LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Sooner Athletic Conference has partnered with BlueFrame Technology to provide its fans with live streaming services. Fans can access live video broadcasts of contests of its member institutions over BlueFrame’s custom SAC Network platform. The SAC Network will provide fans easy access to watch regular-season and conference championship events online or over streaming applications.
"The Sooner Athletic Conference is excited to partner with BlueFrame Technology as our digital network provider,” SAC commissioner John Martin said. “We are thrilled that our SAC fans across the nation will be able to enjoy the premium quality and distribution that BlueFrame Technology provides."
To watch live video, fans can find the SAC Network over the web (www.sacsportsnetwork.com) along with streaming apps for mobile devices (iOS and Android) and televisions including Amazon Fire Tablet, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Previous broadcasts will be available on-demand on the league platform. The app can be found and installed by searching for the SAC Sports Network.
The SAC boasts of 109 national championships won by its member institutions and awards conference championships annually in 14 sports.
“BlueFrame Technology is proud to team up with the Sooner Athletic Conference,” said Mark Krug, BlueFrame director of partnerships. “Our end-to-end video streaming solution along with our ability to distribute broadcasts to all modern applications across web, mobile and smart TV devices will improve both the viewing experience and access to regular-season and postseason events across the conference. Our goal is to make sure fans and entire communities can stay connected and engaged with Sooner Athletic Conference events and provide conference members a valuable and modern platform to showcase their teams and student-athletes.”
BlueFrame provides end-to-end software, streaming and event production services which empower athletic programs to grow their brands, attract talent, reach fans and earn revenue. The BlueFrame vCloud streaming platform sends content to custom apps, websites, social destinations and to third-party software systems. BlueFrame’s Production Truck software allows one producer to manage cameras, graphics, replays, social sharing, picture-in-picture and more.
About The Sooner Athletic Conference
The Sooner Athletic Conference, founded in 1978 as a five-member conference of Oklahoma-based schools, currently has a 11-member league competing in 18 sports with six members in Oklahoma, four in Texas and one each in Arkansas and Kansas. Current full members include Central Christian College (McPherson, Kan.), John Brown University (Siloam Springs, Ark.), Langston University (Langston, Okla.), Mid-America Christian University (Oklahoma City), Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City), Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell, Okla.), Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Waxahachie, Texas), Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, Okla.), Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, Texas), University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha, Okla.) and Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, Texas). The University of North Texas Dallas (Dallas) has become the latest addition to the Sooner Athletic Conference as an associate member.
