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Women In Sports Tech Nonprofit Launches With Funded Fellowships

As a veteran executive of several sports technology companies, both startup and established, Marilou McFarlane would go weeks on end of business meetings without seeing another woman. She said that experience hasn’t been personally problematic, per se, but the realization was striking and the homogeny outdated. Wanting to empower more women to seek out sports […]

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The Nominees For The 2017 SportTechie Awards Are…

Today we are proud to announce the nominees for the inaugural SportTechie Awards. The nominees highlight the teams, executives, sports technologies, venues, athletes, investors and startups that most deserve recognition for their work in pushing our industry forward. The final winners in each of these seven categories, along with our list of the SportTechie 20 Innovators: […]

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How Technology Will Factor Into 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

Los Angeles is in a unique position to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to Casey Wasserman,  because of its seat in the capital of entertainment and technology in the United States. But with 11 years to prepare for the Games, what role will current and emerging technologies play? Wasserman, the founder and CEO of […]

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On Eye Movement And Motion Tracking: The NBA’s Vision For The Future

This week’s guest on the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein is Steve Hellmuth, EVP of Media Operations and Technology at the NBA. With the season upon us, Steve dishes on motion tracking, biometrics and NBA 2K, and explains why he is interested in how Kobe Bryant would track his opponents’ eye movements. That and more on the SportTechie […]

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76ers/Devils CEO Scott O’Neil Discusses Entrepreneurship and Innovation

This week’s guest on the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein is Scott O’Neil, CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment. Scott leads the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, the Prudential Center, Team Dignitas, and the Sixers Innovation Lab. Hear him discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and the world’s largest and highest-definition indoor scoreboard. That and more on the […]

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