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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Xirrus Gets Yellow Jersey for Successful Tour de France Mobile Wi-Fi Network
Just like Britain's Bradley Wiggins, Wi-Fi gear vendor Xirrus had a pretty good Tour de France, as its wireless arrays finished off a successful string of supporting the demanding needs of the world's media during the 21-stage event. According to a Xirrus press release, the company supplied its gear to French wireless supplier Orange, which delivered Internet access to the race's start and Read More>>
ESPN Mobile and British Open App Fail at Live Video, Audio Coverage for Some Platforms
Sunday Update: After deleting and re-installing the British Open app things seem to be working better. We can get a live commentary show and a live link to WatchESPN (which we can't watch because we are on Android -- see below). The Open's own radio is working, with the great BBC commentators, but the Open app's link to ESPNRadio isn't working. The ESPNRadio app, however, is working today so if we Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Pete Rose Reality TV, Olympic Tidbits
NHL Lockout in September? It is new contract time for the players and the league and according to a piece in Sports Business Daily things might be looking very bad for fans of hockey. Apparently the league has sent its first proposal to the players and it reads like it wants to get baseball’s reserve clause back for hockey. Players could be tied to a team for ten years before free agency Read More>>
Ruckus Powers Wi-Fi — And Mobile Betting — at Famed Saratoga Race Course
If you follow horse racing you probably know of the famed Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, the oldest horseracing track in the U.S. Thanks to some gear from Ruckus Wireless that facility now has one of the newest technologies, a Wi-Fi network, which is not only bringing wireless access to fans but also powering mobile betting, where fans at the track can place bets from their seats, with Read More>>
Watching NASCAR: Sprint is Off, Nationwide Running at Chicagoland
A bad call was good news for Kasey Kahne last week at Loudon as rival Denny Hamlin’s miscommunication with his crew chief opened the door for Kahne’s second cup victory of the season. While leading in a dominating car, Hamlin went in for a pit stop during a caution and a misunderstanding led his pit crew to change all four tires rather than the two he was expecting. While Hamlin returned to the Read More>>
Dear Nike: Where’s My EveryShot TigerCam?
As cool as it is to be the editor of the greatest new sports-biz publication, I can't pass up the opportunity to apply for the newest job in the golf-social-new-media business: Editor and commentator for Nike's new EveryShot TigerCam website. As you guessed, this is an Internet location (also available in app form) that shows, every weekend, a full but time-edited version of Tiger Woods' entire Read More>>
Baseball Adds Instagram to its Team
Major League Baseball is teaming with Instagram to show photos and images that come directly from the teams, enabling fans that are not at events to get a feel for the game, players and fans in attendance. The concept is very simple but can be very compelling as well. Using @MLBOfficial as its tag line MLB teams will be posting photos from their games as well as behind the scenes images for Read More>>
ESPN keeps the Pedal Down with Summer Soccer Broadcasts
Fresh off strong viewership numbers from the recently concluded Euro 2012 tournament ESPN will be broadcasting a series of international club matches over the next three weeks, with the first match coming last night with the Seattle Sounders vs. Chelsea FC (sorry I missed it). The matches have a very interesting mix of teams with three teams each from the English Premier League, Major League Read More>>
