There’s a mission within the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, which owns the Utah Jazz and Vivint Smart Home Arena, among other sports and entertainment properties. Enrich people’s lives. With that in mind, Josh Barney — Director of Technology & Innovation for Vivint Smart Home Arena — told SportTechie he has tasked himself with […]
As part of a multi-year partnership, the NBA and Discovery Education are giving students a virtual field trip geared towards leveraging basketball to teach subjects around STEM but more specifically, mathematics. On Thursday, both organizations will showcase “Careers That Count: A Virtual Field Trip with the NBA,” a STEM initiative hosted by Jr. NBA Ambassador and […]
The 17 NBA teams participating in the NBA 2K esports league’s inaugural season were announced Thursday. Over the next few months, the NBA 2K esports league and its teams will announce players, team branding, league structure and other business-related updates. “This is the first step in what promises to be an extraordinary league, bringing together […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is now a shareholder of Twitter stock, the 58-year-old shared Tuesday morning during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Valley. “Companies that are geared towards artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, I’ve been buying,” he said. “My biggest holdings are Amazon, who I think is a leader in the space. Netflix for […]
Twitter unveiled its upcoming live streaming and video initiatives Monday night as part of its NewFronts presentation for advertising executives and marketers across sports, entertainment and other industries. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined former Duke men’s basketball standout Jay Williams on stage to discuss the power of Twitter, which the NBA entered into an official […]
