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ESPN and Tennis Channel are under fire for AI moves, even if they haven’t created Skynet yet.

ESPN

AI announcements clue us into what sports media companies don’t value

May 29, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian talks before the game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins at Minute Maid Park.

ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian is fearful of technology: ‘I’m scared to death of it’

Kurkjian does a three-hour commute to avoid his own devices during the recording of his podcast.

By Sam Neumann OnJul 29, 2024 0
AAF founder Charlie Ebersol waits for the game to start at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. on February 10, 2019. [Photo from Patrick Breen/The Arizona Republic, via USA Today Sports.]

Originals

Charlie Ebersol on Tempus Ex Machina-Chelsea partnership: ‘Our technology ultimately is infrastructure.’

TSN on-ice camera operator Nathan Eidse in 2020.

TSN’s camouflaged on-ice camera at World Juniors owes a debt to Wayne Gretzky

"He said how much he loved the camera — he thought it was great — but the camera needed to be covered in white."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 2, 2023 0

MLB Network’s “Speed Cam” returns for Wednesday’s Braves-Marlins NLDS Game 2 telecast

"The dynamic part of this camera is that it can really get up to a good speed up and down the dugout," says MLB Network producer Chris Pfeiffer.

By Ian Casselberry OnOct 6, 2020 0
Jerry Gepner at his induction into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Jerry Gepner, known for on-screen scores and the first-down line, gives a memorable Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame induction speech

"I've been thinking of this and said 'You know, if I had me working for me, I would have fired me a long time ago.' And there's a lot of truth to that. But it points to one of the great blessings of my career; people who didn't fire me. Really, these folks deserve their own Hall of Fame."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 17, 2019 1
Jimmy Pitaro speaking in Bristol.

Jimmy Pitaro says ESPN will continue VR/AR/isocam experiments, especially online: “We do not believe that AR or VR is a fad.”

"We’ve been leaders in the virtual reality and augmented reality space for a long time now. We’ve already developed content for the Oculus [VR headset] and are willing to make our content available in those spaces."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 16, 2019 0

Networks and leagues are expressing interest in bringing wearable cameras into live games

The hope is that the cameras will provide unique angles that will attract younger viewers

By Ken Fang OnSep 17, 2018 0
REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

ESPN

The winners and losers in the Disney/BAMTech deal

Twitter going public in 2017.

Which major sports league will take the plunge and put games exclusively online?

Which league will be the first to sell an online package of games?

By Ken Fang OnAug 3, 2017 5

Sports Illustrated launches “Tech And Media” vertical with SportTechie

New Sports Illustrated editorial director Chris Stone told Awful Announcing last week that the publication was planning to...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 15, 2016 3
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Is Twitter streaming NFL games a sign for the future of the league?

Last year, the first regular season NFL game was streamed exclusively on Yahoo. For the next two sesasons,...

By Ken Fang OnMay 9, 2016 81

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