Dallas-based Fan Media Network is giving fans, journalists and former college athletes an opportunity to make money through its sports media mobile app. Users can film, edit and post video clips of their favorite professional and college teams through the app to drive social media conversation. “Mobile journalism is easy for trained journalists to access. […]
Here are the top stories in sports technology from this past week: The NFL just released data on TV ratings from the 2016 season. Even after television executives everywhere blamed the election for poor ratings, is it possible football’s TV audience is still growing? As this football season gets going, the Baltimore Ravens will start […]
The Secret Service announced Wednesday it would conduct a test to evaluate a tethered drone during President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit later this month to his residence at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The primary purpose of using a tethered drone is to provide sustained situational awareness and improve the Secret Service’s […]
Nielsen Sports acquired Israeli startup vBrand on Thursday, as the burgeoning field of machine-learning sports media valuations begins to boom. vBrand had been a graduate of Nielsen’s tech incubator, Nielsen Innovate, and now will be integrated into the parent company’s stable of offerings. The visual data platform, powered by artificial intelligence, logs and measures brand […]
First Data will deploy its Clover point-of-sale solution at three International Speedway Corporation race tracks as the commerce-enabling technology company gets a sponsorship of a NASCAR Cup Series race with the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Clover — which will be deployed to Phoenix Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, in addition to Martinsville — is designed […]
