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Skillz Introduces First Esports Streaming Ticker

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 […]

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Aereo Looking to Change the Way You Will Watch the NFL and MLB

(Aereo) Touchdown. Commercial break. Kick off. Commercial break. Three and out.  Commercial break again. There is a reason each NFL game has a three hour cable slot despite only having 60 minutes of actual playing time.  Every possession change, scoring play, and time out is followed by a commercial break.  Only the last two minutes of each half provides viewers with uninterrupted football. With Aereo TV, subscribers can access cable television from their phones, tablets, and computers for a fee of just $8 a month.  In addition to the easy access, users can record and pause live TV with Aereo’s DVR feature.  Using just a small antenna users can watch live TV or recorded shows through Aereo.  Aereo is highly...

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