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New England Patriots First In NFL To Automate Fancam Capture Process

On Sept. 7, when the New England Patriots kick off the NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, NBC will have its cameras trained on the field. But Fancam will have its own cameras focused on the 66,000-plus spectators packing every level of the stands. According to Fancam, the company has reached a […]

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Gillette Stadium Upgrades To Technologically Advanced FieldTurf Surface

The home of the New England Patriots got a makeover. On Saturday, Gillette Stadium unveiled its new, synthetic turf field that features FieldTurf’s latest monofilament technology for a New England Revolution match. The new field will be “player-friendly, resilient and durable.” And although the Patriots got rid of grass feels in 2006, the new turf is […]

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New England Patriots Go Green With Lots Of Solar Panels

Sports events tend to leave massive environmental footprints with huge amounts of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.  Not to mention, they produce trash amounts in the tons.  These are the main reasons why the Sports and Environment Program, created by UN Environment Programme (UNEP)  in 1994, which makes a global effort to promote environmental […]

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