The following is an op-ed by Jonathan Pan and Taylor Ward. Jon is Head of Esports at BRaVe Ventures. He started off his sports career as a Product Manager at Riot Games and most recently as CEO of Ember, a North American League of Legends Team. Prior to Riot, he was a Senior Consultant in […]
The massive behemoth media company known as Facebook is currently in talks to license shows on its platform, including game shows, scripted shows and sports, according to Recode. Company executives, led by Head of Global Creative Strategy Ricky Van Veen, have been conducting meetings with television studios and video producers in an effort to further explore […]
Manny Pacquiao and Facebook Live have established quite the relationship. In fact, Facebook Live recently brought the public into Pacquiao’s dressing room before his return to the ring when he eventually regained the WBO welterweight championship after beating Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision last month. Get The Latest Sports Tech News In Your Inbox! The […]
It is called the 25 most exciting seconds in college football. When the Clemson University football team enters Death Valley prior to a home kickoff, it touches Howard’s Rock for good luck and performs the ‘Hill Run’ between a swarm of Tigers’ fans. Yet, what would it be like to actually be a Tiger player on […]
For the first time, NBC, owner of the distributive rights of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, is releasing its vice-tight grip on providing content to other platforms. A partnership between NBC and Facebook, which also includes the Facebook-owned social media app, Instagram, will kick off prior to the Opening Ceremony on August 5. NBC will publish up to 20 […]
