Super Bowl Sunday is rapidly approaching, and as always, it’s certain to be one of the most watched TV events of all time. Last years’ TV viewership averaged 114.4 million viewers per minute – breaking the record that was set the year prior. This years’ Super Bowl 50 marks the golden anniversary and is primed […]
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 Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story. Company: Hookit CEO: Scott Tilton Headquarters: Solana Beach, CA 1. What is your elevator pitch? […]
By Dr. Liz Williams, SAP Customer Co-Innovation and Strategic Projects. The Digital Athlete Athlete monitoring capabilities are evolving at a rapid pace due to the explosion of wearable sensor technology. It is now possible to monitor practically every facet of an athlete’s physical performance from the sidelines, in real time. We are in the midst of […]
These days sports organizations are turning to analytics to prevent injuries, improve fan engagement and increase player performance. These rise of these uses will cause the sports analytics market to continue to grow from $125 million in 2014 to $4.7 billion by 2021, according to Wintergreen Research. We have seen the growth of sports analytics first with SportVU’s Player Tracking […]
This is a guest post by Norman Rice, Executive Vice President of Stadiums and Venues at Extreme Networks. A lot of people love sports – some more than others. I am unabashedly one of those people. Growing up in Michigan, it was the Detroit Lions, Tigers and Red Wings; during college, it was my alma-mater […]
