In Part 1 of 2 of a special, two-part SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, Ted and Zach Leonsis of Monumental Sports & Entertainment join Bram to discuss esports. Imagine that one day the NBA decided to move the rim four inches lower and they didn’t tell the players — the father-son duo tells us how esports […]
Twitch, the Amazon-owned social video service that’s popular among esports fans, is diving headfirst into the world of traditional sports with two major announcements this month that involve the NFL and NBA. On Dec. 7, the service began hosting Thursday Night Football games through twitch.tv/primevideo when the New Orleans Saints played the Atlanta Falcons. Then […]
Skillz, the mobile esports platform, announced on Wednesday it had raised $25 million in Series C funding, with the round led by media and telecommunications companies Telstra and Liberty Global and participants including Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller. Miller is the chairman and co-founder of the NRG Esports organization. The round comes after Series B […]
The Dallas Mavericks are one of the 17 NBA teams that are expanding into esports with tryouts for the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League set to begin in January. As NBA teams around the country continue to embrace esports, the Mavericks have partnered with HyperX, which becomes the official gaming headset partner of the […]
Vivek Ranadivé, owner of the Sacramento Kings, has positioned his organization as a leader in the sports technology space. With Golden 1 Center being a shining example, Ranadivé is continuing to use tech as a way to spur fan engagement. Specifically, the Kings view esports as a driving global force. That’s why they’re unveiling the world’s first-of-its-kind […]
