The PGA TOUR and Intel have inked a deal to produce and globally distribute live virtual reality and live 360 video at six PGA TOUR events in 2017 and 2018. Beginning with the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sept. 21-24 and the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey […] More
Fox Sports and LiveLike are bringing Saturday’s Notre Dame–Michigan State game to fans in social virtual reality via its free Fox Sports VR app. Viewers will have the ability to watch together from the best views in the stadium, while communicating verbally and interacting with each other’s in-suite avatars throughout the experience. Once again teaming with LiveLike, with […] More
NeuLion has launched the OTT Dashboard 3.0, the company’s QoS monitoring tool, available to NeuLion Digital Platform customers. NeuLion’s new OTT monitoring solutions include real-time key performance indicators and consumer trend tracking data that can be used to increase viewer engagement, build brand affinity, and create a more profitable online video business. More
On the highly anticipated occasion of the decision to award the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028 at the same time, the Olympic Channel will present live online coverage from the IOC Session in Lima, Peru on Wednesday, September 13 starting at 11 a.m. PET (6 p.m. CET). More
Telestream has announced an order for its Wirecast Gear live streaming production system from French national cable and satellite broadcaster, Canal+. The Paris-based broadcaster has bought eight Wirecast Gear systems for use for live streaming during their live broadcast productions. More
The European Space Agency has deployed VITEC’s EZ TV IPTV Platform and real-time IPTV streaming appliances to upgrade the agency’s capabilities for managing and disseminating mission imagery and full-motion video within the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. The solution includes VITEC’s on-premises EZ TV Platform for managing content, user access rights, and […] More
Stadium, 24/7 multiplatform sports network, is now available on broadcast television in markets across the country. Leveraging Sinclair Broadcast Group’s vast broadcast spectrum and household reach, Stadium will initially be available in 57 U.S. markets via digital subchannels. Stadium premieres in over 40% of the country and is expected to expand in the coming months […] More
Social media has become an indispensable part of our day-to-day lives. Most people use social media every day either to connect with friends and family or their favorite brands. Unfortunately, it’s also become the go-to-destination for watching illegal content. Could it be your content? More
In today’s multiplatform world, a broadcaster’s responsibility in covering the game goes well beyond the live linear telecast. Nowhere is this more apparent than for regional sports networks, which must cater to die-hard fans constantly clamoring for more information and content about their favorite teams. YES Network and its Fox Sports Networks compatriots have taken […] More
A decade ago, YES Network decreed that its digital team would be embedded in its linear-production operation. Today, that strategy continues to pay off as the YES Network digital and studio-production teams in Stamford, CT, work side by side to create content that can service both the linear telecast and YES’s website and social-media channels. […] More
