This section of SportTechie, “SportTechie Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. DECEMBER 07, 2016– Today, SportsEngine and SportsBoard announced an integration that allows […]
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: Adam Zimmerman Company: Atlanta Braves Position: Vice President, Marketing Adam Zimmerman joined the Atlanta Braves in early January as the Vice […]
This Saturday, the 2016 MLS Cup between the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC will be broadcast live in virtual reality. FOX Sports and LiveLike are partnering once again to deliver the experience on both iOS and Android and through a fully immersive viewing on Samsung Gear VR and cardboard. According to LiveLike Chief Business Officer, Miheer Walavalkar, soccer […]
As technology continues to exert its enormous impact on sports, the in-game fan experience is extremely important and rapidly changing. Before the advent and mass proliferation of smartphones, teams had the fairly unobstructed attention of their fans. While competing factors weren’t completely absent in the past, the thought process that teams must now consider in […]
The Los Angeles Clippers are currently one of the hottest teams in the NBA with the second-best record in the league. With a great offensive efficiency and stellar defense, there isn’t much more fans could ask for. However, if there was one thing they would like to see a little more is better free-throw shooting […]
