Earlier this week, Athlete Content and Entertainment (ACE Media) was launched as a new way for athletes to broadcast themselves as traditional media would not. The organisation will provide the public with branded written and video pieces produced by NFL athletes. “Like all athletes, NFL players are an extraordinary group of people with an incredible […]
The National Hockey League has implemented a new policy for the 2015-2016 season: using “concussion spotters” at every game. Spotters will be stationed at every single game to watch the games live, and will have access to live feeds with replay capabilities. The NHL will introduce spotters for every game this season. The spotters will […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted permission to the NFL to film using drones, in a letter dated September 17. Fans shouldn’t get too excited though, as the filming must be limited to empty stadiums and therefore cannot yet be used to film live game footage. The conversation began in June when the NFL began […]
The San Fransisco 49ers Museum recently announced an educational partnership with Wonder Workshop, a robotics company from Silicon Valley. This partnership will allow the 49ers Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Program to provide its students with programmable, interactive robots, promoting technological and engineering practices in the children. The 49ers STEM Program, which accepts students […]
The overwhelming success of the 2015 NFL Draft Live Story on Snapchat had nearly 15 million fans watching. The popular app lets users experience events happening worldwide. And due to the success of the Draft Story, the NFL has officially partnered with Snapchat to cover the excitement of the 2015 season, including the postseason and […]