Lisbon-based sports club Benfica has partnered with KickUP Sports Innovation to launch a European sports accelerator. The program aims to “scout, accelerate and invest” in early stage sports business startups that focus on Sports Performance and Lifestyle Activity, Fan Engagement and Entertainment and Facility Management and Operations. Twenty companies are chosen to come to Lisbon for the April […]
Unless you’re a fitness buff, it takes some real motivation to keep up a gym routine, even with the ability to watch live TV on the elliptical. Imagine if instead of repeating the same drab routine every time, you could work out under the guidance of fitness experts and athletes spanning the globe. Think Brazilian […]
Just months after SeatGeek became the official ticketing partner of Major League Soccer, the company has announced a partnership with the Portland Timbers. Through SeatGeek’s new SeatGeek Open platform, which allows tickets to be sold directly within other apps and websites, the Timbers will be able to sell match tickets on Timbers.com, SeatGeek and any other app […]
Middlesbrough FC has released a new virtual reality app that gives fans a chance to go behind the scenes at Riverside Stadium. The Boro VR 360 experience app is designed with Teesside-based emerging technology company Spearhead Interactive and gives fans a unique insight into a Riverside match day by following the players’ perspective from the time they […]
Twitter is once again taking its live streaming initiatives overseas as it is partnering with Sky Sports to deliver three hours of non-exclusive coverage and analysis of the Premier League Transfer Deadline Day on Tuesday. It is Twitter’s first live streaming partnership with a European-based organization. The live global broadcast on Twitter (7-8am EST, 12-1pm, 5-6pm) […]
