With its millennial-driven sports content that lives across more than 300 YouTube channels, Whistle Sports is a digital sports media company with a large online audience in the era of cable cutters. Today, this digital presence has attracted an impressive Series C funding round from TEGNA Inc., NBC Sports Ventures, Sky and Emil Capital. Whistle’s […]
Yahoo and NBC Sports Group recently confirmed the renewal of their multi-faceted partnership with plans to expand with more content to Yahoo/NBC Sports viewers, including Premier League highlights, NBC Sports Regional Network team reports, and Golf Channel. The renewed deal also extends to digital and on-air experiences through mobile and Tumblr. “Yahoo has been a great partner, and […]
In less than a month from now, the megafight that the world has been waiting between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will finally take place. For any boxing fan, it’s been an eternity for this match to materialize. For the sport of boxing, in the same vein, it’s been an eternity–a much longer one, at […]
On Super Bowl Sunday, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks weren’t the only teams facing off. In the background, companies from across the country were battling for social media presence, as the event held in Glendale, Arizona was TV’s biggest occasion of the year. From small-time blogs to giant news sources, everyone was […]
One of the three most important technological storylines from this 2014 NFL season is Zebra Technologies’ RFID chips. From the outset, players have had to wear two tags inside their shoulder pads, provided they were in one of the 17 launch stadiums. This player-tracking technology was most visible during the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, where […]
