Every Major League Baseball field will be sporting a fresh haircut on opening day – crafted by its best barber, the head groundskeeper. Last summer, while grounds crews sweated through early morning routines in America, the Premier League mowed down the hopes of artistic groundskeepers in Europe, a move which could eventually affect natural-grass based […]
BT Sport is tapping into what could be the next level of fan engagement for traditional broadcasting companies—taking the game directly to Britons’ mobile phones. On Thursday night, soccer fans tuning into the Champions League quarterfinal between Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur were able to do so directly through the BT Sport mobile app, the telecommunications […]
Major League Soccer and Twitter announced a three-year agreement to stream weekly games and produce additional content, including near real-time highlights and programming on teams, players and major events such as the All-Star Game. This deal includes at least 25 matches per season produced by Univision networks for their Spanish language television audience but will […]
GenGee Sports is dedicated to integrating sports with science and technology. It’s not necessarily a new or groundbreaking mission, though the way the company is approaching it (from a team perspective) is a bit different. “We are motivated to understand the dynamics of team sports and break them down into comprehensible state-of-the-art applications to improve […]
Fans of Real Madrid will be able to watch Cristiano Ronaldo score goals and give amped-up locker room speeches in virtual reality on their TVs. That’s due to a partnership the La Liga and UEFA Champions League winner signed with The Dream VR, which creates a dedicated channel for VR content watchable on mobile and […]
