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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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Hallelujah, Sports Fans: Comcast Customers Get WatchESPN
January 4, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Under the terms of a far-reaching content agreement announced today is a huge win for Comcast customers: The ability to watch ESPN content in a mobile fashion, via the WatchESPN service and app. As the biggest provider of cable services Comcast was previously shut out from the WatchESPN service -- only customers from Verizon's FiOS home-fiber service, Time-Warner Cable and Bright House Networks Read More>>

Comcast Sportsnet Northwest to Stream Trail Blazers Games
January 3, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
The deal will give fans multiple on-line options The Portland Trail Blazers have expanded their broadcast reach with a deal with partner Comcast Sportsnet Northwest that will enable fans in remote areas of the team's NBA-approved area to now have the option to pay to get streaming live video of games in areas that Comcast does not broadcast. The deal involves the NBA, the Portland Trail Read More>>

Urban Meyer: No Twitter for Ohio State Players (Update: Or Maybe Not?)
January 3, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
DOUBLE SECRET UPDATE: So was USA Today incorrect? Several media outlets (and one observant commenter, below) have now chimed in saying the Twitter ban never happened. Can we get some real reporters in Ohio please? Our guess -- Meyer probably said something like "no Twittering during this meeting." How is it possible that nobody on the scene ever actually asked Meyer or OSU if there was an Read More>>

No Chrome Browser for Mac Users Watching NBC Online
January 2, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
We are as excited as anyone about the launch today of NBC's new all-sports network but if you want to watch the NHL Classic outdoor game on your Mac computer, you won't be able to use Google's Chrome browser according to an error message generated by the NBC site. Since you probably already have either Firefox or Safari loaded somewhere on your machine it's probably not a big deal but if you Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: Kindle Sales Still Burn Bright
January 2, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
Tablets the tops for Small and Medium businesses According to market research firm NPD Group, the demand for tablets is expected to grow in the small and medium business market, which is companies with less than 1,000 employees, over the next year with Apple’s iPad leading as the most popular tablet choice. According to the group’s SMB Technology Monitor for the third quarter 73% of Read More>>

Sunday Sermon: Jan. 1, 1986, the Greatest Bowl Game Day Ever
January 1, 2012 By Paul Kapustka
In honor of the new year I will tell a quick story of the greatest bowl-game TV viewing day ever: Jan. 1, 1986. Of course this is subjective and relates only to my own viewing experience, which was enhanced by my fellow football-watchers, the beverages and vittles and the perfect locale. And now thanks to the stupid revenue-seeking schedule that has the few meaningful bowl games spread out until Read More>>

CBS to stream Sun Bowl, top ranked hoops match
December 31, 2011 By Paul Kapustka
Cannot make it to your TV today? CBSSports has you covered CBSSports continues to be fan friendly by streaming live top sporting events and today it has a doubleheader for fans, one for the hardwood aficionados and one for the gridiron folks. Leading off the day will be the 12 noon ET broadcast of a NCAA men’s college basketball game that pits No 3 ranked Kentucky versus No. 4 ranked Read More>>

Spothon Debuts Sports Social Media Viewing Application
December 27, 2011 By Paul Kapustka
Ready to slug it out with PlayUp and OneLouderApps is Japan-based Spothon, Inc., which allows people to interact on mobile devices at the same time they are using their mobile devices to watch a game. Spothon is the latest in a growing list of mobile sports application developers looking for ways to enhance the sports fan's viewing experience via mobile devices and tablets. All of them may be Read More>>