As sports leagues and broadcasters adapt to the changing consumption habits of consumers, more than a quarter of sports fans are now streaming sports to their mobile devices, according to new search and YouTube data from Google. According to Google’s Sports Viewing Survey, which polled 1,520 adults in December that were between the ages of […]
If the Super Bowl is one of the biggest showcases of innovation in the U.S., the Olympic Games have become a platform for which companies can display their latest technologies in connectivity and digital media on a global stage. A number of “firsts” are expected to take place at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, […]
It’s difficult for most people watching the Olympics on TV to comprehend the sheer skill that goes into each and every sport, but The New York Times is using augmented reality to make it just a bit easier. In the debut AR article on Monday, New York Times writer John Branch explored four Olympic sports — figure […]
There may be no better setting to test out network capabilities than the Super Bowl. During Sunday’s big game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Verizon quietly put its new 5G network connection to the test. Designed to deliver faster speeds and a crisper connection, guests at the Super Bowl and in New York City […]
When Disney acquired majority ownership of streaming video technology provider BAMTech, the announcement back in August included plenty of details of what ESPN’s new streaming service would deliver to consumers. ESPN+, as the service was eventually named, would be accessed through a new version of the ESPN app that already includes news, highlights and scores. […]
