In late-March, the CrossFit Games gave fans on Facebook a chance to choose what final workout to put athletes through at a qualifier tournament in Iceland. The result: the Games shattered its streaming record on Facebook, pulling in more than one million viewers and more than 300,000 comments. For the first time ever, Dave Castro, the […]
ESPN+ has inked a multi-year partnership with Riot Games to stream League of Legends competitions beginning this summer. The partnership with ESPN+ will span the League of Legends North America Championship Series. That division features Team Liquid (part of the aXiomatic Gaming investment group backed by Warriors owner Peter Gruber), Golden Guardians (Golden State’s own […]
Live coverage of college football, men’s basketball and wrestling is coming the social streaming service Twitch. Although better known for being the place fans can watch esports, a new Twitch sports channel offered by Stadium will add traditional sports content to that mix. The newly-launched channel (https://www.twitch.tv/stadium) will include exclusive live games and events, real-time sports […]
The WNBA is reupping its streaming partnership with Twitter for a second season. The league announced plans this week to livestream 20 games on the social media app over the 2018 regular season. The first four of those games will be streamed on Sunday, May 20, during the league’s opening weekend. Coverage will tip off […]
This month, Hulu will begin offering dynamically-inserted advertising within its live television product, which includes sports. The streaming company announced Wednesday that advertisers will be able to more easily reach younger demographics, many that count themselves as cord cutters, who rely on Hulu’s $39.99 monthly Live TV service to watch live TV shows, news, and […]
