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 […]
Esports seem to be all the rage in Philadelphia these days. The Philadelphia 76ers are invested in Team Dignitas and recently welcomed an esports training startup to the inaugural class of its innovation lab. The Flyers, owned by Comcast, took a stake in a Philly team of the new, city-based Overwatch League. And on Wednesday, venture […]
The NFL and Ticketmaster, which have a partnership that dates back to 2008, are extending their deal. Paramount in the new agreement is Ticketmaster providing the NFL with its next-generation venue software, Presence. Presence represents the move to a paperless, digital ticketing system. Using proximity-based technology, Presence deploys a “tap and go” system for fans […]
Fans love being able to use their smartphones at live sporting events to access vital game day content, take and post photos and videos as well as interact with fellow fans through social media. While this rise of the mobile tech-tator super fan means a more personalized fan experience, it also represents a distinct problem […]
The NBA has teamed up with Snapchat this season to bring fans attending games a 3D Foam Finger in augmented reality. It’s a location-specific World Lens experience so that in and around NBA arenas, fans can place the home team’s 3D Foam Fingers into their photos and videos. And with augmented reality, it’s such a […]
