Joe Lemire

For the past three weeks, ESPN has introduced a weekly segment during Tuesday’s airing of “NFL Live” in which Dan Orlovsky puts on a Meta Quest headset and enters virtual reality to recreate key plays from the previous weekend. He’s able to shift the immersive video to the points of view of any player on the field, and then telestrate within that environment. This is all made possible via the new media tool from StatusPro, the virtual reality training and gaming company that uses NFL Next Gen Stats to render the movements of players.

For the past three weeks, has introduced a weekly segment during Tuesday's airing of “ Live” in which Dan Orlovsky puts on a Meta Quest headset and enters virtual reality to recreate key plays from the previous weekend. He's able to shift the immersive video to the points of view of any player on the field, and then telestrate within that environment.

Lasso Safe, makers of AI-powered software to help protect athlete wellness, has partnered with Players Health to help sports organizations assess risk and better care for its members.

Avenue Sports Fund has made a significant investment in Mercury 13, a holding company seeking to become multi-club owners in women's soccer. Led by co-CEOs

Spiideo, maker of automated cameras and video production, has acquired optical tracking data company Signality to enrich the analysis offered to team and league clients.

Initially developed by August Allen AR to support the Butler vs. Bullying campaign, the concept can be repurposed for nonprofit and brand campaigns.

The Madden Cast on Peacock will blend live action with video game elements with help from Next Gen Stats and EA Sports' game engine.

Ōura has completed a $200 million Series D investment that gives the smart ring maker a valuation of $5.2 billion.

ESPN and Disney will produce the first animated NBA alt-cast on Christmas Day for Spurs-Knicks.

Peszek, now a broadcaster for ESPN and NBC Sports, spoke with SBJ about an AI-powered technology developed by Fujitsu that tracks gymnasts' motion in 3D.