The sports world is going mobile, and teams are catching on. In an effort to make sure their stadiums are mobile-friendly and intuitive, the Charlotte Hornets are the most recent team to enlist a four-year-old company called VenueNext to reboot nearly every aspect of the in-stadium fan experience. In 2014, the San Francisco 49ers were […]
Artificial intelligence chatbots are one area where technology continues to evolve rapidly within the sports business. Entering this space is the Perth Wildcats basketball club — the first National Basketball League team in Australia to launch a chatbot with the addition of its newest recruit, Wilbot, which is aiming to engage and build stronger relationships with […]
This coming basketball season, fans of the Miami Heat won’t need to print out their tickets to home games. In fact, the Heat won’t accept paper tickets at all. Instead, people flocking to the Heat’s waterfront home court, AmericanAirlines Arena, will use their smartphones to access the venue, the Heat announced. Tickets will be available […]
Back in 2015, the Arizona Cardinals became one of six NFL teams to use virtual reality in their training efforts. Now, the Cardinals are including their fans in the virtual reality experience, thanks to an extended partnership with Cox Business, the team announced. Under the partnership, Cox will provide the Cardinals with technological needs including […]
The following is an op-ed by Mike Compitello GTS Global Director, Sports & Entertainment Technical Services, IBM. As a young boy growing up in Westchester, NY, it would probably come as no surprise that I was a huge Giants fan. Back then, the possibility of attending a game meant the roar of the crowd, fresh peanuts, extra mustard […]
