Fancred's playbook for sports app domination: Live-streaming, real-time scores, and merch<article>
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Fancred started out as a social network for sports fans, a place where people could share photos from games and talk some mess about rival teams. But, like Facebook and Twitter when they gathered steam, the 3-year-old platform
has bigger ambitions. It wants to be the next global sports media company. That plan starts falling into place on Wednesday, when Fancred adds live-streaming video and real-time game scores to its mobile apps and website—and that’s just the beginning.</p><p>
Fancred just might be the first sports app with a
Periscope-like live-streaming feature. Anyone can broadcast on the app, though there is a 5-minute limit. That cap serves two purposes: It gives the person broadcasting time to rant about the game’s worst play, give a window into the action on the field or show a brief scene from the tailgating party. And if you’re a viewer watching the stream, you know how long you have to wait around to catch the end. This isn’t an opportunity for people to stream entire games to their followers, which is a problem that Periscope has faced.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2985354/social-media/fancreds-playbook-for-sports-app-domination-live-streaming-real-time-scores-and-merch.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Fancred's playbook for sports app domination: Live-streaming, real-time scores, and merch
