It’s a bit of an understatement to say professional sports teams have a lot of data to manage. Without the right system to house the data, teams fall behind in terms of connecting the analytical dots. SSB works with sports leagues and franchises to create a so-called data warehouse, making numbers usable from an analytics […]
NEW YORK — Super Bowl LIII isn’t for another 17 months but with its host venue now operational — the ultra-modern Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — CBS Sports is already preparing its broadcast with its first site visit next week. Executive producer Harold Bryant said his crew will start scouting studio set locations and camera […]
EuroLeague has announced a new partnership to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for the 2017-18 season to create unique video content for TV broadcasters and for social media distribution. The deal between the EuroLeague and Heed will see sensors placed in all 16 basketball arenas for this coming season, and the IoT technology will collect […]
The sports world is going mobile, and teams are catching on. In an effort to make sure their stadiums are mobile-friendly and intuitive, the Charlotte Hornets are the most recent team to enlist a four-year-old company called VenueNext to reboot nearly every aspect of the in-stadium fan experience. In 2014, the San Francisco 49ers were […]
Airbnb and Audi took the saying “from the comfort of your own home” to new levels when watching live soccer. During the recent 2017 Audi Cup, held at the start of this month, both brands teamed up to transform a part of the pitch-side section of German team Bayer Munich’s stadium — Allianz Arena — into […]
