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 Profile: Shot Link and Shot Tracker — How Wireless + Lasers + Volunteers Makes Golf Stats Come Alive
When you watch golf on TV -- or online -- do you ever wonder exactly how the commentators know, within seconds, how far a player is from the green? Or from a bunker or hazard? If you are a golf veteran you may know of something called Shot Link, which somehow uses lasers to figure out the distance in seconds. But do you really know how it all works? And why it needs a wireless network and a whole Read More>>
It’s not Ping Pong — it’s Table Tennis!
A friend recently challenged me to a game of ping pong, an activity that I once thought that I was good at, but had since been dissuaded of that obviously incorrect opinion after countless beatings. Still I was idle and it sounded like a good way to spend the afternoon. I knew I was in trouble right away, not so much for the paddle that he used or the way he examined each ball, but rather Read More>>
WSJ: NFL Scrambling to Add Digital Access so Fans Stay in Seats
In more than one story we have noted the main reason for pro teams putting wireless networks into stadiums: The possibility that fans will skip buying tickets if the at-game experience has poor connectivity. In a story Friday from the Wall Street Journal it's apparent that even the most popular sport in the country -- the National Football League -- is feeling the pressure to add to the digital Read More>>
BMC debuts Team App Just Prior To Tour de France Start
BMC has two of the most appealing plots in the Tour de France this year: Can Australian Cadel Evans successfully defend his 2011 title? And can American George Hincapie, making his record-setting 17th Tour de France start, get his record-tying 16th finish? The seven other riders on the BMC squad all have their own stories to tell in the Tour de France, too. Which is why, the team has unveiled Read More>>
NBC Sports, Tour de France Organizer (ASO) Announce Long-Term Broadcast Marriage
If you like watching the Tour de France and you're in the United States, you're likely going to watch it via three broadcast platforms on NBC — at least for the next 12 years. Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the race owner, and NBC Sports Group, have agreed to a 10-year multi-platform extension that includes exclusive U.S. television, digital and mobile rights for the Tour de France through Read More>>
BCS Playoff Gains Approval while ESPN Extends its Rose Bowl Relationship
Earlier this week the second round of approvals needed for the creation of a playoff to decide the BCS Championship made it with flying colors as conference commissioners and university presidents and chancellors came to an agreement on the topic. There are still a number of issues that need to be decided, but most of these are simply housekeeping issues. Among the topics are: Ink a new TV deal Read More>>
Cadel Evans Seeks Title Repeat as Tour de France Unfolds With Vast Network, Mobile Viewing Options
Australian Cadel Evans, riding in the midst of an unheralded season, will seek to successfully defend his 2011 title beginning Saturday in the 99th edition of the Tour de France — a route highlighted by more time trial distance and less severe climbing. The race, beginning with a prologue in Liege, Belgium, will encompass 21 days of racing and two rest days and conclude with its traditional Read More>>
