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STATS, Automated Insights to Present Ground-Breaking Content on Automation
Host Panel Discussion at SXSW on “The Automated Future of Sports Analysis”
CHICAGO – March 3, 2016 – STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports technology, data and content company, and Automated Insights, the software company reinventing the way professionals write using data, will participate in a panel session on automated sports analysis at the South by Southwest (SXSW) SXsports® conference in March.
Entitled The Automated Future of Sports Analysis and hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin on March 12th, the panel session will feature Darryl Lewis, STATS’ Chief Technology Officer, and Joe Procopio, Chief Product Officer at Automated Insights. The panel will deliver a series of insights into the development of automated technologies and discuss what it means for the future of the sports industry, specifically examining the ways in which automation impacts athlete monitoring, officiating, gaming, and the development of sports content.
“As technology advances and we are able to access more and more data, the opportunity to automate and advance historically manual processes is becoming a reality,” said Lewis. “The impact this can have on the way fans consume sports content and the way coaches and players analyze data to improve performance is the next frontier and we look forward to shaping the role that automation can play in this exciting field.”
Hosted annually in Austin, the SXSW conferences and festivals are a launching pad for fresh discussions and original content across music, film, and emerging technology. SXsports is a three-day sports Convergence Track that forms a major part of SXSW and is designed to tackle the future of sports, embracing the very latest technologies and innovations.
To arrange a meeting with STATS at SXsports, click here.
About STATS LLC
STATS LLC is the world’s leading sports technology, data and content company. Our mission is to revolutionize the ways sports contests are viewed, understood, played and enjoyed. STATS provides real-time scores, historical sports information, Associated Press editorial content, a turnkey fantasy sports operation, brand activation solutions and SportVU technology. STATS is headquartered in Chicago with offices globally. For more information: www.stats.com
About Automated Insights
Automated Insights is the company behind Wordsmith, the software revolutionizing the way professionals write with data. Wordsmith makes it easy to generate thousands of stories, reports, and articles in the time it takes to write just one. It helps data-driven industries, including financial services, e-commerce, real estate, business intelligence, and media, achieve scale, efficiency and personalization in the writing process. The platform is easy to learn and powerful enough to make each piece of content totally unique. Current clients include Allstate, The Associated Press, Edmunds.com, and Yahoo!
Automated Insights is a subsidiary of STATS LLC, a Vista Equity Partners company. For more information: www.automatedinsights.com