YouTube hires longtime Disney exec to head up live sports
YouTube hires longtime Disney exec to head up live sports As YouTube prepares to air an exclusive NFL opening week game for free on September 5th, it’s hiring former Disney exec Justin Connolly. He’d most recently been running the streaming services and linear media networks, and will take over as YouTube’s new global head of […]
YouTube will stream an opening week NFL game for free
YouTube will stream an opening week NFL game for free YouTube is exclusively streaming an NFL week 1 game for free worldwide to kick off the 2025 season. The game will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, September 5th, and will feature the Los Angeles Chargers taking on a yet-to-be-named opponent. As with […]
Peacock’s NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats
Peacock's NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats Peacock’s NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats Peacock’s homepage will display live NBA games with some stats. | Image: Peacock The NBA is headed to Peacock this October, and with it a range of new features making the viewing experience […]
NFL swaps first-down chains for Sony’s 8K cameras
NFL swaps first-down chains for Sony's 8K cameras NFL swaps first-down chains for Sony’s 8K cameras Starting with this year’s football season, the NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain — a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to […]
Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design
Madison Square Garden's surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end up seeing the show — […]
Netflix’s CEO talks Apple TV, Amazon, and the NFL
Netflix's CEO talks Apple TV, Amazon, and the NFL Netflix’s CEO talks Apple TV, Amazon, and the NFL It’s not every day you see a tech executive lightly dunk on their competitors, but this week, Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos was feeling a little bold. In an interview with Variety, Sarandos touched on the Max versus […]
Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars
Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars The Nintendo Switch 2 is nigh. Nigh-ish, anyway. When it does launch later this year, it might start another revolution in portable gaming, as millions of people are able to play from their couch, their bed, the train, and anywhere else. That was also true of […]
Teeing off at the wildly high-tech future of golf
Teeing off at the wildly high-tech future of golf When youâre starting a new sports league, or really a new anything, youâre always praying for your first viral moment. For TGL, a new golf league hoping to reinvent the game for a new era and a new audience, that moment came before the first season […]
The Vision Pro NBA app turns some games into a miniature 3D diorama
The Vision Pro NBA app turns some games into a miniature 3D diorama It really makes you want to reach out and pick up one of the players. The NBA has introduced a new AR feature for its Vision Pro app this week called Tabletop, which places a floating render of a basketball court in […]
Meta spends big to make its Ray-Ban glasses a true mainstream hit
Meta spends big to make its Ray-Ban glasses a true mainstream hit You won’t be able to buy these limited edition Super Bowl Ray-Ban smart glasses. | Image: Meta Meta isn’t shy about its ambitions to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses a mainstream gadget. So much so, it’s made not one but two Super Bowl […]