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Cord-Cutters Unite: 82 Percent Of Sports Fans Willing To Ditch Pay TV

While leagues and broadcasters doubled down on digital streaming this year, the vast majority of sports fans continued to pay for cable television. But their loyalty to cable may be waning as fans discover alternative ways to watch live sporting events. In a poll of consumer viewing habits taken this October by PwC, 81 percent of […]

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Will Big Data Get Fans Off the Couch and Into the Stadium?

This is a guest post by the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies from their Beyond 339 Blog. It’s no secret that analytics are everywhere. We can now measure everything, from exabytes of organizational “big data”  to smaller, personal information like your heart rate during a run. And when this data is collected, deciphered, and used […]

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