INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), in partnership with BlueFrame Technology, announced Tuesday the creation of the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN) app on Android TV.
The GLVCSN Android TV app, which is now available as a free download through the Google Play Store, gives you quick and easy access to your favorite GLVC live and archived events produced by the Conference office and all 16 member institutions.
The live-first app design provides GLVC fans easy access to the most timely content from across the entire network. Each member institution has its own channel in the app, and the user-configurable interface allows viewers to efficiently search through thousands of archived broadcasts.
The GLVCSN Android TV app is the third over-the-top (OTT) app released by the GLVC in as many weeks following the releases for the 4th Generation Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Android TV is supported on over 50 set-top boxes like the Nvidia Shield and integrated TV's including models manufactured by LGE, Sharp, and Sony.
“We are thrilled to continue this enhanced exposure of GLVCSN and our 16 member institutions with the launch of the GLVCSN Android TV app,” said GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich. “In the past two weeks, we have seen GLVC fans opt to watch GLVCSN on their Apple TV 4th Gen and Amazon Fire TV devices, and we are confident that the Android TV platform will continue to make it easier for viewers to find and follow the GLVC.”
GLVCSN was launched in 2014 as the first NCAA Division II conference-wide digital network, focused on highlighting the athletic and academic success of its student-athletes while enhancing the GLVC brand to fans, friends, and families as well as past, current and future students.
"With the backing of Google and support for features like Google Cast, Android TV is the latest contender in the OTT space," said Ben Kant, co-founder and CEO of BlueFrame Technology. "BlueFrame is excited to provide fans of the GLVC support on this popular and fast growing platform."
The content distributed through the GLVCSN Amazon Fire TV app, leverages BlueFrame’s end-to-end digital network solution. The platform includes:
- Production Truck: BlueFrame’s proprietary live production and streaming software comes complete with four camera HD switching, four camera instant replay, sport specific graphics, social media sharing tools, and more. GLVCSN capitalizes on Production Truck’s customizable graphics to consistently brand all of their broadcasts. The social media sharing tools in Production Truck allow producers to easily capture and share highlights from the full production to promote their live streams in real time and engage new audiences.
- vCloud: BlueFrame’s cloud content management system provides the tools to put the GLVCSN brand first. Broadcast poster image, network lead-in, and content aggregation are all configurable by broadcast, by member institution, or for the whole network. GLVCSN leverages the network lead-in to have a member from each member institution welcome their viewership into every broadcast. vCloud provides the flexibility for each institution within the GLVC to select the service that meets their cost and quality goals.
- Playback: GLVCSN broadcasts can be viewed on desktop, on mobile, and now on internet-connected television devices anywhere in the world. GLVCSN is available live and immediately archived for on demand viewership. This means fans of GLVCSN can watch whenever, wherever, and on their platform of choice.
- Integration: By utilizing BlueFrame’s end-to-end service, GLVCSN benefits from the seamless integration. When a broadcast is scheduled, it is immediately available for their producers in Production Truck as well as for viewers on all of their GLVCSN branded presences.
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference is one of the premier NCAA Division II conferences, made of 16 member institutions from five Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin) and comprised of 6,000 student-athletes, 50,000 students and 500,000 alumni. Founded in 1978, the GLVC has grown to sponsor 21 conference championships and is among the nation's elite in academic and athletic success. GLVC schools have captured 16 NCAA Division II national championships, including 11 on the men's side, seven of which are in basketball. Among the 24 NCAA Division II conferences analyzed in the 2016-17 report published by the national office, the GLVC ranked third in Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) at 64 percent and third in Academic Success Rate (ASR) at 82 percent for all student-athletes. The GLVC is also home to the GLVC Sports Network – the first NCAA Division II conference-wide digital streaming network that launched in 2014. GLVCSN, which can now be found on Apple TV 4
th Generation, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV devices, has streamed a total of 461 hours during 187 GLVC Championship events over the past two seasons, while the league's 16 member schools combined to stream more than 1,200 regular-season events in 2015-16. For more information about the GLVC and GLVCSN, visit the conference's official websites at
GLVCsports.com and
GLVCSN.com.
BlueFrame Technology
BlueFrame Technology is the only end-to-end live streaming technology provider specialized for the sports market. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, BlueFrame services all levels of sports organizations by providing the software to put their brand and message first. For more information, visit
www.blueframetech.com.