Sportsrocket launched a new platform last month called Sportsrocket Turbine that will allow broadcast rights-holders to share content across various digital platforms. The program will allow distribution companies to show content on all social media platforms including YouTube, Periscope, Twitch and Facebook. The Arena Football League used Sportsrocket to broadcast its opening weekend starting April 7. […]
An early proponent of SAP’s Tennis Analytics for Coaches technology, WTA World No. 1 player Angelique Kerber joined the technology and software corporation as a global brand ambassador. The 29-year-old native of Germany regularly utilizes the SAP HANA powered analytics software, which is available exclusively for the WTA and on WTA-authorized tablets, with her coach Torben Beltz […]
A new sports content app and website has launched in Australia called 20FOUR. The company hopes to pump out a ton of behind the scenes athlete-related content for an array of sports. The Sydney-based startup, which has been in the works for the last 18 months, plans to deliver mostly video content for fans of Australian rules football, […]
SeatGeek has acquired Israeli ticketing software company TopTix for $56 million. The acquisition was financed by a new $57 million Series D investment round in SeatGeek, which continues to make moves to take aim at Ticketmaster. TopTix has provided ticketing software to more than 500 different companies in 16 different countries and has served as SeatGeek’s […]
The NBA and NextVR completed the first season of regularly scheduled broadcasts of live games in virtual reality last week, providing access to virtual courtside seats to fans around the world. After the groundbreaking first season, what’s next in the collaboration between the NBA and NextVR could make the VR experience for watching games even more […]
