Tag Archives: football

Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in internet services, today announced the launch of Rakuten Sports. This new live streaming and video on demand (VOD) sports entertainment platform provided by Rakuten will deliver sports content to a global audience. Rakuten Sports provides viewers with Meiji Yasuda J1 League matches from the ...

The XFL today announced multi-year agreements with ESPN and FOX Sports to televise XFL games starting with its inaugural 2020 season. XFL games will air weekly on broadcast TV (ABC and FOX) complemented by games on cable (ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2). The XFL TV schedule allows for consistent appointment ...

There is no doubt that soccer as a business continues to grow; MLS has announced expansion to more markets, there is great excitement about the US Women’s National Team and the coming women’s World Cup and we see more and more of the world’s elite clubs putting down stakes both ...

ACE Media, the trailblazing content development and production subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, today announced a strategic investment by Allied Global Marketing, the leading entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency. This groundbreaking partnership will arm ACE Media with additional capital, production capabilities, and sales and marketing resources to accelerate ...

In preparation for the 2019 NFL Draft, NBC Sports Regional Networks will get fans ready for the NFL’s 100th season with the 2019 NFL Draft Preview Show tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on the MyTeams by NBC Sports app. MyTeams is available for download on iOS and Android devices in ...

Opendorse, the leading athlete marketing platform, today announced a partnership with The Alliance of American Football (AAF) designed to help the league and its players build their brands together on social media. The agreement names opendorse as The Alliance’s athlete-driven publishing partner. The partnership reflects The Alliance’s continued commitment to working ...

In Honor of Women’s History Month, the WNFC is set to launch the first-ever network, dedicated to women’s tackle football. WNFC TV will be the first American sport-oriented network dedicated to women’s tackle football. The network will be owned by the WNFC and operated using USCREEN technologies. The WNFC will ...

The notion of giving fans in the U.S. more say in the pro sports they are watching continues to grow in various shapes and sizes of experimentation. There are two football leagues; the indoor Fan Controlled Football League and the outdoor Your Call Football, which both are going to try ...

Batesville, Miss., population about 7,500 at the 2010 census, wouldn’t seem at first glance to be the ideal location for a national high school football power. But as the debut film in the “Between the Pines: Mississippi’s Greatest Sports Stories” series, “The University of South Panola (USP),” which debuted in ...

Jim Brown is many things… All-time NFL great, arguably the best ever. Successful actor. Activist. And, yes, accused attacker of women over three decades-plus. These are all part of Brown’s 82 years on the planet, and now more than a half century since he left the gridiron, he still commands ...