FOX Sports reporter and host Rachel Bonnetta has creatively leveraged Facebook Live during a few soccer broadcasts in 2016. Bonnetta, who joined the The Buzzer on FOX in early December, and her colleagues utilized the social media platform to bypass the traditional linear broadcast restrictions. Recently, she went ‘Live’ on her own Facebook account from […]
GameOn, a mobile engagement platform helping premium content providers improve the fan experience, has partnered with Sky Sports to bring Soccer Saturday Chatbot to its English Premier League. “The English Premier League joining the GameOn community of leagues and premium content providers is a great testament to our platform’s purpose,” Alex Beckman, Founder and CEO […]
Indiana University will be using SyncThink’s medical device, EYE-SYNC, for a study on lower-impact sub-concussive head blows. The study will be conducted by assistant professor Keisuke Kawata, who has been working on sub-concussion studies and has drawn attention in the linkage between eye movement and repetitive impacts in football players. “Detection of subclinical neural impairments […]
Most of us are familiar with the hit augmented reality (AR) game released by Nintendo this summer in Pokemon Go. With the immense success the game experienced, it was only a matter of time before the sporting industry jumped on the bandwagon with its own form of AR gaming. Earlier this month, Chelsea FC unveiled the […]
Real Madrid’s initial impression of the Video Assistant Referee system that FIFA is testing can be summed up by midfielder Luka Modric’s reaction. “No es bueno,” Modric told reporters in Spanish after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against Club America in a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal Thursday. Not good was the opinion even after a Cristiano Ronaldo goal […]
