YouTube has announced plans to bring new original channels, created specifically for today’s connected viewers, to its platform. Red Bull Media House North America is one of the inaugural Action Sports content producers. The Red Bull channel will re-launch in January 2012 and feature exclusive series which will chronicle the competition and daily lives of [...]
Cantor Gaming has launched an Android-compatible mobile sports wagering application. The application, which has received approval by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, will enable customers to place wagers on all Android devices, including cell phones and tablets. Mobile sports wagering customers will have access to the entire spectrum of wagers available in Cantor Gaming’s sports [...]
What if you could learn the ABCs and 123s with Grover? What if you could explore the wonders of nature as a bear? What if you could experience a beloved children’s book from within the story? Working closely with trusted children’s brands such as Sesame Street, produced by Sesame Workshop, and National Geographic, featuring TV [...]
RFID bracelets synched to your personal social channels are featured interactive elements within THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED HEISMAN TROPHY TOUR PRESENTED BY NISSAN which is expected to host hundreds of thousands of college football fans within its massive foot print. The tour will make stops at 10 of this season’s highest profile college football games, bringing [...]
The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate Insurance Company have announced “Hometown Hall of Famers,” a national program that will honor the hometown roots of the sport’s greatest players with special ceremonies and plaque dedication events in local communities. “Hometown Hall of Famers presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate” is [...]
Verizon Wireless has installed a temporary cell site — called a COLT, or Cell On Light Truck — near The Ohio State University’s Ohio Stadium to provide additional network capacity just in time for football season. The site will increase capacity in the southern portion of the stadium and the area immediately outside the stadium. [...]
Charter Communications has announced that Robert E. Quicksilver will join the company on September 6, 2011 as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. In his new position, Mr. Quicksilver will oversee Charter’s legal, government affairs, human resources and advertising sales teams. Mr. Quicksilver will join Charter from the Washington, D.C. office of Patton Boggs, [...]
The U.S. Olympic Committee and VisitBritain today announced “Team USA: Britain Bound,” a first-of-its kind, interactive program that will see an all-star roster of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic champions tour Britain this fall. The program was launched at a One Year Countdown party at New York’s Lincoln Center Tuesday night and will take fans behind [...]
2011 ESPN Monday Night Football schedule with preseason games announced as follows: Preseason Date Time (ET) Teams Aug. 11 8 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers Aug. 15 8 p.m. New York Jets at Houston Texans Aug. 22 8 p.m. Chicago Bears at New York Giants Aug. 25 8 p.m. Washington Redskins at Baltimore [...]
ESPN’s all-star lineup of analysts will anchor 68 hours of television and extensive multiplatform coverage of the Open Championship, golf’s oldest major. Guest analysts will include five-time Open Championship winner Tom Watson, 1973 winner Tom Weiskopf and the BBC’s legendary golf analyst Peter Alliss. ESPN will air all four rounds of tournament play live, starting [...]
