Sports teams are building new venues across the United States and are increasingly looking to technology as a way to further engage fans with the team and the game. The trend is especially visible in stadium renovation projects like that of Philips Arena in Atlanta. Now, two digital tech companies — Built.io and BeyondCurious — […]
CHICAGO — If ESPN, CBS or Fox had launched today, what would they look like? That’s the question Dan Scalia, SVP of Revenue for the new 24/7 Sports Network, Stadium, is presented with. “What it looks like now versus what it looked like 35 years ago is quite different,” he said Wednesday at SportTechie Chicago. […]
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, who slugged 521 home runs in his career and won the 1995 Home Run Derby, believes the home run spike in the majors can be attributed to more hitters adopting an uppercut swing and that there’s been “a little tinker” with the baseball. Thomas made his comments while promoting the […]
A new ad by a major cable company trying to stake ground in the U.S. is leveraging a shirtless Cristiano Ronaldo in an attempt to go viral. Altice USA, which raised $1.9 billion in an initial public offering last month, recently released an ad starring the soccer star in what marks its first major attempt […]
NBA legend Kobe Bryant has financially invested in and joined the board of 15 Seconds of Fame, a social media app that delivers personal video content to fans at live events to boost engagement. The five-time NBA champion has agreed to invest in and advise the fan engagement startup through his investment company, Kobe Inc., […]
