Last month, the NFL and Twitter capped off the first live streaming deal between a major U.S. professional league and social media platform. The 10-game package spread over 2016 saw Twitter “pleased” at the season’s midpoint while it also reported that 70 percent of the live streaming audience was under the age of 35 after five games. […]
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown helped the team advance to the AFC championship game with a win Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs that he helped clinch with a catch along the sideline. After returning to the locker room at Arrowhead Stadium, Brown celebrated with a controversial Facebook Live stream. Never mind the sanctity […]
Last week, the 2016 NFL playoffs began with four wild-card games which determined who will play in the divisional round. Each game brought its own special surprises and great moments, but the New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers game gave the fans something extra with a special Facebook Live stream featuring the analysts at FOX […]
There’s the traditional national anthem flyover before a major sporting event, but then there’s one captured through a non-traditional medium such as Facebook Live. Before the College Football Playoff National Championship between Clemson and Alabama on Monday, the 1st Special Operations Wing Commander at Hurlburt Field went “Live” during the U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey’s flight over Raymond James […]
The NBA will stream a regular season game on Facebook Live for the first time Sunday when the Golden State Warriors visit the Sacramento Kings, with stream made available only to fans in another continent. The Facebook broadcast will be geo-fenced and only available to fans in India, where according to an NBA spokesman, more than […]
