Virtual reality has finally arrived for Super Bowl LI, the first time ever the technology will be integrated into the Big Game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5. FOX Sports and virtual reality production company LiveLike announced on Tuesday that they’ll be partnering to deliver the top […]
The Dutch football league Eredivisie has created E-Divisie, an eSports competition among FIFA gamers, the league announced. Players from the Eredivisie’s 18 football clubs will compete for the title in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team beginning Feb. 6. At the start of Eredivisie’s season, those 18 teams each chose an eSports player within the club who would compete […]
In 2016, FOX Sports has been one of the leading media companies when it comes to virtual reality integrations into its live sports broadcasts, including efforts around college football, the recent MLS Cup, Daytona 500 and Premier Boxing Championship, among others. As 2017 approaches, one FOX executive believes that virtual reality has turned the corner […]
FOX Sports reporter and host Rachel Bonnetta has creatively leveraged Facebook Live during a few soccer broadcasts in 2016. Bonnetta, who joined the The Buzzer on FOX in early December, and her colleagues utilized the social media platform to bypass the traditional linear broadcast restrictions. Recently, she went ‘Live’ on her own Facebook account from […]
During the Big Ten football championship game between Penn State and the University of Wisconsin, FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and analyst Joel Klatt took fans behind the scenes of their broadcast on Facebook Live. On the video during the third quarter of the game, fans could see Johnson and Klatt commentating from the […]
