The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Jeff Urban Company: Whistle Sports Position: President/Co-Founder A graduate of James Madison University, Jeff Urban is currently the President and one of the […]
On Friday, digital network Whistle Sports announced a branded content partnership with the NFL to create football-themed social media content, with a specific focus on millennial fans. Whistle Sports’ network of 400 social creators and athletes will create and distribute content to over 257 million aggregated subscribers, fans and social media followers across platforms. “This evolution […]
With its millennial-driven sports content that lives across more than 300 YouTube channels, Whistle Sports is a digital sports media company with a large online audience in the era of cable cutters. Today, this digital presence has attracted an impressive Series C funding round from TEGNA Inc., NBC Sports Ventures, Sky and Emil Capital. Whistle’s […]
Hashtag Sports recently announced the schedule for their first ever SportsFronts series to be held during the 3-day Hashtag Sports Fest expo and conference at the Brooklyn EXPO Center on October 20. The event will showcase six leading digital networks creating original video programming for millennial sports fans. SportsFronts will be a 2-hour event consisting […]
YouTube versus Twitch. After YouTube’s parent company, Google, attempted to acquire Twitch last year, it would be Amazon to end up buying the gaming livestreaming upstart for nearly $1 billion. YouTube, though, didn’t necessarily need to validate the space with such a move, they’ve had a surplus of games-related content within their platform, virtually since […]
