Every sports fan has been there. It’s the last minute of a game. The intensity is high. You long ago left the edge of your seat to franticly pace. Then the ball gets tipped out of bounds, it moves a fraction of an inch in the receiver’s hands, or hands got mixed in with the […]
Last year MLS commissioner Don Garber expressed frustration over FIFA’s resistance to new technology, saying it prevents a greater experience for fans and players alike. It appears FIFA’s outlook may have changed, at least when it comes to using technology to correct officiating mistakes. The organization approved use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) on its […]
Sport TV, a Portuguese network, will launch programming that relies upon the Video Assistant Referee system in soccer to provide the content. Juízo Final is a program that will feature an analysis of multi-angle replay images of goals, fouls and other controversial decisions as Primeira Liga has been using VAR. Included in the discussions are […]
Considering its roots as primarily a state-of-the-art ball-tracking technology, developed initially for tennis, soccer and cricket, Hawk-Eye Innovations continues to deliver game-changing results across the global sports market. Hawk-Eye, which was developed in 2001, became a wholly owned LLC of Sony in 2014. Since then, the many ways that the technology has developed and progressed […]
