American Express detailed its activation festivities for the US Open this year and experiences set to include American Express Air Tennis, which uses a combination of custom-built and responsive technologies, including air haptics and an ultra-sensitive motion capture system to create an interactive live gaming experience. The brand is also partnering with Venus Williams for […]
Psyonix has set a destination for college esports. The Rocket League publisher unveiled a deepened partnership with Tespa to showcase Collegiate Rocket League, which will serve as the title’s official competitive college league in the US and Canada for the title. Competition launches next month and runs through December and will see college teams compete […]
With $1 million once again on the line, ELEAGUE announced plans to bring back Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with the ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017 kicking off on Sept. 1 on TBS with a preview of the action ahead. Live event competition will ensue with Group A on Sept. 8 at 10p and digital coverage available via […]
The Walking Dead exec producers Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert, and Charles Eglee, yesterday started their filing breach of contract suit in NY against AMC, claiming they were denied their fair share of profits. At the same time the trio released a peace-keeping statement. “While we disagree with AMC on the merits of our […]
Pocket.watch, the burgeoning kids content company that counts Les Moonves, Robert Downey Jr., film and music producer Jon Landau, Third Wave Digital and United Talent Agency among its backers, is growing its executive ranks and partnerships. Stone Newman, formerly of Genius Brands International, is in as chief revenue officer. Newman will focus on developing Pocket.Watch […]
Big news in the world of measurement: Nielsen’s digital ratings product is set to start incorporating video content distributed across Facebook, YouTube and Hulu. The move will allow digital publishers and TV networks to gather incremental viewership data on the three digital media platforms. Nielsen’s digital ratings product was first introduced in the fall of […]
Okay, this is pretty nifty: Snapchat is set to launch Crowd Surf, a new feature that uses AI to glean when large groups of people are filming the same musical act. Crowd Surf can then edit the user stories together so that the song they’re taping remains smooth and unbroken, while the camera angles of […]
The NFL on CBS is set to make history this season, as the network unveiled its talent roster for its games. In addition to the previously-announced lead team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson, CBS Sports added play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins to the 2017 NFL lineup. The move makes Mowins the first woman […]
The PGA TOUR detailed plans for the front of its 2017-18 schedule with a seven-week stretch through mid-November that features four official domestic and four official international tournaments. The season tees off on Oct. 2-8 with the Safeway Open in Napa before hitting Asia for three straight tournaments, including the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, […]
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