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NFL Deal In China Means Big Things For Social Media Streaming

The NFL’s announcement of a three-year partnership with Tencent to make Tencent Sports the exclusive destination in China for live digital streaming of games means big things for streaming on social networks. NFL live games including the Super Bowl, the playoffs, Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football will be available for […]

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Stadium To Broadcast Facebook-Exclusive College Football Games

Stadium, the new multi-platform sports network formed by Campus Insiders, 120 Sports and The American Sports Network, has partnered with Facebook to broadcast an exclusive package of 15 college football games live this season. The lineup of games that includes nine Conference USA games and six from the Mountain West Conference will be custom-produced for a […]

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Kevin Durant Creates Unique Content In YouTube Live Virtual Reality Event

The Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant was the focal point of a YouTube livestream event Tuesday when he was interviewed by established YouTubers What’s Inside, First We Feast and Ryan ToysReview in virtual reality. The VR experience could be seen on Cardboard, Daydream View and PSVR. Fans could watch the event on desktop and mobile from […]

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Athletes Help Company Using Video Games For Concussion Management

Hayley Wickenheiser once won multiple medals in Olympic and world championship competition for the Canadian national hockey team. Recently, she joined another high-profile team: the professional advisory board of Highmark Interactive, a medical technology company seeking to change how athletes manage concussions and other brain injuries. Wickenheiser is one of three former athletes to form […]

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Ballislife Facebook Live Broadcast Draws 1M Views And It’s Just The Start

An AAU game last month involving LaMelo and LaVar Ball, broadcasted on Facebook live by Ballislife, hit 1.3 million total views, including 800,000 that tuned in live and 620,000 uniques. Ballislife, a digital content platform that specializes in amateur basketball, normally distributes its content on YouTube, and had done content on Facebook before in the […]

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