Hi-tech Upgrades

Moore Public Schools Athletics upgrade fan-focused features including a new scoreboard and live-streaming coverage

BY: Lindsay Cuomo

Moore Public Schools’ sports fans have even more ways to support their favorite student-athletes. SportsTalk Media is partnering with the district to provide live-stream broadcasts of more than 150 athletic events for the upcoming school year.

“Moore Public Schools and MPS Athletics are excited to partner with SportsTalk Media because this partnership brings attention to all of our programs,” said District Athletic Director Brian Fitzgerald. “We’ve got some really great programs and we are thrilled to be able to share more about all of them.”

Through the live stream, all home & away football games as well as select volleyball and fast-pitch softball games and multiple winter and spring sporting events will be broadcast online, including one of the premier basketball tournaments in the state, the John Nobles Invitational.

“SportsTalk Media is honored to be able to bring live-streaming to Moore schools, much like we have for the past eight years for Norman Public Schools, including playoffs and state title games for football, basketball and soccer,” said Perry Spencer, director of streaming for SportsTalk Media. “We want to encourage fans to still show up in person to support their favorite school, but if you can’t, we will have you covered this year with our great coverage.”

Local and out-of-town family and friends will be able to watch the live-stream events at MooreSports.tv.

“We are excited to provide this experience for our fans in the metro but also across the world,” Fitzgerald said. “They can watch their loved ones and still feel a part of everything.”

Live-streaming coverage will complement current athletics coverage. Moore Lions football will still have their radio broadcast led by JD Northcutt and Westmoore will have theirs led by Chris Foshee.

“We want to be another great community partner with those two great broadcast teams,” said Spencer. “Our live streaming will offer the district even more visibility and Moore sports fans additional access to show their support.”

Fans will be able to watch regular-season games free of charge, thanks to advertiser support.

“One of the greatest parts about this will be that the service to watch will be absolutely free in the regular season, that is a big difference from the past where you might have to pay monthly, and that is because of our great advertisers,” shared Spencer. “We really appreciate the advertisers for making that possible.”

“We believe this will be a great opportunity to help showcase the entire district, highlighting the coaches, athletes and all the folks that are involved with the athletics for Moore Public Schools,” said Spencer. “Our first event will be fast-pitch softball, something that is very popular in the Moore area, Moore vs. Southmoore on Aug. 10.”

SportsTalks’ live-streaming broadcasts through BlueFrame Technology, a premier end-to-end video streaming provider servicing over 800 colleges, high schools and athletic organizations across North America. SportsTalk Media Group publishes two community-based magazines, Boyd Street Magazine and 19th Street Magazine, and broadcasts live local radio talk shows and a variety of play-play coverage on 1400AM & 99.3FM, in addition to their streaming services.

“SportsTalk is grateful to Moore Public Schools, Dr. Robert Romines, Brian Fitzgerald and the school board for giving us the opportunity to provide great coverage that so many of these athletes deserve,” shared Spencer. “We have assembled a high-quality broadcast crew for these three schools, and I think the people that watch will enjoy what they will see.”

“What makes us different from most broadcasting groups is that we give money back to the schools that we broadcast for,” added Spencer. “That is something we have done since the beginning, and we will be doing for Moore Public Schools as well.”

Keep up to date on Moore athletics’ live-streaming events by following MooreSportsTV on Twitter or Facebook. Those interested in advertising or sponsoring a broadcast should email streaming@mooresports.tv.

For those Moore athletics fans attending in person, another new feature fans are sure to notice is the new scoreboard at Moore Schools Stadium. The hi-tech scoreboard was installed this summer.

Fitzgerald said that the previous scoreboard required an expensive extended warranty and was expensive to maintain.

“The old technology became obsolete quickly,” he explained. “This new board isn’t even a scoreboard anymore. It’s one large screen that we can manipulate to what we need.”

Operated by an iPad, the new scoreboard has different functionalities set for a variety of activities that take place at the stadium, whether it’s a Friday night football game, soccer match or even graduation.

“Some people even do movie nights on their screen,” Fitzgerald said.

Fans can expect to see more big-league features such as instant replay, fan experiences, commercials and student-athlete spotlights.

“We have advertising packages available for businesses that want to support Moore athletics,” he said.

To learn more about the scoreboard advertising packages, contact Dawn Jones at dawnjones@mooreschools.com. –19SM