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NFL and Extreme Networks Announce Analytics Partnership

Lincoln Financial Field and the Philadelphia Eagles have already been working with Extreme Networks. Now the entire NFL will be using their data. (Extreme Networks) New York, NY. — One of the biggest frustrations for the connected sports fan these days is the complete uselessness of their smartphone while attending most sporting events. 50,000 (or more) of fellow fans pack into a stadium and the 4G or Wi-Fi networks are quickly overloaded and unable to provide use. The NFL has been working hard to correct this issue in all stadiums, and yesterday they took a major step towards improvement when they announced the selection of Extreme Networks Inc. as the official analytics provider for the NFL and Super Bowl XLVII....

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NFL Social Report Cards: AFC East

Now that we are through the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs we can sit back and relax after what was an extremely exciting weekend of good old fashioned football in the cold.  And while we are forced to wait for more playoff action until the weekend, now is a good time to stop […]

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Brands Anxiously Await NFL Global Expansion

Beth Hirschhorn, the Chief Marketing Officer for Metlife, thinks the next frontier for the NFL is expansion outside of the U.S. and her brand would do anything for more global exposure.  NFL expansion was one of many topics discussed in a one-on-one interview between Hirschhorn and Terry Lefton (SBJ/SBD) earlier this month at the IMG Sports Marketing Symposium.

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