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Twitter To Stream From Inside Race Cars During NASCAR Playoffs

NASCAR fans will be able to keep up with their favorite drivers this playoff season by watching a livestream of the race broadcast from inside the car. The “ride along” video, which will be hosted on Twitter, is meant to be a part of a second-screen experience that will complement NASCAR’s overall race coverage. Fans […]

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Nielsen Will Track Streaming Content In Boon To Sports Broadcasters

Nielsen announced Tuesday that the company would begin tracking streaming video content on Facebook, Hulu and YouTube in what could be a boon for sports providers struggling with the cord-cutting trend. Facebook has already entered into deals to stream Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer while Hulu has touted a new “sports-centric” television package […]

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Robot Umpires Advocated By Chicago Cubs’ Ben Zobrist

The Chicago Cubs’ ninth-inning rally ended Saturday night when home-plate umpire Mark Wegner called strike three on Ben Zobrist. The deciding pitch, a slider from Arizona Diamondbacks reliever David Hernandez, appeared to be a couple inches low, at least to everyone in a Cubs uniform. All Zobrist could do was stand at the plate with […]

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Big East Hoops Digital Show To Stream On FOX Sports GO, Social Media

The Big East Conference is getting a jump start on the college basketball season. In a move to enhance its digital content and get fans thinking about college basketball year-round, the conference is introducing a weekly live show called “Big East Shootaround” that will focus on the Big East schools’ men’s basketball programs. The show will […]

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