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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Pew Research says sports viewing on smartphones, iPads has room to grow
Nonpartisan fact tank Pew Research issued Tuesday Oct. 4 a report that said 20 percent of U.S. adults get sports scores and updates on smartphones or iPads, but only a small percent of Americans use social networks as their primary source of information, sports or otherwise. The research indicates that sports viewing on mobile devices and sports social media is a market primed for growth, but that Read More>>
Madonna at Super Bowl exposes SB Nation news gambit
SB Nation.com, a social-media collective of 300 sports communities, already rates as one of the sports industry's most innovative mobile applications. And increasingly, it is edging into the arena of breaking major sports news. On Oct. 3, SBNation.com moved an exclusive that Madonna has signed on to perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLVI. While that may seem like a fluffier scoop than most Read More>>
ESPN Tests Casino Advertising Through Soccer Sponsorship
Sports betting company William Hill said Monday that it has reached an agreement with ESPN to sponsor Italian Serie A, Dutch Eredivisie and Russian Premier League soccer. The deal marks the most aggressive move to date by ESPN to cater to a sports book, and increases William Hill's profile among U.S. consumers. Under terms of the deal, William Hill will sponsor all ESPN television coverage of Read More>>
Mobile Football: NBC a No-Show for Live Play-by-Play
In our ongoing search for the best mobile app for following live football play-by-play, on Sunday night the MSR research team decided to check out the options available from NBC, since the Peacock network carries the Sunday night game live on TV. The verdict? For an Android smartphone user, NBC's mobile play-by-play options are about as exciting as a handoff up the middle, far behind the Read More>>
ESPN Radio Exec says Smartphone Audio Key to Future
Marc Horine, VP Digital Partnerships and Sales Development for ESPN Radio, told Mobile Sports Report on Friday that “20 percent of our listening is coming through a digital audio device” and that content delivered through smartphones and iPads rates as key to ESPN Radio's future. Horine is the ESPN Radio executive involved in such ESPN partnerships as StubHub and the GSI Commerce Inc.’s ESPN Read More>>
MSR Online Guide: Oakland Raiders
After their surprising upset of the New York Jets the Oakland Raiders are back in the national spotlight -- and no more so than this week when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots come to town. Here is your MSR online guide to all things Raiders. Please add your thoughts, corrections, or favorite Raider links in the comments below. OFFICIAL TEAM WEBSITE STADIUM WEBSITE TWITTER Read More>>
Gambling kingpin to debut online sports betting technology
In a blockbuster announcement, International Game Technology said Thursday Sept. 29 that it will debut online and mobile gaming offerings next week, including a sports betting platform. The announcement is another step toward legal sports betting on mobile devices in the United States, and IGT's announcement is a promising sign that legal sports betting can play a major part in U.S. economic Read More>>
Thursday Humor: Don’t Use Your Laptop in a Horse Trough
Just some Thursday fun: While we've all seen the ESPNWatch TV ad multiple times now (the one with the cowboy watching a laptop in the horse trough) you have to look quickly to catch the witty disclaimer that runs across the bottom of the screen: "Do not attempt while bathing in horse trough." You might also add, good luck finding a cell tower out in the pasture. Or remember, you need to have an Read More>>
