Twitter wants to be taken seriously as a major player in sports. The social media site announced new content collaborations on Monday with a number of leagues and sports media companies, headlined by ESPN through an elaborate content and revenue-sharing partnership with The Walt Disney Company. Twitter and Disney said they plan to work closely […]
ESPN’s new over-the-top streaming service, ESPN+, which recently became available with a Netflix-like interface of original and live programming through the upgraded ESPN app, launched officially on Tuesday as a Roku channel. The service, available for $4.99 a month or $49.99 for the year, can be streamed through a newly-upgraded ESPN channel on the Roku […]
Two days after inking a partnership with the NHL to stream the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hulu announced Friday a marketing push that will feature its logo splashed across TNT’s broadcast of the NBA Playoffs. Hulu’s ad spots will begin airing this Sunday and will last through TNT’s First Round, Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals […]
Hulu has signed on as an official sponsor of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, expanding the streaming service’s live sports content as it works to compete with Amazon.com, Facebook and other over-the-top services. Hulu, which is jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company, 21st Century Fox, Comcast and Time Warner, announced that it […]
Let’s be honest, few of us will get to enjoy lounging on a couch in front of the TV all day for the next four days. March Madness begins Thursday afternoon and it’s literally non-stop basketball until late Sunday night. For those of us who either can’t get in front of a TV or have […]
