixteen Thursday night games are included in the deal.
In January, CBS and NBC paid roughly $450 million combined for the rights to the same ten games -- $45 million per game.
The networks agreed to split 10 games per season between the two of them. CBS and NBC have the broadcast and streaming rights, so Twitter's involvement is not exclusive, it's additive.
The price tag of the Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) streaming deal is unknown. But a person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed that Twitter paid much less than NBC and CBS, since the games will reach a smaller audience on the web and Twitter gets to sell far fewer ads than the broadcasters.
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