Since its formative years, fantasy football is predicated on statistics. These numbers have formed fan interest to develop rapidly, both from the hardcore faction and casual ones alike. These fictional games serve as a conduit for friendly competition and community–well before any of the mainstream social networks. In fact, daily fantasy football, in particular, reached […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of this series will be to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow CEO’s of new ventures to tell their story. Company: PredictionMachine CEO: Paul Bessire Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH 1. What is your elevator pitch? 140 characters, […]
The technological advancements occurring everyday make it hard for companies and sports leagues to monitor the precautions that are accompanied with eSports. At the Leaders Conference in London’s Stamford Bridge stadium, ESL announced a partnership with SportRadar to tackle the challenges that accompany regulating eSports. SportRadar is a sports data service provider. The company provides cutting-edge […]
Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel recently diversified their selections by entering the realm of eSports, further staking the point that the burgeoning industry can no longer be looked at as just gaming. Vulcun, holders of the largest prize pools in fantasy eSports, is one of the many companies that will have to find […]
There was a brief moment of time on Twitter earlier this week when the topic of advanced metrics in football was trending. The subject trended sometime before Edward Snowden’s Twitter debut and after everyone went to bed gushing over Aaron Rodgers’ Monday Night Football performance. Everyone except Pro Football Focus (PFF), that is. Their evaluation of […]
