By this point in the NFL season, fantasy football fans can tell whether or not they have a realistic shot of winning their league. The ones who drafted well will soon gain bragging rights. Those that were not that fortunate, the remaining games represent a lost season. Then the overall user experience tends to tail off due to certain individuals not having the same level of interest as draft day.
This reality opens a gulf of opportunities to disrupt the massive vested interest in fantasy sports.
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The NBA has always move quickly when it came to technology. They embraced replay when other major sports leagues continue to have trouble with blown calls in major games. They embraced YouTube to get their product on the devices of fans worldwide and they have shown a clear goal to grow the game globally and get its biggest stars overseas.
They now have also become the first major league to sign a technology partnership.
Players, teams and leagues have become increasingly proactive in green initiatives. The benefits to the environment, coupled with long-term financial rewards, have led to a range of changes across the sports industry. From solar paneled stadiums to the use of recycled napkins, organizations are catching on to the evolving phenomenon at all levels. Technological advancements […]
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Any sports fan has dealt with this problem numerous times. You walk into the stadium of your favorite team with thousands of your closest friends for the day and you are excited to tweet, send pictures and read about things going on in the game that you might have missed from your seat.
Then the 4G network on your phone is instantly overloaded and is relegated to a fancy, expensive paperweight for the next three hours.
Collegiate athletics’ reach and interest is at an all-time high. Fans support their alma maters no matter where their careers take them. Just last year, UCLA Bruins fans flocked the new Pauley Pavilion by 3,196 more than their average attendance during basketball season. In football, nearly 49 million people attended games across the 644 NCAA […]
