When you become a fan of a particular sports team, it’s normally not a temporary thing. Whether you move or are traveling, you stay loyal but it may be hard to find a place to catch the game when it’s not a local team. A group of Duke and Oregon alumni who live in Seattle recognized this problem and came up with a solution through FanWide Technologies Inc.
FanWide is hoping to help give scattered fans of any and every team the opportunity to come together at local bars and restaurants to watch their desired game. “FanWide will help the tens of millions of sports fans that live out-of-market from their favorite team, have relocated for work or school, or are traveling. Our team has not only created a service that sports fans have been demanding, but we are offering bars and restaurants nationwide the opportunity to host dozens of events every week, throughout the year, providing them with new customers and sales,” said President and Founder at FanWide, Symon Perriman.
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This company hopes to bring together sports fans and bring them a dedicated viewing experience. Fans can sign up by online submitting their favorite team and location to then be updated with the upcoming events nearby.
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It is also free for venues to sign up but there are a few requirements when hosting one of these events:
- They can only host a single FanWide event for one team at a time.
- They must play the game on the primary TV, and a major of their TVs.
- They must play the sound for the game.
- They must show the game in its entirely, or until all the fans have left.
- They cannot charge a cover/entrance fee for fans to attend.
The business must also be legally subscribed to the channel they’re showing and in legal compliance with all applicable laws.
FanWide will be hosting their first events this upcoming weekend in Seattle, San Francisco, New York and Chicago for NFL and NCAA Football games. They will then add events for NHL, NBA and NCAA Basketball games later this year.