Tag "BBC Sport"

What it’s like to experience the BBC’s VR app without a headset

The BBC’s VR app allows fans to watch the 2018 World Cup in virtual reality. But given that most people don’t have a headset – what’s it like to experience it without one?

How the World Championship final showed the power of social media for Snooker

How World Snooker, Eurosport and BBC Sport used Twitter to make snooker’s World Championship perfect for social media.

Chelsea are at the forefront of an exciting time for women’s football

Chelsea and Manchester City will fight it out for a place in the women’s FA Cup final next weekend – both sides are pioneering the latest wave of growth in women’s football.

BBC Sport announce impressive digital viewing figures for PyeongChang Games

The BBC’s digital viewing figures for the PyeongChang games shot up more than threefold from four years ago in Sochi.

Sports Technology Awards reveal 2018 shortlist

44 sports from 20 countries, including industry giants such as Puma, Juventus, ATP, Audi, Gatorade, BBC Sport and Sacramento Kings announced on Sports Tech Awards shortlist for 2018

BBC Sport’s Ben Gallop on the ‘seismic change’ of OTT

The following is a guest article from James Yellen, Senior Content Producer at LiveWire Sport… “We went through a seismic change in the industry 25 years ago with satellite TV.

BT Sport warms up for a winter of cricket with free live streaming

When the Ashes approach, it’s always time for England cricket fans to get excited. But it can also – just like the World Cup in football – be one of

BBC pledges to air an extra 1000 hours of sport as live streaming becomes free to air

The BBC has pledged to “reinvent free-to-air broadcasting” with a commitment to show 1000 hours of live sport on iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website a year, showcasing an

PODCAST: BBC Sport’s Head of Digital & Radio, Ben Gallop, on 18 years at BBC, Rio 2016 + more

1-2-1 interview with BBC Sport’s Ben Gallop where Dan talked to him about Rio 2016, his 18 years at the broadcaster, opportunities for ‘minority’ sports with digital and what’s next for the BBC.

Delivering BBC Sport’s social media offer for the Rio Olympics

Rio 2016 was a truly digital Olympic Games, exceeding all the records set during London 2012. More than 68 million UK unique browsers visited the BBC Sport website to follow