fubo Sports Network Lands on The Roku Channel
fuboTV is launching fubo Sports Network on The Roku Channel, further expanding distribution of the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans. More
Discovery, Gamut Combine Efforts to Bring OTT Lifestyle Packages
Gamut has announced a partnership with Discovery for local market OTT inventory ad sales efforts in the U.S. As part of the partnership, Gamut will have access to premiere seasonal events airing across Discovery’s top tier networks. More
ESL’s Major Esports Tournaments See 90% Growth in Viewership
ESL has reported significant growth across multiple metrics for major ESL tournaments. In the first seven months of this year, average-minute audience (+90%), hours watched (+190%), and video views (+55%) have increased significantly, thanks to fans’ tuning into ESL One, Intel Extreme Masters, and ESL Pro League tournaments, shattering the numbers recorded in 2018. More
Grabyo Pens New Digital Streaming Report; 65% of Global Fans Watch Sports on Smartphones
Grabyo’s 2019 Sports Video Trends Report reveals that over half of global consumers watch sport on a regular basis, with 45% of sports fans watching it more often than anything else. More
Sports OTT Forum: How Digital Entities Create and Cultivate a Sports-Betting Plan
In 2019, we live in a time marked by seismic changes in legalized sports betting. After multiple states began permitting the practice and with others poised to allow it, professional leagues have broadened ties with their data providers, and mobile applications like Draft Kings and FanDuel have become hubs of activity. Content curators are playing […] More
Bleacher Report Generates Content for Young Football Fans With B/R Gridiron
This September, as football provides the daily sports diet for millions of sports fans across the country, Bleacher Report will launch a football-primed programming and content lineup tailor-made for millennial and Gen Z audiences under the newly developed B/R Gridiron brand. The approach, which is B/R’s most comprehensive effort to tackle the sport, will get […] More
Super League Gaming Partners, Metarama Gaming + Music Festival To Host ‘Pros vs. Joes’ League of Legends Tournament
Super League Gaming has partnered with Metarama Gaming + Music Festival to produce a “Pros vs. Joes” League of Legends tournament in Las Vegas on October 19-20. More
Twitter, adidas Reup for Season 2 of Friday Night Stripes
Coming off the inaugural season of Friday Night Stripes – the first-ever live streaming series of high school football games on Twitter – adidas, Twitter, and Intersport announced Friday Night Stripes Season 2 will launch this fall. More
As In-Market Streaming Barriers Are Lifted, RSNs Look To Serve More Live Content to Fans
In recent years, the MLB, NBA, and NHL have inked authenticated in-market streaming deals with nearly all the regional sports networks in the U.S., allowing the RSNs to connect with local fans on a whole new level. As a result, the walls between linear- and digital-production teams are coming down, with RSNs looking to become […] More
FanDuel Becomes Authorized Gaming Operator of Major League Baseball
FanDuel Group and Major League Baseball (MLB) have agreed on a multi-year partnership designating FanDuel as an Authorized Gaming Operator of MLB. This is a landmark deal for FanDuel as it marks the company’s first partnership with Major League Baseball or an MLB team. More