NBC Sports – the home to many of sports media’s first-ever game presentations on radio, television, and live streaming – launched “NBC Sports History,” a multimedia digital timeline highlighting the most iconic and influential sports moments in the network’s nearly century-long history. More
Esports continues to rise in prominence, with traditional networks and leagues increasingly involved in efforts to get engaged with the esports community. At the 2018 SVG Summit, experts in the field of esports explained the uniqueness of their production workflows and explored important questions: What is the role that esports will play alongside traditional sports? […] More
DAZN jumped to the top slot across iOS and Android as the No. 1 free app for the first time in the U.S. this past weekend, fueled by Saturday night’s combat sports events Canelo vs. Rocky and Bellator 213. More
What are the important trends in esports? What are the parallels to traditional sports? What’s the potential growth in 2019? Electronic Sports Group Chairman Mike Sepso – a co-founder of Major League Gaming (MLG) in 2002 and former SVP at Activision Blizzard – shares his thoughts on the future of esports and the developing business […] More
As OTT and social-media–content delivery becomes prevalent and more important to sports fans, there is more demand than ever on production teams to create content in new ways. At the 2018 SVG Summit, a panel of industry experts examined how networks and leagues are changing their production philosophies, workflows, and business models to keep fans […] More
Over the past year, the Big East Conference has made a concerted effort to better utilize live social media opportunities, debuting a weekly show built around the college basketball season called “Big East Shootaround.” The program enjoyed a tremendous amount of success, especially back in March when Villanova rolled to a national championship and the […] More
The PGA Tour and NBC Sports Group announced that PGA Tour Live, the PGA Tour’s direct-to-consumer subscription video service that live streams extensive Featured Groups coverage of the best golfers in the world, has been enhanced and is now available for purchase in the United States on NBC Sports Gold, NBC Sports Group’s direct-to-consumer live […] More
Intel and Turner Sports are returning for the 2018-2019 NBA season with exclusive virtual reality broadcasts via the NBA on TNT VR app, powered by Intel True VR. More
At the UEFA Youth League Ajax U-19 v Bayern U-19 match on Wednesday, Ajax FC Training Academy hosted a live demonstration using AI-driven live broadcast capture for player analysis and simultaneously for Ajax TV. More
The National Football League (NFL) and Youku, Alibaba Group’s video entertainment platform, announced a digital partnership in China to bring high-quality football programming to Chinese fans. More
