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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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NBCUniversal, Verizon Agree to Extensive Mobile Summer Olympics Coverage Deal
Verizon FiOS is the latest company to partner with NBCUniversal to offer its customer multi-platform content coverage of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The package, beginning July 25, will include live and on demand coverage across multiple digital, mobile and tablet platforms. In addition to extensive coverage on the networks of NBCUniversal – NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo and Read More>>
YouTube Deal Will Enhance ACC’s Digital Network
The Atlantic Coast Conference’s digital network has introduced a channel on YouTube that will deliver live content from the ACC as YouTube continues to grow as a force in live sports broadcasting with deals such as this. We have long talked about the emergence of YouTube as a de facto channel for sports, and YouTube has been working hard to cement that position with the ACC deal as one of its Read More>>
ESPN’s British Open Coverage Scores on Cable, Internet, Mobile
There must be an algorithm somewhere to write the inevitable press releases for broadcasters after any big event now, that begins with "record viewership" and then plugs in the terms online and mobile. ESPN's coverage of the British Open last week and weekend certainly fits in, with big gains in just about every measurement category, including a 140 percent growth in the amount of live coverage Read More>>
Google, Facebook buy Apple-Focused developers
Hooking onto Apple’s money making bandwagon seems the way to go and two rival giants are doing just that, using their deep pockets to buy up technologies and development teams that will enable them to have more Apple iOS and related development skills in house. The moves should not be a surprise for many reasons. Facebook and Apple have been moving closer together in recent days. Apple’s latest Read More>>
PlayUp Brings its Fan-Interaction App to the Olympics
Fan interaction app PlayUp, which made its name this spring with several pro-athlete chat rooms for big events, is stepping up its own game with a new release of the app just in time for the London Olympics. Announced today, version 3.1 of the PlayUp app for the iOS platform adds some interesting new features, including third-party content and sports news, as well as targeted sports feeds by Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: Are Your Apps Tracking You?
In a move that is very likely to lead to even more patent conflict Apple has patented a mobile scroll bar, a patent that appears to cover portable devices with touchscreen displays and have a disappearing vertical scroll bar. If that sounds familiar it is because it, or something very much like it, is widely used in the Android market. According to the Verge, Android has been using features Read More>>
Honda Debuts Aha, Vast Sports Programnning Options Including Olympic Content
Honda has introduced its new in-dash connectivity system. In addition to music and news options, the system provided by Aha will offer vast sports programming choices. Available via a smartphone application, the system will act as a "conduit to a wealth of cloud-based media," according to Aha. Content is pre-selected via the smartphone app. It's controlled via voice commands and as well as Read More>>
NBCOlympics.com, Facebook Collaborate on Sharing Option During London Games
As if Facebook and NBCOlymics.com aren't both about to experience monster traffic on their own during the Summer Olympics, imagine the two portals working together. That's about to happen. Facebook users who add NBCOlympics.com to their Timeline will automatically be able to share with friends anything they're reading and watching on NBCOlympics.com without the need to click ‘share’ or ‘like’. Read More>>
