Overtime is a sports technology and media startup that is focused on the teenaged athletes who are on a trajectory to be stars in the future. Players like Zion Williamson, Luther Muhammad and LaMelo Ball are the kind of transcendent basketball talents that Overtime wants to focus its coverage on. Overtime also has a big-name […]
The ever-present Ball family is continuing to find success in sharing its story on Facebook’s Watch platform. The debut episode alone has drawn more than 26 million views. The show was mentioned during a LaVar Ball spoof on Saturday Night Live. Last month, the Ball in the Family docu-series returned for Season 2 as 13 more episodes were […]
The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback was an instant classic, with the Atlanta Falcons’ late-third quarter lead, 28-3, already a well-worn meme for overcoming insurmountable odds. The stakes of that game, the magnitude of that rally and the unprecedented timing of its conclusion — the first Super Bowl overtime — make that an obvious […]
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 […]
