At the NHL’s most recent ownership meetings, commissioner Gary Bettman revealed plans for a league-wide player and puck tracking system that, importantly, will be non-invasive and not require skaters to wear any transmitting chips as they did during a trial at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Bettman acknowledged that more research and development work […]
Last November, it was announced that the NHL was coming to Las Vegas with the Vegas Golden Nights — a brand new hockey franchise. Now that the team is playing in its inaugural season, the NHL and NowThis Sports announced a new series on Facebook’s Watch platform that will chronicle the creation of this team […]
Fans who watched the Houston Astros play their World Series home games won’t just have memories of this season’s championship. Each of the more than 43,000 people who packed Minute Maid Park over the weekend can also get a high-resolution image of themselves at the game via Fancam. The company, which first partnered with the […]
After scooping up esports team Dignitas and launching the world’s biggest arena scoreboard, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils CEO Scott O’Neil is prepping his rapidly expanding sports franchise for the future. O’Neil sat down with SportTechie’s Bram Weinstein to sound off on some of the moves he’s making in sports technology to ensure his […]
In March, the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, Calif. was where fans got to watch the top women’s golfers in the world compete for the first LPGA major championship of the year. Also watching the tournament closely was NEC Corporation, a company that has provided facial recognition technology in the interest of public safety and […]
