And yet! In the year 2018, there remains one way in which our streams are still stuck in the past-literally.ĪROUND THE HORN EMBRACES AUGMENTED REALITYįrom a new studio to new music to a whole new interactive experience, it’s clear that ESPN’s Around the Horn is getting a serious brand refresh-and that’s before discussing its augmented reality play.ĮSPN senior director of original content Alex Tyner said the re-imagining began two years ago and gained momentum when the company opened a new studio in lower Manhattan. The offerings are of higher quality and significantly more stable than they used to be as well, sometimes offering a superior experience compared to what you could get with a cable or antenna. In many cases, the pricing has become more fan-friendly too, as the NBA and Turner Sports have introduced single-game purchase options.
More content is available via the internet-Fox Sports has now streamed five World Series-and it’s increasingly accessible in more places, most notably with the NFL relaxing its mobile viewing restrictions this season. Ten years after online streaming was introduced to much of the sports world at the Beijing Olympics, the experience has improved immensely. The rest of us, meanwhile, are left to calibrate our group texts, manage our social media check-in policy, and cross our fingers that a roar from the bar down the street doesn’t forewarn of the next grand slam.
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Bill Simmons was at Fenway Park on Wednesday night for Game 2 (and on Instagram, as it were), free from anyone spoiling the action.