The Golden State Warriors tip off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday in a rematch between the two teams only four days after they played an overtime thriller. Fans at the Oracle Arena will be cheering on Kevin Durant, but those tuning in at home will get an interesting experience of their own. At […]
Two days after NBCUniversal announced that it will expand its streaming rights for Sunday Night Football to mobile phones, ESPN announced Wednesday that is has done the same thing for Monday Night Football. The Disney-owned sports network has long had the digital rights to stream Monday games across most platforms and mobile devices, including tablets, […]
While leagues and broadcasters doubled down on digital streaming this year, the vast majority of sports fans continued to pay for cable television. But their loyalty to cable may be waning as fans discover alternative ways to watch live sporting events. In a poll of consumer viewing habits taken this October by PwC, 81 percent of […]
In Part 2 of 2 of a special, two-part SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, Ted and Zach Leonsis of Monumental Sports & Entertainment join Bram to discuss the ever-changing media landscape, legalized sports betting and how a car will one day be like your office. You don’t want to miss this, or Part 1, which you […]
NBCUniversal has acquired the rights to stream Sunday Night Football games to smartphones, expanding upon a previous deal that included tablets, desktops and connected TVs but previously excluded the primary mobile device consumers use to connect to the internet. Beginning with the 2018 season, NBC Sports will stream the games across all platforms through NBC’s […]
