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Partners since 20 through the twitter amplify program, the nfl and twitter will provide free, live streaming video of thursday night football without authentication to the over 800 million. By 2012, thursday night football had grown to a game schedule exclusively on nfl network, where it remained through the 20 season. Last thursday, twitter streamed the first of 10 thursday night football games it secured the rights for over the summer. Nfl network is the only yearround network fullyowned and operated.
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