Seattle’s CenturyLink Field, home of the Seahawks and Sounders FC, is being renamed Lumen Field, the Seahawks announced on Thursday. The new name comes after a rebranding of CenturyLink to Lumen Technologies, which was previously announced in September. The new stadium name is pending approval later Thursday by the Washington State Public Stadium Authority, the Washington state public corporation owner of the stadium, according to the Seahawks. The CenturyLink Field name dates back to 2011 and in some fan circles the stadium came to be known as The CLink. The facility originally opened as Seahawks Stadium in 2002, and Qwest… Read More
The Seattle Seahawks are running another play from an evolving virtual fan engagement playbook, teaming with Microsoft once again, this time to connect fans in Microsoft Teams with players and coaches before a game. The experience using the tech giant’s collaboration software is called Pregame Huddle, and allows a select group of fans to feel closer to the action as the Seahawks warm up at CenturyLink Field. As the team continues to play in an empty stadium during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seahawks are seizing on technology to try to bridge the divide. Players coming out of the tunnel to… Read More
T-Mobile is promising baseball fans a unique look at player warm-ups before the start of the World Series on Tuesday, with 5G-powered FieldCams and BatterCams streaming the action. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier, which has an ongoing partnership with Major League Baseball, said Monday that the technology will bring fans closer to the action than ever. T-Mobile 5G BatterCams will be mounted on the caps of players and coaches to provide a first-person view of batting practice on the field in real-time. And with 360-degree T-Mobile 5G FieldCams, viewers will also get an immersive view. T-Mobile and the Seattle Mariners… Read More
Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the tech giant has reached a deal to broadcast one of two new wildcard games added to the schedule this season. The agreement was reportedly announced to team owners during a video meeting. Amazon inked a multi-year streaming agreement with the NFL earlier this year to renew its partnership, which brings 11 games broadcast by FOX on television to an audience watching on Prime Video and Amazon-owned Twitch across a variety of sites, apps and devices. RELATED: Amazon streams ‘Thursday… Read More
Amazon will kick off its fourth consecutive year of streaming Thursday Night Football games later this week as Tampa Bay visits Chicago amid an unusual NFL season with the ongoing pandemic. Prime members will have access to a couple new features while watching the games. Last year Amazon rolled out a custom version of Amazon’s X-Ray feature that let fans access Next Gen Stats, the NFL’s advanced statistics previously only available to coaches and broadcasters. This season there will be a way to watch replays during the game with Next Gen Stats such as time to throw, running speeds, and… Read More
