Every year, every season, there are moments that transcend sports and become a cultural event. And in the Social Media Era, the media reporting on it no longer controls the narrative of these moments, but rather they are formed organically through regular people who see, react, and digitally distribute their “OMG! Did you just see […]
Just as numerous collegiate and professional teams have upgraded to huge, state-of-the-art scoreboards in the past few years, they now are going to be playing catch up once again. The Sacramento Kings announced today that they will install the NBA’s first-ever in-stadium 4K Ultra HD video board inside Golden 1 Center, their new high-tech arena opening this fall. Get […]
The use of goal-line technology in soccer has long been a contested subject. Perhaps the majority of fans have welcomed its growing application to create a fairer, less erroneous game. However, it has also been fiercely opposed. Similarly to how Roger Federer has been so famously hostile to Hawk-Eye’s introduction to tennis, ex- Manchester United […]
The growth and influence of statistical match analysis has shaped huge portions of high level sport in recent times, with basketball being no exception. The NBA’s running partnership with STATS LLC and it’s SportVU package has continued to provide a comprehensive source of player tracking data for the 30 teams’ to use for their training […]
Shell, a multinational oil and gas company, and Akon, a world-famous rapper and music-producer, are not necessarily seen to have an awful lot in common. However, they have teamed up with Pavegen– a UK-based technology start-up- to unveil a new, state-of-the-art solar and footfall powered soccer pitch at a school in Lagos, Nigeria. The pitch […]
