In 2015, the League of Legends Worlds championship tournament accumulated about 36 million unique viewers. A number that far exceeds the 14.7 million that watched the 2015 World Series and also beat out this past NBA Finals Game 7 which was announced as the most watched NBA game on ABC. Perhaps with these statistics in mind, Yahoo! Inc. […]
While there are a number of reports on the poor TV ratings that the 2016 Rio Olympics received, NBC was mainly able to make up for these lackluster television ratings with digital streaming audiences. Nielson Media Research crunched the numbers and found that an average audience of only 24.5 million watched the Olympics every night of […]
After FOX Sports and NextVR agreed on their five-year partnership, consumers have been able to view numerous broadcasts in virtual reality. The Daytona 500, the MLB Home Run Derby (powered by MLBAM in virtual reality) and next will be Bundesliga’s season opening match of Bayern München vs. Werder Bremen from Allianz Arena live in Munich on Friday at 2:20pmET. […]
The closing ceremony in Rio is only four days away. The first two weeks of the Summer Olympics Games have seen familiar faces dominate the podiums, but a slew of new technological stars have captured some glory in Brazil. Now it’s time to look ahead to Tokyo 2020, and predict what advancements athletes and fans […]
Virtual reality (VR) is a form a technology that has received a tidal wave of attention over the last several years. It has impacted the online world of video games, sports, and it is even changing how people are educated. Now as the 2016 Olympics carry on in Brazil, VR is also making an appearance […]
