Sports Illustrated’s SI TV app, which initially was only available on limited platforms starting last November, will now be available direct to consumers via Roku, iOS, Android and web browsers. The announcement comes shortly after ESPN made its highly publicized on-demand OTT debut with ESPN+. “As a sports fan, I am excited that there is […]
The robotic motion control discipline regularly used in cinema to create layered special effects is being adapted for innovative player tracking and broadcasting in sports. If there is a movie scene of, say, Scarlett Johansson running away from a series of explosions, the director may only need one take of her running, then stage additional […]
Every game in the new NBA 2K League will stream live on Twitch under a new multiyear partnership announced on Wednesday. The NBA’s new esports league held its draft for the 17 participating teams at Madison Square Garden earlier this month — which also was streamed on Twitch — and the season debuts on May […]
Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake (RSL) is the first American franchise to partner with a local TV station for OTT streaming. The deal between KSL-TV and RSL allows the Salt Lake City station to stream the team’s (and its affiliates’) games via an OTT app. The deal comes as many national broadcast companies are […]
In the future, broadcasters will chat with hitters between pitches and with quarterbacks between downs. Don’t believe me? Watch this: Double hit over Mookie Betts' head while he is being interviewed by ESPN — "I ain't getting this one, boys" — ESPN booth cracks up. pic.twitter.com/SXLhuaUfP9 — Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) March 27, 2018 During spring […]
