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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Watching Golf this Week: The Masters, AKA Tiger’s Revival
Let's get the basics out of the way first. You want to know when to watch the Masters, right? It's easy. TV coverage Thursday and Friday is on ESPN, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, both days. On the weekend it's CBS, 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Online: You can't go wrong. We have already said we think the Masters coverage is not just the best in golf, but the best online Read More>>
Major League Baseball teams with Qualcomm to Boost Ballpark Wireless Service
MLB, like all major sports, and for that matter any large venue for sports or entertainment, seems to always have a connectivity problem but unlike many others which seem to have patchwork solutions MLB is actively addressing the issue. The league’s Advanced Media arm (MLBAM) has teamed with wireless equipment developer Qualcomm in a multiyear effort that will first seek to survey the needs of Read More>>
Boston Marathon Apps Enables Fans to Track Favorites During Race
April 15 is often a day of dread for many as income taxes can no longer be put off , yet there is an event that will draw at least half a million people that will be cheered by the events of the day, the annual Boston Marathon. While you may not be able to get to Bean Town to watch the 117th running of the event there is now an app available from AT&T and the Boston Athletic Association that Read More>>
Wi-Fi Whispers: Giants Double Wi-Fi Access Points, Add Charging Stations at AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants are making a case for keeping thier unofficial title of having the best wireless networked ballpark by doubling the number of wireless access points and adding mobile-device charging stations at AT&T Park for the 2013 season. Already easily one of the best un-wired sporting arenas, the home field for the 2012 World Series champs isn't resting on its tech laurels. Read More>>
MLB teams with GigaPan to Engage Fans With Game Images of Crowds
Ever looked at photos of a ball game that you attended and you searched to see if you could find yourself? Well that has just been made a whole lot easier with one of the new efforts that MLB Advanced Media and GigaPan have launched this season. They have developed a program that shows the crowds at games in a high-definition, interactive panorama located at MLB’s TagOramic web site that allows Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: The Cost of Hot Dogs and New Nexus Coming?
If you cannot get enough of Facebook on your mobile devices this will be very good news. The company has delivered an app called ‘Facebook Home’ that is an Android program which replaces your normal Android home screen. Scheduled to be launched within the next two weeks the app will also come preinstalled on new HTC First Phones that will be available from AT&T. Facebook is working to launch a Read More>>
Watching Golf this Week: Valero Texas Open, or, 1 Week Until the Masters
Call it the last chance open -- as in, last chance for someone to qualify for next week's first major of the year, THE MASTERS, by winning the Texas Open in San Antonio this weekend. Who might win the golden ticket? No idea, check back on Saturday to see who is close. If you need to watch golf this weekend to get caught up before the Masters, yes that is Rory McIlroy hacking it around (might only Read More>>
CBS, Masters Team Up Again with Massive Masters Online Coverage
We've said it before: Nobody does online sports better than the combination of CBS Sports and the Masters. And if press releases are any indication, the duo is setting out to defend its title with a massive online coverage plan for this year's Masters, which begins next week. Forget having to validate viewership through a cable plan: More than 90 hours of live online coverage is scheduled, and Read More>>
