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NFL In Talks With Facebook, Other Tech Giants For Thursday Night Football Streaming Rights

“The more customers, the higher price the NFL can command,” Brett Sappington, director of research at Parks Associates told the LAT. “For Facebook, the NFL would drive huge volumes of consumption to get advertising and data. Facebook has to remain relevant. With other social media platforms emerging, Facebook has to push the envelope.”

From the article "NFL In Talks With Facebook, Other Tech Giants For Thursday Night Football Streaming Rights" by Mary Beth Quirk.

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