Major League Baseball’s technology services company BAMTech signed an exclusive streaming rights deal with gaming publisher Riot Games for a minimum of $300 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal to stream eSports title League of Legends, which was confirmed by Riot Games on Friday, runs through 2023. “This is a game changer […]
The massive behemoth media company known as Facebook is currently in talks to license shows on its platform, including game shows, scripted shows and sports, according to Recode. Company executives, led by Head of Global Creative Strategy Ricky Van Veen, have been conducting meetings with television studios and video producers in an effort to further explore […]
Boom.tv — the world’s first 3D live streaming platform for eSports — announced Tuesday it had raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round included participation from First Round Capital, Tandem Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Betaworks, BITKRAFT eSports Ventures, Boost VC and other angel investors. As players stream their game through the Boom.tv app, which is available in […]
NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday laid out his vision for a possible future viewing option for fans of the league. This NBA season has seen the introduction of NBA Mobile View, enabling NBA LEAGUE PASS viewers on their mobile phones and tablets to have the option of watching games with a […]
Showtime Sports will offer boxing fans in the U.S. for the first time on Saturday streaming of two undercard bouts that are available exclusively on Facebook Live. The broadcast features multi-camera views and dedicated announcers Scott Hanson and Mark Kriegel following the action as junior welterweights Sergey Lipinets (10-0, 8 KOs) and Lenny Zappavigna (35-2, 25 […]
