Sky Partners With Twitter To Livestream Deadline Day

31 Jan 2017 | tshego

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Sky has partnered with Twitter to livestream key player transfers on Transfer Deadline Day.

The deadline for transfers closes at 11pm this evening, the first stream showing Sky Sports transfer news will run from 12pm to 1pm where hosts Natalie Sawyer and David Garrido will be joined by Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry.

Between 5pm and 6pm GMT, Kirsty Gallacher and Julian Warren will be joined by Phil Thompson, Matt Le Tissier and Don Goodman.

The final broadcast will be from 10pm to 11pm with Jim White and Hayley McQueen discussing the day’s news and final deals with Charlie Nicholas and Alan McInally.

Sky Sports is partnering with @TwitterUK to deliver a global live stream from the #SSNHQ newsroom on #DeadlineDay: https://t.co/Tsy6Y97BSU pic.twitter.com/ZMIKrwox1G

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) January 31, 2017

Football fans will able to watch the live coverage on Twitter and Sky Sports own properties, including its site and app.

“Deadline Day is a huge date in the diary for everyone who loves football, it provokes countless conversations and Sky Sports News can be relied on to deliver the news as it breaks through to the final seconds,” said Andy Cairns, executive editor of Sky Sports News. “Every window we strive to find new ways for fans to follow our coverage and deliver the stories in a way that suits their busy lives.”

Sky Sports director of digital Dave Gibbs added: “Our job is to package the fascinating stories across all the platforms we have so that fans can decide the best way for them to follow the news, whether that’s watching Sky Sports News HQ, live streaming on Twitter, or across our apps and website.”