Forty-three million unique viewers were reached during the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. Thirty-one million watched game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals — arguably one of the greatest games in league history. There’s no debate over the popularity of esports broadcasts. Just as networks like ESPN have made improvements to broadcasts, it’s important […]
NEW YORK — Retired outfielder Johnny Damon was back competing at Yankee Stadium on Friday, only this time he wasn’t wearing pinstripes on the ballfield but a Puma polo shirt and Playstation virtual-reality headset. His hands held glowing controllers, as he twisted, punched and gyrated in the middle of an upstairs conference room. Damon, the […]
Apple’s first keynote event from the company’s new Steve Jobs Theater featured strong sports components throughout the presentation. Here are SportTechie’s top three takeaways: 1. Apple Watch While baseball’s Boston Red Sox inadvertently introduced the sports world to one illicit feature of the Apple Watch — sign stealing — the tech giant unveiled the Apple […]
Axiomatic, an esports-focused investment vehicle comprised of professional sports team owners from the NHL and NBA, will count The International 7, a Dota 2 tournament held earlier this month, as its first major win after acquiring a controlling stake in Team Liquid last September. The European-based team made history Aug. 12 as the first ever […]
Hayley Wickenheiser once won multiple medals in Olympic and world championship competition for the Canadian national hockey team. Recently, she joined another high-profile team: the professional advisory board of Highmark Interactive, a medical technology company seeking to change how athletes manage concussions and other brain injuries. Wickenheiser is one of three former athletes to form […]
