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watch out we're crossing the streams cord cutters are getting more choices I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update twitter is the best social network to chat about a live event such as a sports game but twitter doesn't just want to be where you talk about the game it wants to be where you watch the game twitter is struck a deal with the NFL to stream some thursday night football games online and you can watch for free using any device the games will still be on major broadcast networks like NBC and CBS but now there's also the option to watch online on twitter twitter wants to grow by becoming your online sports bar but Twitter's not the first with this idea yahoo announced that it will live stream one major league baseball game a day for free that's 180 games in total but live games will be blocked out in local markets so you probably won't be able to watch your home team online yahoo also has live stream football hockey and golf before and if you're looking for a new way to watch online video in your living room roku now has a new streaming stick that you plug into the back of your TV the improved model can be pre-ordered now for fifty dollars and when compared to the older purple stick this new design is slimmer it packs in more speed as well it has eight times more processing power to fly through things just as fast as a roku box of course you'll need good Wi-Fi connectivity but one neat perk is the ability to have the sound transferred to your smartphone app so you can watch while wearing headphones and keep the TV volume off if you don't want to disturb others in the house it also includes a simple remote control and for those who want to stream premium TV without a cable subscription there's a new outlet card option the Stars channel now is selling access online for nine dollars a month which is less than what showtime and HBO charge for their standalone online subscription services but one difference is that this new stars app does not have real-time live streaming so you may have to wait to watch your favorite show the app is available on google play and apple's app store and that's not all in the world of streaming t-mobile has added the 16 new services to its binge on and music freedom perks which do not charge customers for data when they stream video or music from certain services now amazon music ESPN radio and nickelodeon are among more than 100 outlets that can be streamed without counting against monthly data limits that's all for this technique sound up and for more streaming news goodness you can just head to cnet.com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey