Live streaming applications Meerkat and Periscope have been banned by the National Hockey League. Credentialed members of the media officially are not permitted to stream live footage from before, during, and after NHL games from inside NHL arenas. A memo from NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed the league’s motion to ban these applications: “We […]
The NHL banned the use of live streaming apps like Periscope and Meerkat just two weeks after Major League Baseball confirmed it would not ban their use. “Without limiting the generality of the credential language, any streaming of footage in violation of the NHL’s Broadcast Guidelines (including, for example, live-streaming inside the arena less than […]
ESPN may have the rights to broadcast the NFL Draft, but CBS and Fox Sports have found new ways to engage their viewers and bring the draft closer to home. CBS Sports will stream in-depth video analysis of the 2015 draft on their website and application throughout all three days of the draft. Former NFL […]
With less than a month until the most anticipated boxing match in decades, Floyd Mayweather will be will be having his media workout live streamed on Periscope by @CBSSports tomorrow, April 14, from the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, according to CBS Sports. If you’re a boxing fan or simply curious about how Periscope can work in […]
Earlier this year, Twitter purchased and subsequently re-branded Periscope, a free application that allows users to broadcast live videos from their mobile devices. Periscope’s re-launch late last month followed the almost instant success of Meerkat, a similar application that made its debut during Austin’s South by Southwest festival in early March. It’s too early to […]
