NEW YORK — While outlining his vision for the concept of microtransactions being implemented into NBA League Pass next fall to allow fans to purchase small segments of live action instead of whole games or seasons, commissioner Adam Silver hinted at the possibility of expanding the concept to gambling if the upcoming Supreme Court ruling […]
Major League Baseball and Chinese tech giant Tencent have announced a wide-ranging partnership that includes live-streaming 125 games and exclusive carriage of Jewel Events such as the All-Star Game and World Series. To launch the deal, Tencent is holding Super Baseball Week with games on five straight days, Wednesday through Sunday including iconic teams like […]
Twitter and Major League Baseball renewed their partnership to stream weekly games on the social media platform, moving those broadcasts from Friday nights to weekday afternoons. The 2018 streaming schedule begins Thursday, April 5 as the Oakland Athletics host the Texas Rangers and will be followed Tuesday, April 10 with Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago […]
Major League Baseball is stepping up its live video chat capabilities through a partnership with The Video Call Center (VCC). The multi-year support relationship integrates VCC’s digital cloud and video call system into MLB Network’s operating headquarters in Secaucus, NJ to produce live, digital programs featuring guests and fans calling from video apps on their […]
ESPN announced Monday that its new OTT streaming service, ESPN+, will launch on April 12 featuring live sports, original content and a catalog of on-demand programming. The $4.99-per-month service touted since November and powered by BAMTech — the technology spinoff of Major League Baseball Advanced Media for which Disney outlaid $2.58 billion for a 75-percent […]
