The upcoming ESPN+ direct-to-consumer streaming service will bring a “Netflix-like aggregation” of sports shows, documentaries and live events when the subscription service launches in early 2018, according to ESPN President John Skipper. Skipper, who closed out Sports Video Group’s two-day summit in New York City with a keynote discussion that spotlighted the ways ESPN is […]
The National Football League announced a multi-year deal with Verizon Communications on Monday to live stream in-market and national games, including playoff games and the Super Bowl, across Verizon’s digital and mobile media properties to users in the U.S. The deal is worth more than $2 billion, ESPN, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal reported. […]
The Australian Big Bash League has continued to push the boundaries of innovative fan engagement with the Melbourne Stars announcing the launch of their new digital platform to engage young fans over the upcoming seventh season of the BBL. As a result of introducing a fast-paced game day featuring non-stop entertainment, sports tech innovations like light […]
The Apple TV app starting this week will support a sports experience that enables fans to keep track of games and favorite teams in real-time. Live sports in the Apple TV app is available as a free software update for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV (4th generation), iPhone and iPad customers in the U.S., […]
Stanford has sent many players to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. In the last eight years, they’ve all come up just short. There was Toby Gerhart in 2009, Andrew Luck in 2010 and 2011, and Christian McCaffrey in 2015, all three finished second in the voting. Gerhart and McCaffrey finished behind Alabama running […]
