Soon you can watch NFL games on Amazon Prime
 

Soon you can watch NFL games on Amazon Prime
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Sorry, Twitter.

The NFL has found a new streaming home with Amazon Prime, Mashable has confirmed.

Beginning later this year, Amazon Prime users can stream 10 Thursday night games — which will still be available on linear TV on CBS and NBC (which are splitting rights), and NFL Network.

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According to The Wall Street Journal — which first reported the news Tuesday —the one-year deal is valued at around $50 million, reportedly five times the amount Twitter paid to stream the same amount of games last year.*

A key difference: Anyone could watch the games on Twitter last fall for free, but Amazon requires a Prime membership. The company currently boasts about 60 million Prime members worldwide. Read more...

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