In the wake of a rival’s World Cup streaming debacle in Australia, Telstra announced the rollout of its LTE-Broadcast technology that aims to enhance high-definition streaming to large groups. Telstra’s...
Essendon FC, an Australian rules football club, is bringing an esports franchise into the fold. Team Abyss, which competes in League of Legends, the Oceanic Pro League, and the Oceanic Challenger League, will become part of Essendon next year, it was announced Thursday. Essendon FC gained the licensing rights to Team Abyss through a partnership […]
Collingwood Football Club of the Australian Football League has started using Pure Storage’s FlashArray//M system in a VMware vSphere environment, giving it a data platform to analyze a variety of player performance-based information in real-time. Using on-field sensors, the club monitors kicks, marks, handballs and scoring sources for each team on the field. After matches, […]
One of the most watched spectacles in the Australian sporting calendar is the State of Origin, a best-of-three rugby league series pitting players who began their careers in New South Wales and Queensland against each other. Late in the second game, Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston — who had remained on the pitch despite a season-ending shoulder […]
Professional sports teams owning an esports group has made its way to Australia as the Adelaide Football Club acquired Sydney-based Legacy eSports, it was announced Wednesday. AFC is the country’s first mainstream professional sports team to enter the emerging space in such fashion. According to Crows Chief Executive Officer Andrew Fagan, esports allows the club to reach […]
