Fancred’s fan-focused platform continues to evolve, with the goal to ultimately become the most comprehensive home for sports fans. Pushing forward through team partnerships, like the Carolina Panthers, is one part to demonstrate marked growth. The collective mobile experience comprises an array of facets, particularly to grasp fans’ engagement interests. Clearly, the live video streaming […]
The best soccer teams from around the world are playing each other in the third annual International Champions Cup, and viewers are able to enjoy the action like never before. Meerkat, the darling of this year’s SXSW conference and leading live streaming app, has partnered with the ICC to bring fans exclusive, on-the-ground footage of […]
The Golden State Warriors versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 2015 NBA Finals between these two franchises purports the present and future of the league. The former’s ability to roll out a collective, interchangeable unit that runs a fluid, fast-breaking style stands as the next vanguard. The latter’s leader, LeBron James, encapsulates the ultimate way to […]
Live streaming applications Meerkat and Periscope have been banned by the National Hockey League. Credentialed members of the media officially are not permitted to stream live footage from before, during, and after NHL games from inside NHL arenas. A memo from NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed the league’s motion to ban these applications: “We […]
The NHL banned the use of live streaming apps like Periscope and Meerkat just two weeks after Major League Baseball confirmed it would not ban their use. “Without limiting the generality of the credential language, any streaming of footage in violation of the NHL’s Broadcast Guidelines (including, for example, live-streaming inside the arena less than […]
