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Tag: Commish

  • Montreal Is Newest Premier Hockey Federation Team Inspiring Female Players Across Quebec

    Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) is now in Montreal, Quebec expanding back into Canada for the 2022-23 season as the seventh franchise adding to the province’s pioneering history in the sport. Formerly known as the National Women’s Hockey League, the NHWL was incorporated in 2015 and went through a 2021 rebrand resulting in the now, PHF.…

  • NLL Commish Nick Sakiewicz Steps Down Name Jessica Berman Interim Commissioner

    National Lacrosse League (@NLL) Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz is stepping down after six-years of unprecedented growth. He was a major reason for the league’s recent financial success, new media partnerships with ESPN, ESPN+ and TSN in Canada, and expansion into new business spaces such as sports betting leading to an extension of their Official Sports Betting…

  • NLL Names Hires Jessica Berman As First Woman Deputy Commissioner in Men’s Pro Sports Leagues

    The National Lacrosse League (NLL) named Jessica Berman their new Deputy Commissioner and EVP of Business Affairs making her the first women to hold the title of Commish in a men’s professional sports league. The Sports Techie community blog chatted with Berman today about being a pioneer for females in both sport and business along…

  • Esports Is More Mainstream Than Traditional Sports

    Esports v Sports – Is the Future of Sport Online? Are you an eSports gambler, player, coach, trainer, executive, owner, or simply one of the millions of international fans worldwide because if you are, you are not alone by a long-shot, amigos. Watching video gamers play is as common an activity as going outside and…

  • Sacramento Kings Social Media Night At Golden 1 Center Powered By Panasonic USA

    Sacramento Kings Social Media Night At Golden 1 Center Powered By Panasonic USA Being at Golden 1 Center during the Sacramento Kings social media night as an industry expert on behalf of Panasonic was an ultimate fan experience I will never forget, thank you. Downtown Commons (DOCO) features the NBA’s most technologically advanced and sustainable…

  • NFL National Anthem Protest Affecting Ticket Sales And TV Viewership

    NFL ticket sales and TV viewership numbers are being affected by the Constitutional rights of their players to kneel or sit for the National Anthem in unity as a sign of protest towards racial inequality and police brutality but the data according to brokers indicate it is not much, if at all. Ticket revenue while…

  • NFL Game Pass Europe Launches To Change Fan Viewership Habits

    Europe, Get Ready For NFL Game Pass Europe OTT Streaming NFL Game Pass Europe launched in time for the New England Patriots dismantling by the Kansas City Chiefs in game one of the 2017 season. American football fans in 61 European markets can now pay to subscribe to stream live games and compelling, data rich…

  • Sports Gambling May Soon Be Legal Outside Las Vegas

    Sports betting and gambling may soon be legal outside of Las Vegas perhaps by next year in states like New Jersey from all indications. NBA commissioner Adam Silver to former MLB commish Fay Vincent are making statements indicating they are betting on this sea of change happening  in the near future even though an ongoing…

  • FIRST YEAR OF CENTRALIZED REPLAY A SUCCESS, SAYS ACC

    For the moment, ACC league Coordinator of Football Officiating, Dennis Hennigan, seems happy with the way Collaborative Instant replay has been used in its first two seasons; of course, not everyone will agree with his assessment. The Sports Techie community blog sure does and believes using video to assist referees must become a standard across…

  • SportsCastr Live CEO Chats With THE Sports Techie Community Blog

    Innovative & Easy-To-Use Platform Allows Any User to Create Professional-Level Live Sports Broadcast SportsCastr Live is in beta testing mode until September yet launched their new customizable video platform this week designed for all digital devices to enable professional looking streamed video broadcasts over an iOS app, laptop or desktop computer. The innovative sports tech…