Sports
Screen Skinz raises $1.5M seed to create custom screen protectors
There has been much evolution in the personalized phone protector market, but nothing has truly captured screens yet.
Volley’s AI-enabled ball machine for racquet sports can simulate gameplay
A new sports tech startup, Volley, aims to revolutionize the way racquet sports players (platform tennis, tennis, padel and pickleball) train with its AI-enabled sports training machine. Unlike traditional tennis…
EQ Tickets combines cheaper sports and event tickets with a social network
A startup that aims to combine the ticket-buying experience online with a social network, EQ Tickets, is today emerging out of stealth to help make discovering shows and other live…
Apple today is continuing its investment in sports and subscriptions business with the launch of a new app for iPhone users, Apple Sports. The app will offer sports fans access…
OneCourt’s haptic mini-field lets blind fans follow the game by touch
Sports fans most often take in their favorite game by watching it on TV or from the venue itself, but those with blind and low vision generally must rely on…
TeachMe.To lands $2M to connect beginner athletes with local coaches
TeachMe.To, a sports coaching platform for beginner athletes, secured $2 million in seed funding, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The funding will be used to scale the platform, launch a…
Google Search is making it easier to find relevant information on women’s sports
Google is introducing a few new ways to make it easier for users to find relevant information when searching for women’s sports, the company announced on Tuesday. The new updates…
Major League Baseball embraces 3D motion tracking to scout players
Sometimes baseball feels like a game of inches. Clubs often compete for seemingly small advantages to get a leg up. Over the last couple of decades, that’s meant investments in…
Apple released iOS 16.5 Thursday with a new sports tab in the Apple News app. The tab acts as a hub for scores, match schedules and articles on your favorite…
Apple TV officially launches its multiview feature for sports fans
Apple is officially launching its new multiview feature for sports fans on the Apple TV 4K, allowing viewers to watch up to four simultaneous streams at once. The feature was…
YouTube starts presales of NFL Sunday Ticket subscription
YouTube is starting presales of NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions starting today. The company is selling the add-on to subscribers of the YouTube TV Base plan at $249 for the season.…
Apple spotted developing a ‘multiview’ feature for watching sports on Apple TV
Earlier this month, YouTube TV launched a new “multiview” feature that allows viewers to watch up to four streams of sports content at once. Now it looks like Apple TV…
Niantic, the company behind the mega-hit Pokémon GO, has reached an inflection point. Whether because of pandemic fatigue or frustration over the limitations of today’s AR tech, the Google-spawned startup…
Apple to launch ‘MLS Season Pass’ subscription on February 1
Today, Apple announced the launch date and price of its upcoming subscription service for Major League Soccer (MLS) fans, “MLS Season Pass.” Starting February 1, 2023, subscribers in 100+ countries…
Soccer legend Lionel Messi plans to get into tech investing via a new Silicon Valley holding company
Lionel Messi (pictured, right), the Argentine professional soccer/football player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, is to make a push into technology investing…
Marc Lore shares exclusive details on Jump Platforms, his stealth sports ticketing startup
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt, serial entrepreneur Marc Lore disclosed exclusive details about a new dynamic ticketing startup, still in stealth, that he founded with former New York Yankee all-star Alex…
Football fans unable to watch DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket due to the website and app crashing
It is DirecTV’s final year as the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket, the out-of-market sports package that broadcasts National Football League regular season games, and let’s just say opening…
Polychain puts its money on HotStreak to streamline sports betting using blockchain
In the world of sports betting, instant payments and reliable custody are key to the user experience. HotStreak, a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is wagering that…
Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding
Draftea, which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America, is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National…
Sports partnerships are more than just a deal for major crypto companies
Are alliances between crypto companies and sports teams paying off in a meaningful way?
Sinclair says its streaming sports service, Bally Sports+, will arrive next month
Sinclair’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, Bally Sports+, soft-launched to five regions earlier this summer. Today, the company announced that the streamer would officially roll out on September 26 across all 19…
Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z
Today, digital world maker Stadium Live Studios, Inc. announced its $10 million Series A funding round to continue its mission of bringing fantasy sports to a younger generation. The Canadian…
On August 23, the price of ESPN+ will jump from $6.99 to $9.99 per month, and the annual plan is going up from $69.99 to $99.99. The steep 43% increase…
Streaming service NFL+ confirmed, NFL will choose a streamer for its Sunday Ticket this fall
NFL fans — especially cord-cutters — will be happy to know that The National Football League has confirmed it is launching its own direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service (NFL+) and that…
Sinclair to launch $20/month direct-to-consumer streaming service Bally Sports+ on June 23
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s long-anticipated direct-to-consumer regional sports streaming app will have a soft launch this Thursday, June 23, 2022. While this isn’t a full rollout, Bally Sports+ will initially be…
Apple signs 10-year streaming deal with Major League Soccer
Apple has signed a deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) that will see the company stream every MLS match for 10 years starting in 2023. The partnership will allow fans…
Netflix, ESPN, and NBCUniversal compete for US Formula 1 rights, report says
As the global auto sport explodes in popularity and U.S. media rights for Formula 1 are for the taking in 2023, Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal have reportedly been eyeing the…
The NFL is looking to launch its own streaming service this summer, says report
The National Football League is expected to launch its own mobile-focused streaming service, NFL+, as early as July, according to a report from the NFL owner meeting in Atlanta by…
ESPN+ debuts ‘McEnroe vs. McEnroe’ the first-ever tennis match between a real person and their virtual avatar
Premiering on ESPN+, Michelob Ultra, in collaboration with tech and production company Unit 9, presents “McEnroe vs. McEnroe,” the world’s first tennis match to feature a real person versus a…
Netflix is not yet considering live sports — but here’s why it should
There’s no denying that including live sports content will ultimately be a boon to streaming services. However, last week, when Netflix executives were asked about live sports after the company…
