Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are scheduled to fight May 6, and before the boxing match in Las Vegas, they both tried out the virtual reality single-player boxing game Knockout League for HTC Vive. Wearing headsets and holding wireless controllers as they punched, Alvarez and Chavez took turns taking swings at a virtual […]
For episode 5 of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, we welcome Kraft Analytics Group CEO Jessica Gelman to the show. Gelman heads up KAGR, which provides data analytics, data management, and marketing strategy to the sports-entertainment industry. This new arm of Kraft Sports Group (KSG) came from the business intelligence that Gelman helped build with the Patriots. […]
NBA China announced Monday a long-term partnership that makes Sina Weibo its official social media platform, as they will collaborate on broadcasts of NBA China events, behind-the-scenes content from the NBA season, real-time short videos, highlights, photos, player interviews and original programming. Weibo already has more than 300 million monthly active users including many NBA teams […]
The Miami Heat are placing a key emphasis on the digital fan experience as the team looks to transform and redesign some digital inventory, including its mobile app. Earlier this week, the team announced a partnership with digital accelerator BeyondCurious and technology firm Built.io — the same company the Sacramento Kings utilized for its new remote control […]
PlayStation Vue launched on Monday a new multi-view feature for PlayStation 4 that allows viewers to watch up to three live channels on one screen just in time for the start of March Madness. Giving viewers the option to watch and listen to a main channel while viewing up to two additional channels can make their […]
