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YouTube Wants a Slice of the Super Bowl Pie

YouTube, or David in this instance, is preparing for its battle of Super Bowl supremacy against the Goliath known as the National Football League. YouTube has announced that it plans to hold its own halftime show during the Super Bowl that will be streamed live on the their AdBlitz channel. It will feature the bigger […]

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How Technology Is Making Waves Throughout the Surfing World

In the sporting world, there is a divide between fans and professional athletes that gets bridged a little more with every passing year. Fans can follow their favorite athletes and interact with them on social media, use team websites to track statistics, and keep track of the score from multiple devices, while simultaneously watching the […]

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Experience’s Mobile Seat Upgrade Expands with Leinster Rugby

Rugby, as a sport, shouldn’t be overlooked, with respects to its foray into technological advancement. What has begun as an early adopter of GPS technology on the field, experimentation with instant replay has ensued–in spite of conflicting views. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the English Premiership’s Saracens is wearing X2 Biostems’, a Seattle-based […]

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The Burgeoning Field of Sports Media and What to Watch in 2015

The following interview featuring Mark J. Burns, sports business writer with Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Sports Agent Blog, is just one of dozens of Digital and Social Media Sports podcasts created by Neil Horowitz. In the interview, Burns discusses the emergence of media, coverage, and interest in sports business, some recent trends in the space, career advice […]

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