The Tampa Bay Lightning have the best record in the NHL heading into the All-Star Game on their home ice at Amalie Arena. And just in time for the weekend of festivities, the Lightning announced that the arena will be updated for the mobile world. Enlisting the services of Tampa-based startup Venuetize, the team created a […]
Mercedes-Benz USA is giving away a sports car to the person who has his or her finger continuously placed on a smartphone screen for the longest while following around the virtual car during the Super Bowl. As the New England Patriots and Philadelphia battle it out, “Last Fan Standing” challenges fans to avoid the distractions […]
The video board at live sporting events provides in-depth replays, players stats and – during the downtime of events – random games and challenges to keep fans engaged. American sports fans know those games all too well. A baseball gets put under a hat, and they are all shuffled around. Which hat is the ball […]
Major League Baseball and Tickets.com have a solution for those times when you’re rushing to the game just before first pitch — as long as you own an Apple device. Tickets.com has partnered with technology provider Infinite Peripherals to continue implementing contactless ticketing at more MLB ballparks after a pilot with MLB and the Oakland […]
After paying a reported $90 million for the rights to stream the first two seasons of the Overwatch League, a new professional esports league that’s mirroring conventional sports with city-based franchises, Twitch announced Week 1 viewership numbers Wednesday and said it’s happy with the results. Twitch’s $90 million bid for the rights marked the biggest […]
