At the Masters Tournament this weekend, IBM will use its artificial intelligence Watson to sift through hundreds of hours of play and produce customized video highlights for fans. IBM this week introduced an automated, personalized highlight reel service called “My Moments” that will be available to fans for free through Masters.com and the tournament’s iPhone […]
With entrepreneurs starting to develop real-world applications for blockchain, the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, two blockchain-based startups are looking to improve daily fantasy sports and nab market share from DraftKings and FanDuel. In 2017, the number of fantasy sports players in the U.S. and Canada ballooned to a record 59.3 […]
Your typical mobile phone game is rudimentary. Games like Candy Crush, Flappy Bird or the always-classic Solitaire are fun and addicting, but simple at their core. But thanks to recent advancements in mobile phone technology, more complex games are becoming possible on a mobile platform, including games that are also played as esports. As esports […]
Twitter and Major League Baseball renewed their partnership to stream weekly games on the social media platform, moving those broadcasts from Friday nights to weekday afternoons. The 2018 streaming schedule begins Thursday, April 5 as the Oakland Athletics host the Texas Rangers and will be followed Tuesday, April 10 with Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago […]
ESPN announced Monday that its new OTT streaming service, ESPN+, will launch on April 12 featuring live sports, original content and a catalog of on-demand programming. The $4.99-per-month service touted since November and powered by BAMTech — the technology spinoff of Major League Baseball Advanced Media for which Disney outlaid $2.58 billion for a 75-percent […]
