United World Sports, the organizers of the premier annual rugby events in the United States, announced they have promoted Jon Hinkin to Tournament Director. One of the most respected competitors and successful businessmen in the sport, Hinkin has been involved in the growth of the USA Sevens since its inception. ...
Read More »WTA To Launch New Digital And Social Platform To Take The Fans On Tour
WTA CEO, Steve Simon, announced today from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, the launch of WTA Networks, a new digital media and marketing division that will deliver tennis fans with the highest-quality, on and off-the-court content available anywhere. WTA Networks will completely revamp the WTA’s ...
Read More »DISH First Pay-TV Provider to Offer NBA TEAM PASS
Today, DISH became the first pay-TV provider to offer NBA TEAM PASS. The new single team offering, available for $119, will allow DISH customers to follow any one of the NBA’s 30 teams throughout the regular season with live access to every out-of-market game. DISH will continue to offer NBA ...
Read More »Monumental Sports Launches Enhanced, Direct-to-Fan Service With Live Games, Original Programming
Monumental Sports Network, a business of Monumental Sports & Entertainment today announced the launch of anywhere, anytime access to hundreds of live games and exclusive on-the-go original programming, fan events and limited-edition merchandise, connecting the D.C. sports fan community to the teams they care about most. Available through annual or ...
Read More »The18.com Debuts New Multimedia-Focused Website
The18, a sports media company with a mission to create the most entertaining, viral soccer content in the world, has launched a newly designed website to create an immersive, multimedia experience for fans. The new site is aimed at the growing number of young, diverse fans who represent an important ...
Read More »Hometown Networks Launches Today, Giving Communities, Schools and Groups Low-Cost Live Webcasting and Production Services
A pair of proven entrepreneurs, with extensive experience in marketing, sports and television, are behind Hometown Networks, a new live streaming platform that will enable communities and schools to provide coverage of sports and other events to audiences around the world. ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen is the Senior Strategic Advisor ...
Read More »Topps Gives Fans the Power to Decide Card #1 for 2017 Topps® Baseball Series One
The Topps Company, Inc. will turn to its fanbase once again to decide who is worthy of the iconic Card No. 1 in 2017 Topps® Baseball Series One with the return of public fan voting. The voting will open to the public from Tuesday, October 11 at 10 a.m. EST ...
Read More »FloSports Announces Launch of OTT Apps on Roku and Apple TV
FloSports today announced new apps available on the Roku and Apple TV platforms that will give consumers direct access to its live events, documentaries, studio shows, highlights and other original video content across its network of sites. Using the Cisco Infinite Video Platform, FloSports now offers a complete multi-screen experience ...
Read More »Week Five of “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” Draws a Total Audience of 3.1 Million Viewers for the broadcast and 236k AMA for the Game
Twitter announced Friday that the live streaming results of their week five matchup of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, featuring the Arizona Cardinals beating the San Francisco 49ers 33-21. In total, Twitter reached 3.1 million combined worldwide viewers for the NFL Thursday Night Kickoff pregame show and the Cardinals/49ers game for a ...
Read More »New Exhibit Celebrates Art of LeRoy Neiman At Yogi Berra Museum
Renowned for his brilliantly colored paintings, posters and sketches, LeRoy Neiman was perhaps America’s most prolific and recognizable artist of his time. His works celebrated heroes in sports and entertainment and the good life, and remain prominently displayed in major museums and collections around the world. Neiman was an eye-catching ...
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