The National Hockey League will start hosting a series of Centennial festivities in the new year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the league’s first games. The celebration will officially begin in Toronto with the Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic outdoor game featuring the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. The NHL Centennial Fan Arena […]
STRIVR Labs, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company that excels in training NFL and college football players using virtual reality, announced Wednesday it has raised $5 million to enhance its sports offering and expand to new markets. The company plans to use the investment led by Signia Venture Partners to hire more people in order to move […]
The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Derek Belch Company: STRIVR Labs Position: CEO Derek Belch is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of STRIVR Labs, a […]
Before their game against the Detroit Lions this past Sunday, the Chicago Bears kicked off a new four-year partnership with Visa, the team’s exclusive credit card sponsor. Yet the franchise activated the sponsorship using a new technology cutting at the intersection of sports in 2016 — virtual reality. The out-of-the-box creative initiative not only allowed […]
Texas Tech football head coach Kliff Kingsbury is already a big believer in virtual reality, one of the hottest trends in college football and a resource that he recently called a “must have.” VICE in partnership with Samsung explored the Red Raiders’ use of virtual reality technology during fall camp along with the current regular season in […]
