Live sports broadcasting in US braces for disruption
The business of live sports, seen as perhaps the last great firewall for traditional US broadcasters, is facing deepening challenges in the era of mobile and live streaming options.
The business of live sports, seen as perhaps the last great firewall for traditional US broadcasters, is facing deepening challenges in the era of mobile and live streaming options.
Internet
Mar 23, 2017
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The Atlanta Falcons will defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51. This prediction comes from a University of Pittsburgh researcher who backs his claim with seven years of National Football League (NFL) data and statistics.
Mathematics
Feb 1, 2017
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Twitter is taking the smartphone shackles off its live-video service Periscope in its latest attempt to broaden its audience.
Internet
Oct 13, 2016
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In some potentially game-changing news for the way we understand professional football, the National Football League began the 2016 preseason by placing tracking sensors in its footballs for the first time. The chips are ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 22, 2016
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More than two million people tuned into Twitter's first broadcast of a US football game, as the messaging platform strives to ramp up use with live video streaming of events.
Internet
Sep 17, 2016
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Twitter on Tuesday began offering video creators a cut of ad revenue in a move that could help it better compete with YouTube and Facebook for content viewers seek.
Internet
Aug 31, 2016
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Previous research on crisis communications strategies has examined how and why organizations develop specific stances toward their audiences or "publics" during crisis situations. However, little is known about how various ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2016
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A year ago, fantasy sports was rapidly building into a multi-billion dollar US business with huge global potential. Now it's fighting to survive amid objections that the industry is essentially unregulated gambling.
Business
Jun 16, 2016
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"Black Monday" has become as much a part of the National Football League season as Draft Day. The Monday after the last game of the season is marked by the firing of a number of head coaches and the start of a frenetic search ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2016
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A shock-absorbing football helmet system being developed at the University of Michigan could blunt some dangerous physics that today's head protection ignores.
Engineering
Feb 9, 2016
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