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  • NFL and Microsoft Teams Sports Tech Hype

    Microsoft and the NFL partnered in 2013 with a mission to have technology assist the sport and those involved including coaches, players, officials and fans, with the goal to improve the game of football for all. Last week they renewed their partnership via a multi-year extension. What most people are unaware of is the fact…

  • Atlanta Hawks And Intel Sports Share True View 360-Degree Tech Experience At State Farm Arena

    The Atlanta Hawks and Intel Sports invited me to witness the unveiling of Intel’s ‘True View’ platform at State Farm Arena last Friday. Fans can see it in action tomorrow night, Nov 20, when they host the Milwaukee Bucks during the Peachtree Night home game. NBA owners do not like when a venue is not…

  • National Lacrosse League Signs Sportlogiq As Official Stats Partner

    National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Sportlogiq just signed an Official Statistics Partner deal. The multi-year contract delivers artificial intelligence (AI) powered stats to teams, partners and fans via live match data collected at all 13 NLL venues in the United States and Canada. The sport of lacrosse is exploding across North America making this partnership…

  • NFL Renews Partnership With Zebra Technologies As Official Player Tracking Provider

    The National Football League loves the Next-Gen Stats platform so much they renewed their contract with Zebra Technologies Corporation as the Official Player Tracking Provider through the 2021 season. The CBA expires in 2020 so it is interesting to note that the NFL did not go beyond a three-year extension meaning the NFLPA might want…

  • TeamGenius Integrates Player Evaluation Tools Into TeamSnap Sports Management Platform

    TeamSnap now features evaluation tools via TeamGenius, used for tryouts, mid-season and post-season evaluations, player identification, and much more, as their official player evaluation software provider. Player development and better roster management are at the core of this sports technology database partnership. The Sports Techie community blog chatted with Chris Bowen, Account Executive, originally hailing…

  • Future of Sport Lab, MLSE and Ryerson University Sports Tech Startup Cohorts

    Ryerson University and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment incubated six inaugural sports tech startups within the Future of Sport Lab (FSL) ecosystem.  The startup businesses then pitched their technology and business plans to more than 100 eager business leaders in the space from across Canada at the Mattamy Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Sports Techie…

  • The Players Circle Social Networking App Is Looking For Investors As Kids Get It

    The Players Circle (TPC) is the social networking app taking Southern California, New York and the rest of the amateur basketball community by digital storm because of their ability to allow players to promote themselves using highlights and stats to generate fan engagement. Think of it as the largest social media for athletes, where the…

  • Future of Sports Top Six Sports Tech Startups Selected For Incubator

    Future of Sports Lab is a business incubator that sounds like an amazing opportunity and it is. FSL as its known is a collaboration between Ryerson University and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto, Canada. Six Canadian and North American startups were selected from an overflowing pool of innovative applicants to be a…

  • Sports Data Analytics Convention In London

    Sports Data Analytics Convention In London Sports data and analytics are now a major component of the sports business culture and are driven by advanced technology which is why my LinkedIn connection, Nicholas Longworth, decided to introduce a new convention set to launch in the UK during 2016 surrounding sport and Big Data analysis initially…