Courtside seats at a Lakers game used to be such a prestigious thing. But 2020 is a different NBA fan experience thanks to the pandemic, and it doesn’t look like Jack Nicholson made it into a test of video technology at a recent practice. As part of its partnership with Microsoft, the NBA is ringing the court with 17-foot video boards to allow a select number of fans to experience upcoming games via Microsoft Teams “Together” mode. A clip of the video collaboration software being put to the test showed up on Twitter over the weekend as Lakers players participated… Read More
It’s one thing to hope that your video chat for a virtual work happy hour connects seamlessly, it’s quite another to rely on the technology as a professional football team making a selection in the NFL Draft. But that’s what 32 teams did last week when they used Microsoft Teams, the tech giant’s collaboration platform, as part of the league’s tech-heavy, first-ever virtual Draft. PREVIOUSLY: With high-tech rooms at home, Seahawks ready for remote NFL draft and AWS helps power entire event In line with its ongoing partnership with the NFL, in which Microsoft has supplied Surface tablets as sideline… Read More
Microsoft and the NFL are expanding their alliance to bring more technology to one of the world’s most popular professional sports leagues. NFL players and coaches will continue using Microsoft Surface tablets on the sidelines during games as part of the new multi-year expansion deal announced Tuesday. It’s a key partnership win for Microsoft, which has already deployed more than 2,000 Surface devices across the league. Players in others pro sports leagues such as MLB use Apple iPads during games. Terms of the new deal were not disclosed. The alliance dates back to 2013, when Microsoft inked a reported $400 million,… Read More
