FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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Adobe research finds mobile sports viewing driving huge growth in digital video
One namesake trend we focus on here at Mobile Sports Report -- watching sports online or on mobile devices -- is the primary driver of the continued worldwide growth in digital video consumption, according to the latest comprehensive study put together by software giant Adobe. In the Adobe Digital Index Benchmark Report for Q4 2013, the survey looked at digital video, spanning 2012 and 2013 and Read More>>
Fox: Super Bowl had 528K online viewers per minute
If you needed any more proof that online viewing doesn't hurt TV audience numbers, the stats from Super Bowl should convince you: According to broadcaster Fox, there was an average of 528,000 online viewers per minute, even as the TV audience generated a record 111.5 million viewers. We are still waiting on a total breakout of online views of the game -- we apologize for misreading a Fox Read More>>
AT&T Super Bowl Sunday stadium wireless traffic jumps 60 percent to 624 GB; Verizon claims 1.9 TB
Well, our prediction that this year's Super Bowl might not set new wireless data records was about as solid as the Denver Broncos' performance in the big game. According to AT&T, its wireless network in and around MetLife Stadium on Super Sunday saw 624 GB of traffic, a 60.8 percent increase from last year's 388 GB total at the Superdome in New Orleans. Part of the gain no doubt came from the Read More>>
Variety of apps to support the Sochi Olympics
NBC’s broadcast of the Olympics should be boon to its online and streaming viewership, even though this is something that the network has made available for some time. As with many apps and capabilities users often only discover them when looking for specific tool or event. There are a surprising number of apps available for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics that will be held in Sochi starting Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Super Bowl prop bets, anyone?
Sure you have purchased a square or two in the office pool and made a friendly wager on the outcome of the game, but that is scratching the surface. Did you know you can bet on how long the National Anthem will be or if the singer will wear gloves? Will the game go overtime? A look at which are good and bad can be found in a number of places but I liked the ones published in SportsOnEarth and Read More>>
How to watch the Super Bowl online, or on your phone
Just in case your TV goes on the blink this weekend, don't worry, you can still watch Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks -- either via an online stream, or via your smartphone if you are a Verizon customer. SUPER BOWL XLVIII KICKOFF: 6:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX WATCH THE SUPER BOWL LIVE ONLINE HERE Fox, which is showing the game on regular TV, will Read More>>
NFL Now: How much will you pay for on-demand NFL content?
For some time now, we here at Mobile Sports Report have been predicting that the NFL would eventually bring its digital assets in-house and market them to fans, for an additional fee. The first step in that process appears to have arrived today with the announcement of NFL Now, an Internet-based TV service designed to provide exclusive NFL content that includes just about everything EXCEPT live Read More>>
Norwegian soccer league signs with Cisco for stadium Wi-Fi, StadiumVision Mobile
In a business agreement unique because of its breadth, Cisco has signed a league-wide deal with the Norwegian Professional Football League to put Cisco's Connected Stadium Wi-Fi infrastructure and its StadiumVision Mobile video system in possibly as many as 16 different stadiums. In taking a quick look at some video on the league's site it doesn't appear that the NPFL has huge stadiums, but Read More>>
