Digital sports and entertainment media company Whistle Sports recently closed a Series C funding round worth $27.5 million, it was announced Monday. Investment firm Beringea led the round with $4.6 million in financing along with broadcasting and digital media companies including NBC Sports Ventures, TEGNA, Sky and Emil Capital. The announcement comes after a banner year […]
At its booth for the 2017 Australian Open, Yonex has paid homage to its Japanese roots with a peaceful Zen garden while attracting fans with a fast-paced “String Shooter” VR game. As unstrung rackets descend from the sky, players have 45 seconds to shoot string through the heads of as many rackets as possible. Five points are […]
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced an eight-year partnership with SAS Canada, marking the COC’s first analytics partnership. This agreement also makes the COC the first national Olympic committee to form a long-term partnership with an analytics company, using data to give athletes and coaches an extra advantage in maximizing their performance outcomes. “This one of […]
The most important information, happening now in the world of sports technology. The NBA reaches another international audience via Facebook Live, the last few minutes of an NBA game may have an interesting new wrinkle if Adam Silver has his say, the PGA and Twitter partner, Tom Brady and Under Armour launch a unique new […]
The Sacramento Kings, widely considered to be one of the most tech-savvy teams in the league, became the first NBA team to broadcast using Facebook’s Live 360 video feature. The video, which received 74,000 views after it went live Thursday, shows Kings dancers practicing. The Kings partnered with 360fly – the maker of a single-lens camera that […]
