YouTube TV Nabs Its First Technical Emmy Win For 'Views' Feature (techcrunch.com) 15
YouTube TV just won its first Technical Emmy award for its "Views" suite of features, which lets users access sports highlights, key plays, player stats and game scores. TechCrunch reports: At the 74th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards last night, YouTube TV was declared the winner for the category "AI-ML Curation of Sports Highlights." The tech company also announced today that Key Plays reached a notable milestone -- the feature was used in over 10 million watch sessions on the platform. Last year, viewers used key plays the most during the World Cup, regular season NFL games and Premier League matches.
The Key Plays view tracks important plays in a game. Users can tap on the plays to rewatch when it occurs in the game. This is helpful for users that missed a live game and want to catch up on key moments. When YouTube TV launched Views in 2018, it was only available for baseball, basketball, football and hockey. Soccer and golf were added later on. The suite of features was also initially limited to phones and tablets. Today, the feature is available within the YouTube TV app across smart TVs and mobile devices.
In addition to Stats, Key Plays and Scores View, there's also Fantasy Football View, which is a mobile-only feature and lets users link their existing fantasy football account. That way, when a user is watching NFL games on YouTube TV, the feature allows them to see how their team is performing in real time. Plus, there's a "Jump to" function for users to quickly access a segment they want to view, which is especially handy for tennis fans and for users watching the Olympics. "Views came out of a team brainstorm about five years ago and launched about a year after YouTube TV," said Kathryn Cochrane, YouTube TV's group project manager, in a company blog post. "A lot of our viewers are devoted sports fans, and we found that when they watch sports, they aren't just looking at what's on the big screen. They were also actively on their phones, finding more details such as stats for their fantasy football league, updates from other games, and more, all to enhance what they were already watching."
The Key Plays view tracks important plays in a game. Users can tap on the plays to rewatch when it occurs in the game. This is helpful for users that missed a live game and want to catch up on key moments. When YouTube TV launched Views in 2018, it was only available for baseball, basketball, football and hockey. Soccer and golf were added later on. The suite of features was also initially limited to phones and tablets. Today, the feature is available within the YouTube TV app across smart TVs and mobile devices.
In addition to Stats, Key Plays and Scores View, there's also Fantasy Football View, which is a mobile-only feature and lets users link their existing fantasy football account. That way, when a user is watching NFL games on YouTube TV, the feature allows them to see how their team is performing in real time. Plus, there's a "Jump to" function for users to quickly access a segment they want to view, which is especially handy for tennis fans and for users watching the Olympics. "Views came out of a team brainstorm about five years ago and launched about a year after YouTube TV," said Kathryn Cochrane, YouTube TV's group project manager, in a company blog post. "A lot of our viewers are devoted sports fans, and we found that when they watch sports, they aren't just looking at what's on the big screen. They were also actively on their phones, finding more details such as stats for their fantasy football league, updates from other games, and more, all to enhance what they were already watching."
"we found that when they watch sports" (Score:2)
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how sports fans have watched sports for over a decade
A decade? I remember watching TV 40 years ago and simply waiting for the daily sports resume segment to show the highlights of whatever game I was interested in.
Also, I really wonder what the hell is so technical about this that Youtube got an Emmy for...
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They were also actively on their phones, finding more details such as stats for their fantasy football league
I doubt you were on your phone 40 years ago just to find the stats for your league. ;)
So To Speak (Score:2)
Technical Emmy
I see what you did there.
That's funny because the UI sucks (Score:2)
Terrible interface, even worse if you try it on a touch enabled screen.
I'm actively leaving the service given the recent price increases (which is after other price increases as they added complete bullshit channels).
I really miss a dedicated cable box and the instant speed performance. Or early year Roku (2000 or so, DVR). Performance on smart TVs blows.
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Performance on smart TVs blows.
Agreed. Not to mention the privacy concerns.
I bought a "tiny pc", a USB remote control and installed Kubuntu to make my "smart" tv "dumb" and still be able to stream stuff. I don't typically use KDE but chose it for this application because of how configurable it is. By hiding all of the default menus and setting up desktop widgets, I was able to create a UI that feels very at home for a TV but is still a Linux PC. I configured desktop launchers to open a browser that will immediately navigate to various st
congratulations (Score:2)
Holy crap (Score:2)
Now if the kind of energy that is sports fan obsession could somehow be directed in more productive and critical endeavors. The USA is ailing bad and can really use all the help it could get.
"Holy bat semen! I didn't know you own a Cray supercomputer. Are you trying to find a cure for cancer?"
"No that's just to collect sports statistics in realtime and fine tune my fantasy leagues"
Yawn (Score:3)
>sports highlights, key plays, player stats and game scores.
No wonder I never used this feature.
So, a sports recap from your local news station? (Score:2)
Does anybody use Youtube TV? (Score:1)
I have heard they are nearly doubling their already way too high fees. Now it's going to cost about $73 a month.
I have a roku and digital antenna. I am not hurting for stuff to watch.