Periscope the big winner for Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view dodgers - CNET

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"Internet denizens without TVs or the inclination to spend Showtime and HBO's steep $100 pay-per-view price turned to Periscope instead, where they could watch the bout for free on their smartphone, tablet or computer screen.

To do this, anyone with an iPhone or iPad can log into Twitter's Periscope app and start a broadcast, pointing their device camera to the TV, thereby passing along their own view to anyone following the user's live stream."

Periscope the big winner for Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view dodgers - CNET