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BT Sports App Provides 360-Degree Instant Replay Of Soccer, Boxing

Neymar was quiet in Bayern Munich’s Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain Tuesday evening, but fans who crave watching the new PSG star were still able to see him play from all angles thanks to a new offering in the BT Sport App. BT Sport, the sports division of British Telecommunications, announced Tuesday that it […]

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ESPN Hosts Heartfelt Second-Screen Experience For Jimmy V Classic

It’s Jimmy V week at ESPN, which means the network is raising money to benefit The V Foundation. As part of the effort, ESPN provided a unique second-screen experience during Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic between No. 4 Villanova and No. 12 Gonzaga. ESPN’s Shelley Smith hosted the broadcast alongside fellow cancer survivor Avi Newhouse. […]

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ESPN Commemorates V Week With 24-Hour Livestream on Twitch

For 10 years, ESPN and ABC have been putting on special programming to commemorate V Week, a weeklong tribute to the V Foundation, a cancer research organization founded by ESPN in memory of North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano. This, the 11th year of such programming, featured a decidedly contemporary addition. Twitch partnered with […]

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Surprise For Wyoming Cheerleader Shows Power Of Social Video’s Community, Connectivity

During the Stadium network’s Facebook Live broadcast of a Wyoming-Texas State football game on Sept. 30, a hashtag started trending in the comments section: #InterviewCheerleaderSidney. Stadium’s social producer, Greg Shellow, noted its popularity and, though its origin was not immediately obvious, texted the tip to sideline reporter Camryn Irwin, who went to investigate. She approached […]

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GumGum Helps Sponsors Of New Orleans Pelicans, Saints See Value

While watching highlights of Anthony Davis, a viewer will see some big blocks, rim-rattling dunks and heads-up passing. GumGum Sports sees something else: the ads. There’s Chevron and State Farm on the stanchion, arena namesake Smoothie King and Ochsner Medical on the floor. GumGum Sports sees those ads and calculates a Media Value Percentage (MVP) […]

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