One of the biggest events in the squash world is coming in mid-December. The 2019 World Squash Federation Men’s World Team Squash Championship will take place 15-21 December in Washington, DC, and viewers across the world will be able to stream all the action for free. Local club Squash on Fire will host, with matches […] More
ESL Gaming travels the world to bring fans the biggest eSports competitions, and it does so with a minimal approach that would make traditional pro sports leagues shake with fear. The company has learned a few things about streaming over its 19 years. It now streams from multiple arenas each month and handles more events […] More
Every social media platform is a tool that sports teams and rights owners can use to engage with fans. The trick is understanding each platform’s strengths and speaking to its users in a tailored way. Speaking at the recent Hashtag Sports conference in New York City, Melissa Rosenthal Brenner, EVP, digital media, NBA, explained how […] More
The team at CBS Sports HQ must have been in a generous mood on Thursday night (20 June) because the free streaming network delivered all the excitement from the NBA Draft live with a multi-location setup and expert analysis. The channel’s core group of experts was gathered in Stamford, CT, and that’s where basketball insiders […] More
Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) has special live-streaming challenges that other sports organisations don’t have to deal with. For one thing, its competitors aren’t all on one field. Instead, they’re scattered across large lakes, often miles apart, and nowhere near a Wi-Fi network. Capturing all the action and streaming it to viewers around the world live […] More
Where do eSports fit on a traditional sports network? Fox Sports is trying to work that out, with a little help from online platform Caffeine. The two will co-present live broadcasts of several events in the FIFA 19 Global Series right up to the FIFA eWorld Cup. For FIFA eSports fans, this means more ways […] More
This is the first Super Bowl for CBS Sports HQ. The 24/7 streaming sports network, which launched in February, will be all over Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. All this week CBS Sports HQ is offering four daily shows that capture the drama of the NFL’s biggest day. Kanell and Bell, at 10-11 a.m. ET, […] More
Live sports streaming took off in 2018, but viewers still found plenty of issues holding it back. While viewers liked having easy access from any device, they didn’t like the quality concerns that often went along with it. Content-delivery network (CDN) Limelight’s year-end State of Online Video report examined both the growth and the issues. […] More
The US sports digital, cable and satellite service Pac-12 Networks is on course to produce 850 matches during the 2018-19 season and has found what it considers to be the perfect production partner in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Using a variety of AWS Elemental media solutions, Pac-12 Networks (Pac-12 Conference’s production wing) has transitioned to a […] More
In June the PGA Tour and Discovery announced a 12-year partnership to create a streaming service for the international market but included few details. Now they have unveiled GolfTV, available to viewers in every country except the USA starting 1 January. GolfTV is a links-lover’s wish list, combining live tournament coverage, an on-demand library, and […] More