AUSTIN, Texas — “There’s never been a better time to be a sports fan,” declared Andrew Barge, Head of Sports Broadcast Partnerships at Twitter, early on during a panel discussion at South by Southwest Conference on Sunday. More content — most of which is even free — is available at your fingertips than ever before, […]
From cementing a physical presence in the U.S., New York made “too much sense” for Grabyo, a social video management and editing platform. The London-headquartered company has announced its entry into the States with long-time sports and entertainment executive Mike Kelley leading the move as President of the Americas. Kelley, who previously worked at NeuLion and served as a […]
Major League Soccer and Univision Deportes announced on Friday a partnership with Facebook to broadcast 2017 regular season games in English on Facebook Live, starting with Atlanta United hosting the Chicago Fire on March 18. A minimum of 22 live streamed matches — which will include Facebook-specific commentators and interactive features to engage with fans […]
The World Surf League has to be “digital first” by default based on how its events rely on wave patterns and weather conditions. As a result, it can’t have a regular programming schedule with a traditional broadcaster. So after experimenting with Facebook Live over the past year, the WSL and Facebook announced this week that the surfing […]
NEW YORK — In August 2014, the Big East launched the Big East Digital Network with 90 events for the conference’s first foray into live streaming — a way to connect with fans through a new medium. Since then, the Big East has more than doubled the amount of annual games it produces with its partners on […]
