LIV Golf partnership with Google produces new ‘Any Shot, Any Time’ live broadcast feature for fans

A new multi-year agreement with Google will allow LIV fans to watch any player live during a tournament broadcast.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — A new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud and PMY will allow LIV Golf fans to watch any player live during a tournament broadcast.

The partnership deal was announced on Thursday morning just one day before the league begins its 2024 season at Mayakoba’s El Camaleón Golf Course in Mexico.

LIV’s new “Any Shot, Any Time” feature will launch later this summer on its LIV Golf Plus app, where “fans will be able to select exactly which golfers, teams, or groups they want to watch at any given time, as well as searchable and customizable on-demand highlight reels from any round of any LIV tournament.” Fans will be able to watch as many as four windows at once within the app.

“LIV Golf has been associated with innovation from its inception and is a leader in incorporating the latest and greatest technology into the sport of golf,” said Matt Renner, President of Google Cloud via a release. “As the technology partner of choice for LIV and other PMY clients, we are thrilled to help them create more engaging fan experiences with our leading generative AI tools and cloud platform.”

PMY Group is a full-service technology solutions provider that specializes in enhancing infrastructure, experience, and intelligence across sport and entertainment clients globally. The group has more than 1,000 clients across 14 countries.

In 2021 the PGA Tour and Amazon Web Services announced “Every Shot Live,” an app that would provide viewers live access to every shot from every player in a tournament. The product has only been available at the Tour’s flagship event, the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, since 2021. The Masters has also featured a similar product in recent years.

In addition to “Any Shot, Any Time,” LIV’s new Golf Companion App will feature 3D aerial overviews of each venue, advanced real-time statistics, virtual caddy views and customized competition recaps.

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Google’s Most Searched Playground game has a Taylor Swift Easter Egg secret

There’s a hidden Taylor Swift component to Google’s latest game.

Confused by that headline above? Fear not. We got you.

Google Most Searched Playground is the latest fun Google Doodle Game from the company is a Where’s Waldo-like experience in which you look through a theme park to find images of the most searched terms and people this year.

And yes, Taylor Swift is front and center.

But here’s the fun part for Swifties: If you look for some Swift-related clues on the map — seagulls, a mirror-ball, and so on — you can get a code that leads you to a website: allthestarsalligned.com.

Then, you need a password … and if you want that spoiled, watch this and scroll below:

@chloeandpercy

We have solved the Taylor Swift google puzzle! 🚨🚨 #clowneliastreet #eastereggstaylorsversion #googlepuzzle #mostsearchedsongwriter #taylorswiftnews #clowningtaylorswift

♬ Taylor Swift megamix lyrics and song titles part 7 – Taylor Fans Nederland

There you have it. Enjoy!

Former Google CEO is a part of Josh Harris’ bid for the Commanders

Another big name is revealed as part of Josh Harris’ group.

Another day, another name linked to Josh Harris’ bid to buy the Washington Commanders.

On Thursday, Sportico revealed two more names from the Harris group: Colombian billionaire Alejandro Santo Domingo and Morgan Properties CEO Mitchell Morgan.

On Friday, Giles Turner and Heather Perlberg of Bloomberg revealed that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is also a part of Harris’ bid to buy the Commanders. Schmidt’s net worth is $21.7 billion, according to Forbes, making him the wealthiest known member of the Harris group. Santo Domingo’s net worth is over $12 billion, while Harris is worth $7.7 billion and Mitchell Rales‘ net worth is $6.7 billion.

Schmidt was Google’s CEO from 2001-11, and he stepped down in 2011 but remains as one of the company’s largest individual stakeholders.

In another development from Thursday, the Commanders are reportedly lobbying the federal government to give control of the federal-owned RFK Stadium site to the D.C. government, clearing a path for the Commanders to build a new stadium in the District.

Interestingly enough, Schmidt has worked in an advisory role for the Defense Department.

Forbes initially reported last month that Harris had 17 minority investors. Thus far, Rales, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Mark Ein, Santo Domingo, Morgan and Schmidt have been revealed as minority partners.

We’ll continue to follow this story.

 

How much will NFL Sunday Ticket cost on YouTube TV?

NFL Sunday Ticket with RedZone will cost non-YouTube TV subscribers $489 per season. There’s a $100 discount until June 6.

NFL Sunday Ticket will have a new home in 2023.

Out-of-market Denver Broncos fans who want to (legally) watch all of their favorite team’s games this season will have to turn to YouTube TV. The NFL ended its agreement with DirecTV and made a deal with Google last year.

So, how much will NFL Sunday Ticket cost on YouTube TV?

If you already pay for YouTube TV’s streaming service, you can add NFL Sunday Ticket for $349 per year. If you buy before June 6, there’s a $100 discount that drops the price down to $249 per year. To have RedZone included, it will cost $389 (or $289 before June 6).

Customers who do not have YouTube TV can add only NFL Sunday Ticket for $449 a year (discounted at $349/year until June 6). To add RedZone, the price increase to $489 a year (discounted at $389/year until June 6).

NFL Sunday Ticket used to be available only to DirecTV customers (they did make exceptions for customers who could not have a dish in their area). DirecTV also had a student package available that included RedZone for $120 a year.

YouTube TV has not yet announced if there will be a student discount for NFL Sunday Ticket in 2023.

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Super Bowl Commercial Watch Party with YouTube AdBlitz: Google’s One-Eighty

Google got us! So, it’s only fair to invite them to the Super Bowl commercial Watch Party.

Google has been a significant player in the Super Bowl commercial game lately, coming off a top 10, top 20, and a third-place finish in recent USA TODAY Ad Meter ratings.

The brand’s tech advancements complement its progressive thoughts, and when it comes to sending that message to consumers? Google’s creative direction always seems to capture the audience’s attention — a difficult feat that the company achieves with varying genres: Funny. Sad. Thought-provoking.

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This year’s direction, however, went back to an all-time classic twist: the record scratch/one-eighty.

Are commercial fans noticing? Yes. Yes, they are.

What starts as a pull at the heartstrings as “Unchained Melody” softly coaxes the viewer into thoughts of Patrick Swayze ghost-lifting a penny to Demi Moore, quickly hits the brakes— WIRP!

Cue Missy Elliott’s “We Run This,” and away we go, off to the land of erasing those background snafus in the camera photos we love the most. And not just us—Amy Schumer, Doja Cat and Giannis Antetokounmpo, too!

In the time-crunched land of Super Bowl ads, pulling a one-eighty in a spot is not easy. There’s not enough runway to take off… to make it work till the end.

This one works.

So, Google: it’s time to take center stage at the Watch Party with YouTube AdBlitz.

Don’t miss a second of the big game rush: WATCH the latest Super Bowl commercial buzz on YouTube AdBlitz