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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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Athlete vs. Fan Gaming Challenge App OverDog seeks Kickstarter Funding
March 7, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
OverDog, a potential new entrant into the field of apps that allow professional athletes to interact with fans is now in the fund raising process at crowd funding site Kickstarter with a goal of raising $100,000 within the next month. The app claims that it will provide fans with the ability to have access to athletes, but not in the way that a social media such as Twitter allows. Rather it Read More>>
No More Sunday Ticket? Part of Unknown NFL Content Plan?
March 6, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
Reading the news today that DirecTV could pull the plug on its Sunday Ticket NFL package made me think of the cricket-chirping silence surrounding the NFL's deal with Verizon Wireless and its NFLMobile package. According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, DirecTV's exclusive deal to provide all NFL games to its Sunday Ticket subscribers expires in 2014, after which the satellite operator might Read More>>

Heineken Reaches Out to UEFA Fans with Mobile App
March 6, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
Heineken, one of the sponsors of the UEFA Champions League soccer tournament has released a mobile and Facebook app that allows fans to enter into a contest that could result in their winning sports memorabilia or hosting a viewing event for the final match. It is very simple to participate, and there are two manners in which you can do so. The first is to simply take a photo of yourself Read More>>

Greatest Basketball Shot Ever Shows How YouTube is the New SportsCenter
March 4, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
In the past, we used to remember historic sports broadcasts from television, like Al Michaels' famous "do you believe in miracles" at the 1980 Olympics. But now thanks to YouTube anyone can be an instant worldwide sports hero, and you will probably not forget hearing the local broadcaster say "it's loose at point one!" to describe possibly the best basketball shot ever, Khalil Edney's ultimate Read More>>

Sony Upgrades Tablet Offering with Xperia Tablet Z
March 4, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
Sony has enhanced its tablet offerings with the Xperia Tablet Z that it debuted last week at the Mobile World Congress. Somehow this one flew under the radar last week, but it looks well worthwhile to recap since it looks like Sony has made major steps towards relevancy with its latest tablet offering. While Samsung and Hewlett-Packard seemed to grab most of the attention for their tablet Read More>>

ESPN’s Digital Media a Powerful Presence
March 1, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
ESPN’s digital media is head and shoulders the most popular family of digital platforms currently used according to the most recent release from comScore’s Media Metrix Multi-Platform data that was released this week covering the first month of the year. The program from comScore, is designed to track digital consumers over a range of digital platforms including desktop and laptop computers, Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Firefox Smartphones and No Nook Future?
March 1, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
NFL has Concussion iPad app The NFL is providing team doctors with an iPad application that is designed to help the doctors more accurately judge weather a player has a concussion or not. It was demonstrated last week at the annual NFL scouting combine. It has creating a scoring system that can be used to quickly check if there is a large difference between the players’ baseline score and his Read More>>

Watching Golf this Week: Rory and Tiger Return at The Honda Classic
February 28, 2013 By Paul Kapustka
It's back to Florida time for the PGA Tour, and the stars are definitely out, with defending champ Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods heading the full-force field. If you watch on TV or online, get ready for a full weekend of references to "The Bear Trap," the finishing three holes at the Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA National course in Palm Beach Gardens. I'm not sure if the full press promo will move Read More>>






