Lexington, KY – BlueFrame Technology announced Tuesday it has entered into an official partnership with the Little East Conference (LEC) and its nine member schools. BlueFrame has launched an end-to-end digital network available online and across custom LEC streaming applications for TV and mobile devices. BlueFrame will power the Little East Network (https://www.littleeast.tv) for the next four years.
“Partnering with an industry-leader in BlueFrame Technology will provide an enhanced LEC Network viewing experience for every member of our campus communities, one we look forward to providing when our student-athletes return to competition,” said LEC Associate Commissioner Darryl Konicki. “This is the culmination of a comprehensive review of the LEC’s digital platforms over the past 18 months. BlueFrame provides the tools for each of our institutions to produce events that have the same look and feel fans are accustomed to seeing from the major television networks.”
In addition to advanced distribution technology and streaming apps, the LEC and its member schools will utilize BlueFrame’s Production Truck software to produce and stream broadcasts. Production Truck will allow all LEC schools and the conference to produce games professionally with tools like Instant Replay, Social Media Sharing, graphics, and more.
“BlueFrame is so excited to work with the Little East Conference and it’s member schools to start providing the new and improved Little East Network,” said Josh Braun, Director of Sales for BlueFrame Technology. “Although it’s proven to be a unique year with varying challenges, we’re so happy to provide a platform that Little East fans will be happy with when sports are able to begin again.”
The new Little East Network is now available and will provides fans the ability to watch all games from around the league via a custom network website, mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire Tablet devices, and apps for popular streaming TV devices like Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku.
About BlueFrame Technology
BlueFrame Technology is the premier end-to-end video streaming provider servicing over 800 colleges, high schools, and athletic organizations across North America. BlueFrame has official partnerships with over 40 collegiate conferences and national organizations spanning all levels of competition. Currently, one out of every three NCAA institutions count on BlueFrame’s superior technology for their video streaming needs, including over 70% of NCAA Division II members and 25% of Division III members.
About the Little East Conference
The Little East Conference (LEC) was formed in 1986 when six public institutions gathered to create a single sport athletic conference, and has expanded into what is now New England's premier athletic conference for public institutions in NCAA Division III. The LEC features 19 championship sports and sponsors quality competition for our student-athletes, while following the Division III mission of "passion, responsibility, sportsmanship and citizenship." The Conference will grow to 21 championship sports for the 2020-21 academic year with the addition of men's golf and men's swimming & diving.
The Little East consists of nine primary institutions that encompass all six New England states – Castleton University (Vt.), Eastern Connecticut State University, Keene State College (N.H.), UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth, Plymouth State University (N.H.), Rhode Island College, University of Southern Maine, and Western Connecticut State University.