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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T-Mobile Targets NBA fans with Fast-Talking Mobile Video
Striving for the game-changing impact of a final minute Kevin Durant 3-pointer, T-Mobile is stepping up marketing efforts aimed at mobile sports watchers. In an awesome performance by a fast-talking rapper, T-Mobile just launched a campaign touting the new 4G Sidekick. The commercial depicts the merits of getting golf programming and NBA programming on the Sidekick, and is chock full of NBA Read More>>
Review: ESPN’s NFL Draft Twitter Feed Found Lacking
I decided that I would break with tradition and do something different for the first day of this year’s NFL draft. I normally watch the draft, alternating between the NFL channel and ESPN, have a list of top picks and a phone so that I can text my friends and taunt thenm about how their team's selections are inferior to mine. I am still following that basic game plan but I decided to also add a Read More>>
Look to Twitter for Instant NFL Draft News
You are all set for the upcoming NFL draft later this week. You know your team's shortcomings and have read mock draft after mock draft seeing who is available at each position and what the industry experts have to say. Of course all of the appropriate web sites have been plundered for any nugget of information that might enhance your understanding of the moves and picks that are occurring. You Read More>>
BlackBerry Sports Fans Finally Get a Pad: The PlayBook
Blackberry users hoping to get a tablet of their own have finally had their patience rewarded as Research-in-Motion (RIM) has debuted the PlayBook tablet, its offering in the increasingly competitive tablet space. The question facing the company and its users is if the PlayBook is too little, too late? RIM used to be the king of the mobile-device hill with a market share that was the envy of Read More>>
Review: Speed Channel’s Mobile Site a Winner
(By Speed Racer, MSR Motor Sports Correspondent) More good news for the mobile racing fan! Speed Channel recently reworked not only their website but also added a mobile site to their quiver. Featuring news and videos covering all motor sports, as well as their auto culture programming, they cover the world of racing from green to checkered flag. I have been checking out their offerings on a Read More>>
Review: Sprint NASCAR App Zooms on the Samsung Galaxy Tab
(by Speed Racer, MSR motor sports correspondent) Recently I had the chance to experience the NASCAR Sprint Cup mobile app on the Galaxy Tab by Samsung. As a lifelong NASCAR follower I will admit that I was skeptical about what this device and application could add to my race-fan experience. I wound up pleasantly surprised, and here is why: The combo of the Galaxy's smallish size and the many Read More>>
Pad Sales Look to Bloom in the Future, Thanks to Sports
So you are debating purchasing a pad, but are concerned with getting burned if it turns out to be a fad. In the past tablets have had a less than stellar history, with a number of major flops after the prerequisite hype predicted them as the wave of the future. So will this time be any different? The availability of mobile sports, of course, may tip the balance toward the the tablet this time Read More>>
Mobile Sports Viewers Skyrocket During NCAA Men’s Hoops
Mobile sports viewers were almost as big a story as the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, as March Madness on Demand (MMOD) experienced a 17 percent increase in online video consumption and a 63 percent increase in total viewership. MMOD is the broadband and mobile device portal for the basketball tournament. The MMOD numbers are Read More>>
