Sports Tech Live - Issue #98

The stock offering comes as cable-TV subscribers ditch traditional bundles in record numbers.

Each of ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcasts takes place as the NFL and the TV networks that air its games hold critical rights talks.

Sky, Mediaset, Rai, Tim and DAZN also reportedly keen to secure coverage for next cycle.

After renegotiating with Sinclair to continue providing access to regional sports networks earlier this year, YouTube TV has announced that the contract extension is expiring and the streaming service will drop FOX RSNs beginning this Thursday, October 1.

Caesars Entertainment is in talks to buy William Hill in a deal that would value the British bookmaker at £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion) and underscore the size of the opportunity in online gaming and sports betting in the United States.

The New York Jets look at their new BetMGM Studio as a way to build out their partnership with a sports betting operator.

Sports media is betting big on sports gambling this season. 

The Chicago Bears and PointsBet announced Friday that they have agreed to a partnership that will make PointsBet the first official sports betting partner of the Chicago Bears.

100 Thieves, an esports collective that also operates a massively popular streetwear-inspired merch brand, has added three executives to its team – all of whom have been named vice presidents in their respective fields.  Jeremy Azevedo has been named VP of content, Julie Van will serve as VP of people, and Mark Rasoul has joined the company as VP of marketing, The Hollywood Reporter reports. 

The offer by Activision Blizzard is an acknowledgement that competitive gaming faces some serious financial challenges because the novel coronavirus has made in-person events near impossible to conduct.

The digital media company has built a community of millions of young sports fans. Now it wants to add more big name advertisers.

Global tournament organizers ESL and DreamHack will merge their operations into a single entity under the name ESL Gaming. The new structure will be led by Co-CEOs Craig Levine and Ralf Reichert. DreamHack President and CEO Marcus Lindmark will take the role of president, DreamHack SVP, project and event operations.

SpringHill, LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s entertainment brand, has entered into a first-look film deal with Universal Pictures

The website will have more written content after going to a video platform a few years ago.

iHeartMedia announced the launch of iHeartSports Network, which provides sports updates for radio stations with non-sports formats.

Mexican-American boxer Abner Mares is bringing the Blue Wire Podcast Network into Spanish-language podcasting. The sports-focused network has tapped Mares to host a new series in both English and Spanish.

Why hasnt this already happened?

Nike’s Jordan Brand this week released a fashion collection that lets Snapchat users dress up their Bitmoji avatars with virtual sportswear and buy it online to wear in real life.

Startup literally took over TikTok territory and is now going for its advertisers, but will it live up to its own hype?

The return of live sports to TV has resulted in lower-than-expected viewership and advertisers expecting to be recompensed for the ad delivery shortfalls. With the NBA and NHL nearing the completion of their seasons, the volume of available TV sports inventory to reallocate to owed advertisers is at risk of waning.

However, college football could serve as a refill, so long as the coronavirus crisis doesn’t cut short its return.

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TikTok for the first time is sponsoring a racecar driver, per an announcement. Ryan Vargas, who belongs to the No. 6 Johnny Davis Motorsports Chevrolet team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will drive the TikTok-branded car in six races starting on Oct. 3 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

Four former Harvard athletes are using their athletic backgrounds as the investment thesis behind an early stage venture fund.

Buzzer, a mobile platform for live sports personalized for fans and authenticated through existing subscriptions or micropayments, today announced the close of a $4 million seed funding round. The funding was led by Lerer Hippeau, the most active early-stage venture capital fund in New York, and Sapphire

When people ponder the investment opportunity around collectibles, they probably think about things like wine auctions, sales of very expensive old cars or baseball cards, or maybe a pocket watch that made an unlikely appearance on an antiques TV show, hoping that their piece of treasure might one day also be worth millions. But a […]

Following the acquisition of Synergy Sports Technology and Keemotion by Atrium Sports, the firm has merged all of its entities into Synergy Sports.

Soccer-themed venues to support Spanish league’s international growth.

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Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie and Chiney Ogwumike are teaming up for Front & Center, a new 12-episode podcast series on Blue Wire, beginning Tuesday. “I have been told for years that I should have my own podcast,” Leslie said. “I am so excited to share this space with my dear friend and mentee. Chiney and I will navigate through topics that are meaningful to us and our community. We may not have all the answers to life, but it sure feels good to have a space and place to learn and speak openly and candidly about our feelings without being guarded or scripted.”

Brittanie Boyd is the new vice president of marketing, and Katie O'Reilly is promoted to chief revenue officer. The Sixers also donated millions to social justice causes and named a diversity officer.

Digital media company Team Whistle has promoted Michael Cohen to CEO and set a long-form partnership with former Electus CEO Chris Grant.

More CEOs are looking for external candidates and compensation packages have bounced back, according to executive headhunters.

The NFL seeks to use its own app platform that will house all 32 teams instead of the patchwork that currently exists.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted that the XFL is planning to return in 2022.

San Antonio-based Xenex makes the $125,000 robots, which the company said eliminate viruses on surfaces in minutes.