Lexington, KY – BlueFrame Technology announced Wednesday it has entered into an official partnership with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) and launched an end-to-end digital network for the conference’s members and its winter and spring championships. The digital network is available online and across custom ODAC streaming applications for Amazon Fire and Roku devices.
“The ODAC is excited to enter into a partnership with BlueFrame and launch the ODAC sports network,” said J. J. Nekoloff, Associate Commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. “This is a major first step in the conference as we look to grow our digital brand. BlueFrame has the resources, innovation, and flexibility to help us further down this path and benefit each of our member institutions.”
In addition to advanced distribution technology and streaming apps, the ODAC will utilize BlueFrame’s Production Truck software to produce and stream their championship events. The ODAC will take advantage of BlueFrame’s recent feature upgrade to Production Truck: Official Video Review (OVR). Built directly into the Production Truck software, OVR will provide the ODAC in-game review capabilities for game officials seamlessly from their existing production workflow via an iPad.
“BlueFrame is looking forward to partnering with the ODAC to provide a great platform for their viewers and to help produce fantastic quality content,” said Josh Braun, Director of Sales for BlueFrame Technology. “The ODAC has been great to work with and is always looking to find innovative ways to improve the conference’s digital outreach. I think BlueFrame and the ODAC are the perfect fit in that regard.”
About BlueFrame Technology
BlueFrame provides its premier services to over 700 colleges, high schools, and athletic organizations across North America. BlueFrame has official partnerships with 26 collegiate conferences spanning all levels of competition and is the official video streaming provider for several national collegiate associations like the NCCAA. Heading into the 2019-20 season, one out of every three NCAA institutions count on BlueFrame’s superior technology for their video streaming needs.
About the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Celebrating its 44th year of operation in 2019-20, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) is one of the nation's largest Division III conferences. The 17-member ODAC, including two associate member, stands as the third-largest multi-sport NCAA Division III conference in the country.
The league was formed on May 18, 1975, as the Virginia College Conference and began operations in September of 1976. (The name change to Old Dominion Athletic Conference became effective January 1, 1976). Charter members were eight colleges located in the state of Virginia: Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College, and Washington and Lee University.
Over the past 26 years, the conference and the City of Salem, Va., have gained national attention through hosting NCAA Division III championships in baseball, men's and women’s basketball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, women's lacrosse, and volleyball. The growing list of titles passed out in Salem began in the fall of 1993 with the DIII Football Championship. Through the 2019-20 academic year, the conference and city have hosted 73 NCAA Division III Championships since the '93 Stagg Bowl.