Major League Baseball’s technology services company BAMTech signed an exclusive streaming rights deal with gaming publisher Riot Games for a minimum of $300 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal to stream eSports title League of Legends, which was confirmed by Riot Games on Friday, runs through 2023. “This is a game changer […]
The finalists of the MLBAM Bases Coded Tech Challenge are in Chicago where the World Series is being played to build baseball apps and present them to judges on Saturday. The winners will get to attend Game 4 of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs. The finalists participated in a […]
For a baseball manager who relies on his iPad for submitting every lineup, Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon had to do it the old fashioned way prior to game Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday night. After 90 minutes of talking with tech and IT support, Maddon succumbed to finally calling in his starting […]
Next week, the NHL is slated to launch a new mobile app called “Arena” that is modeled after the “Ballpark” app which Major League Baseball Advanced Media introduced in 2012, according to a report by ChicagoBusiness.com. Last August, the NHL and MLB Advanced Media announced a six-year $600 million partnership where MLBAM would control the digital assets of the NHL. […]
MLB Advanced Media and New Relic Inc. recently announced a partnership to host a hackathon competition called the Bases Coded Technology Challenge. The hackathon will take place during the MLB playoffs, and they are currently accepting team applications for the chance to design a new consumer-facing baseball-themed app. MLBAM, MLB’s digital media branch, began running […]
