Pop quiz, draftnik. As Bleacher Report’s trio of NFL draft analysts prepare for their extended Facebook Live coverage of the seven-round event, a producer is periodically sent into the room with a scenario: “The Buccaneers just traded the No. 7 pick to the Bills, who are now on the clock. Go.” “We spend a lot […]
Over the last year or so, we’ve been monitoring LaVar Ball and the Ball family’s every move. It feels like we haven’t missed a LaVar tirade, Lonzo shot or quotable moment in months. Still, people are hungry more. Specifically, they want longer episodes of Facebook Watch’s Ball in the Family. Its debut episode six months ago […]
Facebook has provided a platform for LiAngelo Ball to explain what happened in China, with cameras from the reality show Ball in the Family taking viewers inside the hotel room where he was forced to stay following a shoplifting incident in November. In an episode released Sunday, Ball was shown huddling up with his father […]
It’s Jimmy V week at ESPN, which means the network is raising money to benefit The V Foundation. As part of the effort, ESPN provided a unique second-screen experience during Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic between No. 4 Villanova and No. 12 Gonzaga. ESPN’s Shelley Smith hosted the broadcast alongside fellow cancer survivor Avi Newhouse. […]
During the Stadium network’s Facebook Live broadcast of a Wyoming-Texas State football game on Sept. 30, a hashtag started trending in the comments section: #InterviewCheerleaderSidney. Stadium’s social producer, Greg Shellow, noted its popularity and, though its origin was not immediately obvious, texted the tip to sideline reporter Camryn Irwin, who went to investigate. She approached […]
