The Opening Ceremony in Rio is now just three days away, and NBC is still making announcements about their already expansive coverage. Rio 2016 will not only be more digital than ever, it will also be NBC’s biggest push across social media platforms. NBC just announced their plan for a massive range of social media […]
NextVR, one of the leading virtual reality broadcast companies, based out of Laguna Beach, California, is hoping to raise the bar when it comes to the way we watch sports. Launched in 2009, NextVR is currently the only company capable of broadcasting live, high definition, 3D virtual reality content through their app and VR headset. By […]
eSports has always been a medium that has done well with live streaming. With online video platforms like Twitch, eSports have grown up on the Internet rather than more conventional broadcast platforms. To further this digital environment for eSports, Twitter just added eSports to their ever-broadening array of live streamed sporting events, by hosting a feed of Eleague’s […]
In March, Sky Sports became one of the biggest names in sports broadcasting to put some serious money behind virtual reality, launching an in-house virtual reality production unit. Now the fruits of this venture are starting to show, as Sky, the largest sports television broadcaster in the UK and Ireland, is set to release a […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just announced the launch of the Olympic Channel. Their new over-the-top (OTT) service will be made available to a global audience on August 21st, directly following the Closing Ceremony in Rio. IOC’s free digital platform will feature year-round live sporting events, news, highlights and original programming, all centered around both the […]
