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How Augmented Reality From U.K.’s Zappar Caught NFL Teams’ Attention

This year has seen augmented reality fan experiences become increasingly popular, especially in the NFL. And American companies aren’t the only ones securing deals to do AR fan engagement experiences. Meet the U.K.’s Zappar, which has worked with two NFL franchises — the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. Zappar’s partnership with the 49ers sees […]

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Italian Rugby Federation Has Technology Partner In Wattbike

The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) has announced a new partnership with Wattbike, creators of a high performance stationary bike. The deal, which is initially aimed at improving players’ fitness levels, encompasses not only the Italian national rugby team, but also clubs from the country including Benetton Rugby and Zebre Rugby Club. Wattbike has provided four […]

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Stanford Using Facebook Watch To Promote Bryce Love For Heisman

Stanford has sent many players to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. In the last eight years, they’ve all come up just short. There was Toby Gerhart in 2009, Andrew Luck in 2010 and 2011, and Christian McCaffrey in 2015, all three finished second in the voting. Gerhart and McCaffrey finished behind Alabama running […]

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