Imagine watching a basketball game as if you were laying on the hardwood, or seeing an arena football game the way the quarterback sees the field. Those experiences are now a reality with the recent partnership between the Monumental Sports Network, and Kiswe Mobile, an interactive video streaming platform. The deal is a first for a […]
Nielsen Sports acquired Israeli startup vBrand on Thursday, as the burgeoning field of machine-learning sports media valuations begins to boom. vBrand had been a graduate of Nielsen’s tech incubator, Nielsen Innovate, and now will be integrated into the parent company’s stable of offerings. The visual data platform, powered by artificial intelligence, logs and measures brand […]
The PGA of America partnered with digital sports media platform Sina Sports on a multi-year agreement announced Friday that will enable a web and social media presence in China for a sport that continues to grow in the country. PGA of America will license its library of content to Sina Sports and create a dedicated […]
The Associated Press has partnered with crowd-sourcing app Scorestream to report high school sports scores on its media wire. The news wire of record in the U.S. made a splash last year after announcing a collaboration with Automated Insights, which the AP uses to generate short computer-written recaps of minor league baseball games. That deal was […]
Amazon has won exclusive rights to stream the ATP World Tour in the U.K., outbidding Sky Sports, according to the The Guardian. Amazon Prime will stream nearly all of the elite men’s tennis events with the exception of the four grand slams, according to the newspaper. The contract includes the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 […]
