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NFL Now vs. WWE Network: Which Has More Promise?

Two of the biggest industries in sports are developing online networks to bring their fans closer to the action. NFL Now and WWE Network will both launch in 2014 and bring new and exciting features to their worlds with technology. NFL Now NFL Now, a new NFL video app, will launch in summer 2014 and […]

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Sports Technology, Performance Data, and the Fan Experience

The 2014 NFL Combine is a true test of sports performance with lots on the line for all the NFL draft prospects. Cincinnati Bengals RB Gio Bernard shown here in 2013. Having a fully networked stadium has progressed from a dream to a luxury to a necessity in short order. Nearly every major league stadium is undergoing a wireless infrastructure upgrade; and new stadiums are being built with the network as much of a consideration as sight-lines and locker rooms. Where teams once hired network contractors to provide a service, now the NFL has an Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider, making it a reasonable assumption that the other major leagues are soon to follow. Much of the conversation about connecting fans to the...

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Fantex, Inc. Starts National Road Trip to Launch IPO Road Show for 49ers’ TE Vernon Davis

thekevinburkeproject Arian Foster already paved the way as Fantex’s first client to sell himself on an open market, but now a second NFL Pro Bowler has decided to do the same. San Francisco 49ers’ Tight End Vernon Davis will now be on the market the San Francisco based company announced yesterday. FanTex will also hit the road now in a former Madden Crusier to promote the IPO that will make it’s way all over the country. Fantex, Inc. launched its first IPO Road Show aimed at individuals across the country interested in investing tracking stocks linked to the value and performance of an athlete’s brand.

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