LEXINGTON, Ky. – BlueFrame Technology announced Friday it has reached a formal partnership agreement with the Lone Star Conference, the largest NCAA DII conference in the country. BlueFrame has created an end-to-end digital network platform for web, mobile and television for the conference and it’s 19 member schools.
“Working with the Lone Star Conference to build this digital network from the ground up has been fantastic so far,” said Josh Braun, Director of Sales for BlueFrame Technology. “Having the 19 member schools come together and select BlueFrame is a testament to our technology and team behind the scenes that has built such an excellent platform. I’m excited to see all of the broadcasts from the LSC this year!”
In addition to the distribution and streaming technology that will power this digital network, Lone Star Conference members will also be provided BlueFrame’s revolutionary Production Truck software. Production Truck will allow the Lone Star Conference to add graphics, instant replay, and other professional features to their live productions. Included with the Production Truck software is a custom designed suite of Lone Star Graphics.
“We’re pleased to announce this partnership with BlueFrame Technology to create a one-stop shop for LSC fans to access games and content in more ways than ever before,” said LSC Commissioner Jay Poerner. “This partnership is a testament to our membership and their goal of providing a first-rate viewing experience to an ever-expanding LSC audience.”
Lone Star Conference broadcasts will be available on www.lonestarconferencenetwork.com. In addition LSC apps can be downloaded for TV and mobile by searching for ‘Lone Star Conference Network”. The LSC television apps include Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and Roku. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android.
About BlueFrame Technology
BlueFrame Technology is a digital video software and services company, helping sports teams and organizations simply and cost-effectively create, manage, and distribute content to modern platforms. BlueFrame’s end-to-end video streaming solutions starts with its innovative Production Truck software that enables content creators the ability for up to four-camera switching with standard and custom transitions, customizable sports-specific graphics and scoreboard overlays, pre-roll and mid-roll ad insertion, instant replay capture and posting to social media, encode to 1080p video, and even custom RTMP output. BlueFrame’s vCloud content management and delivery system ensures advanced distribution to its HTML5 web player, and client-branded mobile and OTT apps while providing advertising and paywall monetization opportunities.
BlueFrame provides its premier services to over 700 colleges, high schools, and athletic organizations across North America. BlueFrame has official partnerships with national collegiate associations like the NJCAA and NCCAA, and powers the digital video networks for numerous collegiate athletic conferences, including 10 of the 24 conferences in the NCAA Division II ranks.
About the Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference, which is the largest intercollegiate athletics conference in NCAA Division II with 19 member institutions, is an innovative athletics conference that aims to provide a superior competitive experience for member institutions and to allow for comprehensive development of student-athletes through academic services and life skills programming. Founded on April 25, 1931, the LSC started as a five-member conference of Texas-based schools and is now a 19-member league with 14 members in Texas, two in Oklahoma, two in New Mexico, and one in Arkansas. The LSC conducts conference championships in 18 sports (nine men and nine women).