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Is Fightball a glimpse of the sporting future?

‘Fightball’, a one on one basketball ‘event’ may change the way digital platforms and sport traditionally work as sports endeavour to reach more crowds. If you haven’t heard of the

Prepare yourself for March Madness

If you haven’t heard of March Madness and you own a mobile phone, prepare yourself because you’re about to. The three week knockout basketball tournament starts later this week and

Boosting digital fan engagement at the FEB Hack Day

Back in November of last year, digital product consultancy FEB ran their Hack Day, matching leading UK sport organisations and tech developers to produce concepts to simplify the offerings for fans and keep them coming back.

Football TV subscription service gets huge investment

Football TV streaming service fuboTV, has received major investment from corporate television networks Fox and Sky Sports in what is great news for football fans all over the globe. Launching

Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-up 11/03/2016

Facebook chases NFL streaming rights With its live streaming service now picking up a huge amount of momentum, Facebook has reportedly inquired about the broadcast rights of the NFL in a

Q&A with Scott Sandalow of the New York Red Bulls

The MLS kicked off its 21st season this past weekend and the league continues to grow and mature in new and exciting ways. While the league still struggles with certain

Facebook’s live streaming service can change the broadcasting game

If the lines between rights of the broadcasters, sporting organizations, sports federations and digital platforms weren’t already blurred, the widespread arrival of Facebook’s live streaming service will have definitely done

Paris Saint-Germain introduce new hashtag to increase fan involvement

Ahead of PSG’s Champions League clash with Chelsea on Wednesday night, the club has launched the #PSGBlockbuster campaign throughout its Twitter channels to generate fan involvement in the fixture. The hashtag

Major League Baseball is making some serious moves in fan engagement

In preparation for the Major League Baseball season that kicks off on 3 April, the organisation is making some very serious moves in the way of fan engagement. As part

Chase and Curry in new endorsement deal

Golden State Warrior Steph Curry has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with US bank Chase as his profile continues to rise on the back of a stellar two seasons. Signing agreements