"Reuters" : Exclusive: Facebook in talks to live stream one MLB game per week - sources

according to By partnering with Facebook, MLB would get access to a young audience at a massive scale, consultants said. Under that deal, Facebook will live stream 46 matches by Mexican soccer league Liga MX in 2017. It was unclear which games MLB would live stream on Facebook. Over the past few months, Facebook has live streamed global basketball and soccer matches and table tennis. The size of Facebook's reach was a big reason Univision Communications Inc [UVN.UL] decided to use Facebook Live to live stream Mexican soccer matches in English, said Tonia O'Connor, chief commercial officer and president of content distribution at Univision.


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Live MLB games could be coming to Facebook


Live MLB games could be coming to Facebook
Facebook is reportedly in talks with Major League Baseball to bring streaming games to the platform. The experience left nothing to be desired, and pointed out what could possibly be the way forward for the company: live sports and events. Exclusive: Facebook in talks to live stream one MLB game per week - sources leftright 2/2leftright on ReutersRead next: LG teases sturdy weatherproof G6 with a big screen and a small body For Twitter, the lucrative NFL deal is one of few bright spots. Facebook has displayed an increase focus on video of late, and a streaming deal with one of the "big three" American sports (football, baseball, basketball) certainly wouldn't hurt.

Facebook reportedly working on deal to live stream MLB games


Facebook reportedly working on deal to live stream MLB games
The deal, while far from finalized, would give Facebook a significant edge in the business of live events. Facebook is in discussions with Major League Baseball to retain live streaming rights to one game per week, according to a report this afternoon from Reuters. Facebook declined to comment on any potential live streaming plans with the MLB. If Facebook does secure the rights to stream MLB games, it could gain a significant edge over Twitter that could result in other sports organizations flocking to Facebook. Twitter also struck a lucrative deal with the NFL last year to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games.


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