Twitter's NFL stream debut reached 2.1 million viewers - CNBC

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Twitter's NFL Live Streaming Debut... Commence Cable Cutting, Sports Fans

The New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills and Twitter just handed sports fan hope that they'll be able to cut those cable cords.

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Twitter Adds Button That Lets You Subscribe To Live Video Notifications

Twitter is tweaking its platform to make live video more prominent.

On Wednesday, the company added a new button that lets users subscribe to live video notifications from individual accounts, alerting them when the accounts go live on Periscope and share the link on Twitter. The button appears on each user's profile page and is available globally.

"With live notifications, you won't miss a moment of live video on Twitter," a Twitter spokesperson told BuzzFeed News.

Twitter has been investing in live video lately, not only continuing to push Periscope, but cutting premium, live video deals with sports leagues like the NFL, MLB, and NHL.

In July, Twitter also streamed both the Republican and Democratic conventions in the United States. And the company's chief financial officer, Anthony Noto, has essentially turned his Twitter feed into a running list of events you should "Watch Live!"

Eventually, Twitter might use these notification subscriptions to alert users to premium, live video they may be interested in.

Periscope is in the midst of a fight for market share with Facebook's Live streaming product (BuzzFeed is one of Facebook's paid media partners), so every bit of promotion it can get from Twitter proper makes a difference.

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GoPro’s Karma Camera Drone Will Be Unveiled on September 19

After months of teasing and dropping hints, GoPro has finally revealed that its upcoming Karma camera drone will be officially announced on September 19th, 2016.

The action camera company shared the date through a video posted to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube:

The video shows a model of a classic Volkswagen Bus, and then an actual one driving right over the camera — perhaps mounted to a Karma drone?

“Change is in the air. Karma takes flight 9.19.16.,” GoPro says.

GoPro founder and CEO Nick Woodman revealed in an interview back in May 2015 that his company was developing a quadcopter for release in 2016, saying at the time that “the quad is in some ways the ultimate GoPro accessory.”

The company has been tight-lipped about the drone’s features so far, and has only released a set of teaser videos with footage shot by a Karma drone:

GoPro says it will be live streaming its Karma announcement on its website, and you’ll be able to find more info after that date on the Karma website. Stay tuned.

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