The documentary feature, A Most Beautiful Thing, narrated and executive produced by Common, a Grammy, Oscar and Emmy award-winning artist, executive produced by NBA Stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade along with Grammy-winning producer 9th Wonder and directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in America. The story begins in the most surprising ...
Read More »Bundesliga Goes All-In on AWS to Revolutionize Football Viewing Experience
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced that Germany’s Bundesliga has selected AWS as its official technology provider to deliver more in-depth insight into every live broadcast of Bundesliga games and enable new personalized fan experiences. Bundesliga will use AWS artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), analytics, compute, database, and ...
Read More »National Lacrosse League Expands Athlete Social Storytelling with Greenfly Partnership
The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest professional lacrosse league in the world, announced today that it has partnered with Greenfly, the industry-leading content collaboration and distribution platform that works with the largest sports, entertainment, and Fortune 500 organizations in the world to mobilize their athlete and advocate ecosystems. With ...
Read More »‘Just Mercy’ Gets Celebrity, Team, Athlete Endorsements
Leading up to Friday’s nationwide release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Just Mercy,” a growing list of luminaries, sports teams, faith leaders and global corporations have come out in support of the film through theatre buyouts. The film, which opened in limited release on Christmas Day, has struck a chord with critics ...
Read More »University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Partners with Data Skrive to Provide Extensive Game Recaps
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and Data Skrive partnered today to enable the school to publish comprehensive game recaps mere minutes after the completion of football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball contests. The partnership tips off in early January as the Golden Lions begin Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play ...
Read More »GEICO Extends Partnership With National Lacrosse League For Full 2019-20 Season
The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) has announced an extension of its groundbreaking partnership with GEICO, one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. GEICO will be the official insurance provider of the NLL for the full season after becoming a partner in March of 2019. “We welcome GEICO ...
Read More »Torres, Piniella, Davis, Franco, Lieberman To Be Honored At 40th Annual Munson Dinner February 4
A star-studded lineup will be honored at the 40th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers (23rd Street at West Side Highway) in New York City on Tuesday night, February 4, 2020 to benefit AHRC New York City Foundation, which assists children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These are the honorees: New York Yankees standout second baseman Gleyber ...
Read More »All-Time Great Charleston Gets Deserved Biography
Asked to list the greatest players in Negro League history, names like Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige and Cool Papa Bell likely leap to mind first for most fans with at least a passing knowledge of pre-integration baseball. Jackie Robinson, though he only played there for a short time, might be ...
Read More »XUMO Renews Partnership with PGA TOUR for 2020
XUMO, a pioneer in streaming television and media entertainment, today announced it has renewed its partnership with the PGA TOUR, whose popular channel on XUMO continues to deliver non-stop, official PGA TOUR programming, including PGA TOUR highlights, player interviews, tournament previews, and live Featured Holes coverage from PGA TOUR LIVE. “Launching nearly ...
Read More »Monumental Sports Network Announces Partnership with Ballislife
Monumental Sports Network has announced a partnership with Ballislife to distribute nine marquee local high school basketball matchups live on its popular social platforms beginning Thursday as Paul VI hosts Gonzaga in boys’ hoops action. Monumental Sports Network and Ballislife will partner to showcase several nationally-ranked teams including Paul VI, ...
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