As chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Michael Eisner oversaw the acquisition of ABC/ESPN. He then started an investment firm, Tornante Company, whose portfolio includes an independent digital video studio, Vuguru. Last year, he purchased Portsmouth FC, an English soccer club. Through this variety of experiences, Eisner has become immersed in sports broadcasting […]
Brazil’s top league, the Brasileiro, will become the first domestic soccer league to stream games live on YouTube. The Google-owned video platform reportedly will broadcast 110 live matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on a dedicated YouTube channel to 27 territories in Europe, Asia and Oceania. The agreement was brokered by third-party Spanish producer […]
ESPN announced an agreement with FC Bayern Munich on Tuesday that would give the network direct access to video including pre- and post-match reports, press briefings, and other features that might otherwise need exclusive access. That content will be shared through ESPN’s digital and social media platforms in both English and Spanish. “ESPN is one […]
The criticality discipline of nuclear engineering is a lot like scouting, sort of. In one, you need to project the state of radioactive materials and predict what might happen in all possible scenarios. In the other, you need to forecast the current skills and abilities of young athletes and find the future Hall of Famers. […]
Hockey’s dominant storyline this season has been the expansion Vegas Golden Knights’ historic run to the Western Conference Finals. Documenting that ride has been official team photographer Jeff Bottari, who has endeavored to be unique and proactive in chronicling the Knights’ inaugural year. “We get to capture history, the first season of the Vegas Golden […]
