Source:
Apple
/
apple
The
sports
app
game
has
a
new
competitor
as
Apple
has
announced
the
launch
of
their
Apple
Sports
app
for
iPhone
users.
As
millions
have
gotten
accustomed
to
keeping
up
with
the
latest
happenings
in
sports
on
their
smartphones
and
other
devices,
Apple
is
now
giving
them
another
option
with
a
brand-new
application.
On
Wednesday
(Feb.
21),
the
global
technology
brand
announced
the
launch
of
Apple
Sports,
a
new
application
for
the
iPhone.
Apple
Sports
is
now
available
for
users
in
the
United
States
and
the
United
Kingdom
as
well
as
Canada.
There
is
no
expected
date
for
a
global
release
yet.
“We
created
Apple
Sports
to
give
sports
fans
what
they
want
—
an
app
that
delivers
incredibly
fast
access
to
scores
and
stats,”
said
Eddy
Cue,
the
senior
vice
president
of
services
for
Apple.
The
app,
which
is
free
to
download
and
install,
gives
users
real-time
access
to
game
scores,
team
stats,
betting
odds
and
more
data.
The
NBA,
NHL,
NCAA
basketball,
and
the
Premier
League
are
supported
within
the
app,
as
well
as
Major
League
Soccer,
Bundesliga,
LaLiga,
Liga
MX,
Ligue
1
and
Serie
A.
According
to
the
press
release,
there
will
be
support
for
the
NFL,
WNBA,
Major
League
Baseball,
the
NWSL
and
NCAA
college
football
for
their
upcoming
seasons.
Apple
Sports
users
will
be
able
to
have
their
team
interests
synced
with
their
Apple
ID
and
other
apps
to
help
personalize
their
Apple
TV
and
Apple
News
experiences.
This
option
can
also
be
turned
off.
Users
can
also
customize
the
scoreboards
found
in
the
app,
get
lineup
details
for
teams,
and
switch
to
other
information
for
games
and
other
streaming
services
to
check
out
their
teams
there.
Concerning
the
betting
odds,
which
are
supplied
by
DraftKings,
a
representative
for
Apple
said
that
the
app
doesn’t
support
live
betting,
however,
and
so
there
is
no
revenue-share
agreement
in
place
between
the
two
companies.
The
news
comes
as
Major
League
Soccer
is
beginning
another
season.
Through
Apple
TV,
they
offer
a
season
pass
at
$14.99
per
month
and
$99
for
the
whole
season.
They
also
began
to
show
MLB
games
in
a
“Friday
Night
Baseball”
package
back
in
2022,
which
was
the
core
of
its
10-year
broadcasting
deal
with
the
league.
The
move
is
also
sure
to
boost
Apple’s
Services
division
revenue,
which
came
in
at
$22.3
billion
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2023.
