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JibJab, NFL Network To Make Thursday Night Football Fan Content Funny

JibJab, the short-form entertainment producers known for putting your face into content, has announced the launch of JibJab Camera. The app was launched in partnership with the NFL Network to produce personalized content for the series of Thursday Night Football games. Every Thursday, fans will find a new way to show support for their team — five […]

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Instagram Stories Can Now Be Enjoyed On Sports Venue Video Boards

Tagboard, a social search and digital platform company, has announced the launch of its Instagram Story Displays storytelling solution, bringing the feature to broadcasts and in-stadium video boards for fans to see. Tagboard has partnered with the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Sounders FC, Arizona Coyotes and Bayern Munich to launch […]

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Snapchat, Pocket and Fitbit: How NFL Sideline Reporters Do Their Jobs

NEW YORK — Tracy Wolfson’s preparation for a football game can start weeks in advance. As the sideline reporter for CBS’ top NFL broadcast team, she is charged with everything from reporting human interest anecdotes about the players to probing coaches on strategy during the game. The job requires voracious reading, and anytime she reads […]

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IBM’s Watson Auto-Generating Highlights For The US Open

NEW YORK — When Roger Federer celebrates a high-pressure point over the next two weeks of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium, IBM’s Watson cognitive computer will recognize that as a highlight in real time and alert the United States Tennis Association, which will then blast the highlight video out to fans through its […]

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PepsiCo Is Launching A Snapchat-Based NFL Promotion

For this NFL season, fans will be able to play a weekly game on their Snapchat app for a chance to win Super Bowl LII tickets. Potential participants can partake by Snapchatting an on-product code present on specifically marked Frito-Lay products and 20 oz. bottles and 15-pack 7.5 oz. mini-cans of Pepsi. They will then […]

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