Sports

From August 15 to 17, Beijing will host the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Sports Games at its iconic Olympic venues, the Bird’s Nest and the Ice Ribbon. Robots will sprint, tumble, and kick their way through 11 human-inspired events, including track and field, gymnastics, and football. On the surface, it reads like a high-production state-sponsored tech propaganda – which it almost certainly is. Still, I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt. Continue Reading →

I wasn’t going to weigh in on the Tyson-Paul fight — dissecting staged spectacles isn’t usually my thing — but as advanced media lessons go, this one delivered a knockout. Continue Reading →

Spiideo, a Swedish startup, says it will revolutionize sports broadcasting with its AI-driven camera system. The company recently raised $20 million to enhance its technology, which mimics professional camera operators and can fully automate the broadcasting of 15 different sports. Continue Reading →

For its EA Sports College Football 25 video game, EA Sports will offer Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals worth $600 to more than 11,000 athletes. This initiative marks the largest NIL deal to date, covering all 85 scholarship players across 134 FBS programs. Continue Reading →

Super Bowl LVIII, which aired on CBS and was simulcast on various platforms (including Paramount+, Univision, and Nickelodeon), achieved a record-breaking 123.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched television broadcast in the United States since the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 and surpassing last year’s Super Bowl viewership of 115 million. Continue Reading →

Tonight, Major League Baseball (MLB) is set to broadcast a regular season game in a virtual environment. The Tampa Bay Rays will face the Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field, but fans will have the option to view the game as a real-time animation. Continue Reading →

Amazon Prime Video is embarking on its second NFL season as the exclusive broadcaster of Thursday Night Football, introducing a suite of AI-powered features to immerse viewers in the strategic intricacies of the game. Continue Reading →

Dapper’s official NFL platform has topped the NFT charts lately, thanks to rising activity on game days. Continue Reading →

With the debut of Thursday Night Football on Amazon last week, we passed by a major milestone on our journey from network to networked TV. Amazon enjoyed a record number of Prime signups (the actual number has not been disclosed), and they got their products and services in front of a gigantic audience. It was a big win for Amazon. Continue Reading →

On yesterday's investor call, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that Netflix is perfectly positioned because linear TV will be dead in "five to ten years." Continue Reading →