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How NBA, MLB Teams Capture Unique Content With Snapchat Spectacles

Snapchat Spectacles in Sports Who's dominating Spectacles in sports? Check out our recap. Posted by SportTechie on Monday, May 8, 2017 Odds are if you’re a baseball fan, you’ve seen a catcher taking casual warmup throws in the bullpen. But chances are until most recently, you haven’t seen it from the perspective of the “Stew Cam” with […]

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PNC Park Getting An Audio/Visual Upgrade

The Pittsburgh Pirates have roared into the NL Central race as MLB hosted its All Star Game yesterday. But the Pirates have also added a lot of technology upgrades off the field to compliment their strong play on it. The team now has a new Audio/Visual system installed by Sony Electronics and has also worked with system integrator Alpha Video Sports & Entertainment Group to design and install a new video control room. This control room will utilize Sony HD broadcast technology which provides the Pirates with additional enhancements to the game presentation.

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Why Sports Teams Will Love Facebook’s New Hyperlocal Ads

It’s about 12 o’clock on Friday. Seeing as you’re in the Steel City, Primanti Brothers is the place to be on lunch break. So you walk in off Market Square as you scroll through your Facebook feed. You’re meal is comprised of just one thing: Primanti’s “Almost Famous Sandwich”, consisting of your choice of meat […]

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