The NFL and Facebook announced on Tuesday a multiyear programming partnership that includes official video highlights from all games and NFL Films content available globally. NFL Films, the league’s production arm, will provide NFL Turning Point, Sound FX and NFL Game Recaps content via Show Pages for fans around the world, while fans in the U.S. can […]
The endurance-focused obstacle racing series, Spartan Race, is set to kick off a new partnership with Facebook that will feature live video streaming coverage of races, starting with the Spartan World Championship. Spartan teamed up with Facebook and its new Watch video platform to broadcast live events through the 2017 Spartan season. The Spartan Race Facebook […]
JibJab, the short-form entertainment producers known for putting your face into content, has announced the launch of JibJab Camera. The app was launched in partnership with the NFL Network to produce personalized content for the series of Thursday Night Football games. Every Thursday, fans will find a new way to show support for their team — five […]
The Indian Premier League’s media rights were auctioned off, and while Facebook didn’t win them, the social network did bid an amount large enough for it to signal a strong interest in live sports. Facebook bid about $608 million for the cricket rights from 2018-22 that were awarded to Star India thanks to a bid […]
Real Madrid, the most-liked sports team on Facebook with 105 million thumbs up, has launched a unique new show on the social network that is available on the new Watch video platform in the U.S. and for fans worldwide on the Hala Madrid Show Page. Hala Madrid is an eight-episode series that takes fans behind […]