In A First, MLS Club Partners With Local TV Station For OTT Streaming
Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake (RSL) is the first American franchise to partner with a local TV station for OTT streaming. The deal between KSL-TV and RSL allows the Salt Lake City station to...
View ArticlePatriots Launch Secondary Ticket Exchange With Ticketmaster
The NFL’s New England Patriots will launch a secondary ticket exchange in partnership with Ticketmaster for the 2018 season that will allow fans to securely buy and sell tickets through Patriots.com....
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Intel Shutters Wearables Business But Sports Investments Remain
Intel has confirmed plans to shutter its wearables business after an unsuccessful few years trying to get it off the ground, but it remains heavily invested in the sports industry generally. After...
View ArticleWhy The NCAA Needs A Robust Sports Betting Framework
It’s been nearly 100 years since eight Chicago White Sox players were accused of intentionally throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Since then, player salaries have increased...
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Wilson Upgrades Smart Football With Input From NFL-Bound Sam Darnold
When potential #1 overall NFL draft pick Sam Darnold was training last summer, his coach Jordan Palmer noticed he’d developed an elongated throwing motion on longer passes and was wasting time and...
View ArticlePlaySight Gains Access To SoftBank’s Expansive Global Network
PlaySight, the cloud-based video and analytics platform used by professional teams and athletes for training, has raised $21 million in a Series C funding round that includes investment from SoftBank,...
View ArticleNBA Star Steph Curry Relaunches YouTube Channel After Hiatus
NBA Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Steph Curry is relaunching his YouTube channel after a four-year hiatus with a new web series called 5 Minutes From Home. In a trailer video posted to his account...
View ArticleFitbit And Google Team Up On Digital Health Initiative
Fitbit is looking to track far more than just your steps. The company is expanding its digital health efforts by teaming up with Google to connect its wearable devices to the healthcare system. As part...
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Twitter Deepens Sports Content With ESPN
Twitter wants to be taken seriously as a major player in sports. The social media site announced new content collaborations on Monday with a number of leagues and sports media companies, headlined by...
View ArticleUFC Competitor To Bring MMA Fans OTT Content
The Professional Fighters League is aiming to deliver mixed martial arts fans a new style of fighting. To bring OTT content to fans worldwide, the league is joining forces with ViewLift. By harnessing...
View ArticleHulu Will Insert More Ads Into Live Sports Coverage
This month, Hulu will begin offering dynamically-inserted advertising within its live television product, which includes sports. The streaming company announced Wednesday that advertisers will be able...
View ArticleWNBA Renews Twitter Streaming Partnership
The WNBA is reupping its streaming partnership with Twitter for a second season. The league announced plans this week to livestream 20 games on the social media app over the 2018 regular season. The...
View ArticleQuest For The Stanley Cup Returns to ESPN+
The third installment of the docuseries Quest For The Stanley Cup is set to launch this afternoon on ESPN+ and then on the NHL’s YouTube channel later this evening. New episodes of the seven-part...
View ArticleOath Expands Mobile Content With Three New Yahoo Sports Shows
Three new original shows are coming to the Yahoo Sports app. Oath, Verizon’s media content engine powered by the AOL and Yahoo brands, announced this week that it is adding 10 new shows, including...
View ArticleVirtual Golfers Can Now Qualify to Attend the U.S. Open
The USGA and Topgolf launched a competition last week giving players of the World Golf Tour game a chance to compete for an invite to the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Calif. The online competition...
View ArticleSOLOS Smart Glasses Now Available for Cyclists and Runners
Today, SOLOS augmented-reality smart glasses went on sale to consumers. The glasses will let cyclists and runners get real-time metrics on their performance as they train through a four-millimeter...
View ArticleUFC Fight Night Is Coming to ESPN+
Starting January 2019, UFC Fight Night will be streaming live on ESPN+, according to a deal announced today between the mixed martial arts organization and the sports broadcaster. A total of 15 live...
View ArticleIdemia to Bring TSA Pre✓ Services to Fenway Sports Group
Biometric ticketing will soon be launching at Fenway Park for Boston Red Sox games. Fenway Sports Group is partnering with IdentoGO by Idemia, the company behind TSA Pre✓, to bring biometric ticketing...
View Article24/7 Sports Channel Stadium Launches on Twitch
Live coverage of college football, men’s basketball and wrestling is coming the social streaming service Twitch. Although better known for being the place fans can watch esports, a new Twitch sports...
View ArticleHypSports Launches Bonus Quiz, but Only if Kucherov Scores
If Lighting forward Nikita Kucherov scores in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight you might want to brush up on your Kucherov trivia. That goal will launch a bonus contest on the...
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