Technology

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Oct 24, 2018 12:10
NEW DELHI: Rooter, the world’s first sports social engagement platform from India, has announced its plans to launch its mobile app in several Indian and international languages such as Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, German and Italian. The app is already available for Hindi, English and Arabic users owing to its increasingly strong presence in the Middle East, besides India.
Oct 19, 2018 12:10
LOS ANGELES: NBA team L.A Clippers announced the launch of Clippers CourtVision, a new way to watch the team’s games that puts fans in control of the viewing experience. The technology is a dream come true for Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft who is also the owner of the Clippers franchise.
Oct 12, 2018 15:10
BONN: Israeli automatic sports analytics company Track160 has signed a strategic partnership deal with the German Football League (DFL), the companies announced Thursday at a press conference in Germany. Founded in 2017, Track160 uses artificial intelligence to track players and produce tactical information and performance analysis, without the need for GPS or radio frequency sensors, Jerusalem Post reports.
Oct 12, 2018 14:10
MUMBAI: Microsoft Corporation, one of the world’s largest technology brands and former India captain Anil Kumble’s startup, Spektacom Technologies launched the Power Bat in association with Star India on Thursday.
Oct 08, 2018 13:10
LONDON: Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur maybe taking long in building its new stadium but is trying to ensure that it creates a viewing experience worth remembering for its fans. One of the ways to do that is developing the world’s first integrated pitch grow lighting system in partnership with SGL, SCX and Hewitt Sportsturf. This is expected to perfectly support the new pitch laid out.
Oct 03, 2018 13:10
NEW YORK: The United States Golf Association (USGA), the apex governing body of golf in the USA Monday named Cisco as its new official technology partner worldwide. The collaboration will focus on Cisco assisting in transforming fan experience at the U.S. Open and U.S.
Oct 01, 2018 12:10
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday released the updated version of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) System along with the new ICC Code of Conduct and Playing Conditions. These came into effect from Sunday in the first ODI between South Africa and Zimbabwe which was played in Kimberley.  
Sep 22, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: Alexa, the popular virtual assistant technology used in Amazon’s Echo range of smart speakers will be providing live commentary of all English Premier League matches in India by enabling its skill on command, Economic Times reports. 
Sep 21, 2018 12:09
NEW YORK: Mastercard is all set to provide ‘priceless’ experiences to players and fans associated with professionally held competitions of the world’s largest eSport, the League of Legends. The financial services company was named as the first global sponsor of the League of Legends’ parent company, Riot Games on Wednesday. 
Sep 20, 2018 12:09
BEIJING: Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group and Intel Group announced on Wednesday the launch of the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) Cloud, an innovative broadcasting solution that operates entirely on the cloud, to help transform the media industry for the digital era starting from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.]