Technology is changing the way we watch live sports. The innovation dates back decades, from the advent of the color TV, to the yellow augmented reality first down line, to… Read More
Sports technology startup FanWide has added a former Seahawks star to its team. Cliff Avril will serve as an advisor, brand ambassador and investor to the Seattle startup. Avril played… Read More
Embed from Getty Images I didn’t know that Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton was throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday until the game was practically over.… Read More
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ESPN on Thursday debuted its new ESPN+ service, reflecting larger trends in the sports industry and marking the first big step into streaming for the Disney-owned sports media giant. For… Read More
Disney is going to go its own way when it comes to streaming, announcing Tuesday that it will be ending its distribution deal with Netflix. The company plans to launch… Read More
The 2016-17 college football season ends tonight with what should be an exciting battle and a rematch of last year’s title with Alabama looking to defend its championship against Clemson. ESPN… Read More
When we watch a live football game on television, it’s easy to forget about the people and technology that help make it all happen. They are hidden from the viewer — the cameras;… Read More
Even in an age of 24-hour sports television and endless social media imagery, compelling professional sports photography still has the power to captivate an audience. Remember smiling Usain Bolt, the… Read More
Nope, it’s not just you — ESPN’s fantasy football app and website are down. On the first Sunday of the 2016-17 NFL season, ESPN suffered “technical difficulties” with both its fantasy… Read More
Disney announced today that it will acquire a 33 percent stake in BAMTech, the streaming video company spun out of Major League Baseball’s digital business that is valued at $3 billion.… Read More
Data is touching every part of sports, from how people watch a game, to how they train, to the apparel they buy, and it’s only the beginning. A panel of… Read More
In an effort to reach cord-cutters, ESPN plans to sell online-only programming to sports fans. The Information reported on Thursday that ESPN wants to offer a standalone streaming package for… Read More
After a thrilling Western Conference Finals bout that saw the Golden State Warriors storm back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Seattle Supersonics Oklahoma City Thunder, basketball fans are gearing… Read More
Drone racing may seem like a fringe sport for tinkerers and hobbyists, but the nation’s fastest drone flyer will be crowned on one of the biggest cable channels this summer. The International… Read More
BOSTON — John Clayton isn’t scheduled to speak at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend, but the ESPN NFL reporter was still hanging out with his fellow sports geeks… Read More
Among the multiple setbacks suffered of late by DraftKings, one of the least surprising is that the fantasy-sports firm no longer possesses an exclusive advertising deal with ESPN. Disney-owned ESPN… Read More
Intel is doubling down on its investment in sports technology. That much was evident at CES in Las Vegas earlier this month, when the tech giant spent half of its 90-minute… Read More
As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So, when the groundbreaking sports network launched a new ad campaign… Read More
“I finally cracked it,” Apple cofounder Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson. Jobs was referring to his company’s efforts at creating a new television and viewing experience, presumably one… Read More
ESPN is getting serious about their eSports coverage, with a new eSports section of the ESPN website. The site has a dedicated news sections for League of Legends, DOTA 2, and Hearthstone,… Read More
When YouTube announced its new ad-free subscription service, YouTube Red, the company said 99 percent of content seen on YouTube will remain unchanged to the end user — but ESPN… Read More
Bill Simmons is headed to HBO. After ESPN cut ties with the sports media star in May, Simmons will now host a weekly TV show and video podcasts on HBO starting next year as… Read More
ESPN today announced an exclusive deal with DraftKings, which will become ESPN’s official daily fantasy sports platform. DraftKings runs daily fantasy sports games that award real cash prizes to participants. The new deal… Read More
ESPN isn’t happy with Verizon’s newest cable TV offering. The sports giant filed a lawsuit on Monday against Verizon, claiming that the telecom company is breaching a contract by allowing… Read More
[Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Starwave Creative Director Greg Hollobaugh created the mock-ups.] A little Friday afternoon trivia for you: Which Seattle tech mogul’s company helped… Read More
If you want to watch college kids playing video games, ESPN — yes, ESPN — has you covered. Blizzard Entertainment today announced details about its “Heroes of the Dorm” video game… Read More
Dish Network is trying to upend the current TV landscape by offering viewers a selection of live channels via the internet. The company’s Sling TV subscription service, announced at CES earlier… Read More
Have you secretly dreamed of kicking it in a hot tub or mountainside with your favorite ESPN X Games athlete in Aspen? Well, this is perhaps as close as you… Read More
Cheeseheads aren’t the only ones who got shut down and left out in the cold Sunday afternoon by the Seahawks’ unbelievable comeback. In case you missed it, yesterday’s game was… Read More