GoPro skates into pro sports with NHL deal

By | January 23, 2015

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A ction camera maker GoPro (GPRO) has inked a deal with the National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association that promises to put fans closer to the action on the ice. Starting this weekend with the NHL All-Star Skills Competition and All-Star Game, players will be wearing GoPro cameras that transmit live video for broadcast. The partnership will deliver never-before-seen perspectives of the game in high-definition video, GoPro said in a press release Friday. GoPro stock was up more than 6.5% in midday trading on the stock market today, near 51.50. The agreement is GoPro’s first with a major professional sports league. It comes a week after San Mateo, Calif.-based GoPro announced that it is working with U.K.-based Vislink to develop live wireless HD video transmission systems for the professional broadcast market. “This partnership marks a significant first step for GoPro into team sports… Scalper1 News

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