The race for to secure live streaming deals with professional sports leagues and athletic conferences is still continuing in 2016, with the Atlantic 10 Conference partnering with Facebook around men’s college basketball games for the upcoming season. It is the first time a Division I conference will broadcast a series of regular season basketball games […]
Los Angeles-based sports startup Sportle is trying to crack the increasingly crowded streaming space as it recently struck a deal with Italian soccer club AC Milan. The partnership will provide fans access to player interviews, press conferences and practice videos, all of which would have been available through other social platforms like Google Plus, Facebook Live […]
NBA China and Tencent announced the launch of the first NBA League Pass in China on Wednesday. This is the first time that people in China will have access to all live NBA games on League Pass for their personal computers and mobile devices. “We are delighted to deepen our partnership with Tencent by launching […]
Bleacher Report is at the center of a growing industry push toward distributing live video content and providing millennial and Gen Z fans with new social experiences online. On Friday night, it will be the first media entity to broadcast a high school football game exclusively on Facebook Live as it airs Sylvan Hills at […]
Cris Carter may no longer be appearing on ESPN as an NFL analyst following a departure in May, but the Pro Football Hall of Famer continues to be relevant this season. Since the season last month, the 50-year-old Carter has teamed up with Twitter to provide pre- and post-game commentary along with halftime analysis on […]
