Bleacher Report is at the center of a growing industry push toward distributing live video content and providing millennial and Gen Z fans with new social experiences online. On Friday night, it will be the first media entity to broadcast a high school football game exclusively on Facebook Live as it airs Sylvan Hills at […]
In what has turned into a year of live streaming mania, the Orlando Magic are joining the growing industry trend as it will broadcast its Wednesday night preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs on Facebook Live. Due to NBA rules, anyone within a 75-mile radius of the Amway Center will be able to watch […]
What can live streaming do for an NBA franchise? For the Atlanta Hawks, an open practice broadcast on its Facebook account on Saturday morning received more than one million views. According to Jaryd Wilson, the Hawks Digital Content Manager, the team has seen “massive success” with their live social streams, so they weren’t too surprised about the seven-figure […]
Facebook is now live streaming college football games thanks to beIN SPORTS kicking off its broadcasting rights deal with Conference USA. The cable television network better known for its soccer coverage aired its first college football game on Saturday when UTEP defeated New Mexico State. The football game — the first of 10 Conference USA […]
When the Buffalo Bills host the New York Jets on Sept. 15, the game will be streamed live on Twitter and mark the kickoff of much more than just the National Football League’s slate of Thursday Night Football events. Social media sites streaming live sports events could become the new normal as the first of […]
