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ESPN Channel Revamps On Roku Following ESPN+ Rollout

ESPN’s new over-the-top streaming service, ESPN+, which recently became available with a Netflix-like interface of original and live programming through the upgraded ESPN app, launched officially on Tuesday as a Roku channel. The service, available for $4.99 a month or $49.99 for the year, can be streamed through a newly-upgraded ESPN channel on the Roku […]

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Your Guided Tour Of ESPN+, The Network’s New Streaming Service

You may have noticed a change within your ESPN app late last week. The update marked the arrival of a new BAMTech-powered OTT streaming service called ESPN+. The live sports/Netflix-like creation is ESPN’s offer of a middle ground between cord-cutters and paid-TV subscribers and represents the network’s desire to bring more content to more fans. Here’s what […]

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Hulu Reveals Big Marketing Push For NBA Playoffs On TNT

Two days after inking a partnership with the NHL to stream the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hulu announced Friday a marketing push that will feature its logo splashed across TNT’s broadcast of the NBA Playoffs. Hulu’s ad spots will begin airing this Sunday and will last through TNT’s First Round, Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals […]

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Formula E Is Growing Fastest Among 13 to 24-Year-Olds

Halfway through Formula E’s fourth season, the electric car racing league is touting rapid growth among teenagers and young adults as it pushes video through social channels. The league, the world’s first featuring fully-electric single-seater cars, said the number of 13 to 17-year-olds viewing Formula E content on social channels rocketed 347 percent year-over-year in […]

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Reely Joins Sportradar’s Acceleradar Program To Advance AI In Sports

Reely, a California-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to create automated sports highlights, will participate in Sportradar’s Acceleradar program. The parties will use data, artificial intelligence and deep learning to enrich Reely’s signature live highlight clips, according to an announcement. “We cannot overstate the importance of this partnership with Sportradar. Their data feeds will immediately improve […]

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