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Omega Installs Player Tracking For Olympic Hockey, Could NHL Be Next?

As the U.S. women’s ice hockey team skated to its first Olympic gold medal since 1998, stitched into the sweaters on the backs of every player was a small motion sensor weighing fewer than 10 grams and transmitting reams of data over a dedicated frequency to antennas installed throughout the arena. Combined with camera-tracking of […]

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Sling TV Becomes First Live Streaming Service To Offer NBA League Pass

Displaced NBA fans can now live stream out-of-market games through Sling TV. Sling became the first live streaming service this week to offer the NBA’s on-demand video service NBA League Pass, which can be added to a user’s Sling Orange, Sling Blue or Sling International subscription for $29 a month. Through NBA League Pass on […]

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Internal Versus External Tracking Is Next Frontier Of Data Privacy

NEW YORK — An emerging issue in the roiling player privacy debate is that not all athlete tracking data is collected the same way. From wearables to cameras, there’s an endless array of information being generated: internal versus external, personal versus positional, biometrics versus biomechanics. While the collective bargaining agreements across professional sports leagues are […]

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