Tag: history
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NBC Olympics Sochi Chooses Videoscape Cloud Solution By Cisco For Eighth Consecutive Olympics
A pioneering sports technology deal between Cisco and NBC Olympics was announced at the CES 2014 event in Las Vegas where NBC Olympics’ production of the XXII Winter Games in Sochi, Russia will utilize the new Videoscape Cloud Solution. It is the privilege of the Sports Techie community blog to share the news that Cisco…
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First Down Laser Line Needed In Football Yesterday
The First Down Laser and Laser Leader Line are the kind of technology that augments sports by helping to correct human error by officials and ensuring the ebb and flow of a game is not compromised by unnecessary instant replay. The LASERLINE would have prevented this delay in the Chic-fil-A Bowl game. Chick-fil-A Bowl Alan Amron,…
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A-10 Digitizes With Campus Insiders For League Syndication
Campus Insiders, the leading digital content syndication source and online destination for 190 million college sports fans, added the hot Atlantic 10 Conference to their digital portfolio on Tuesday. The Atlantic 10 Conference, coming off the most successful two-year period in league history with a record 17 postseason appearances, has formed a partnership with Campus…
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NETFLIX ORIGINAL GOLF DOCUMENTARY FILM “THE SHORT GAME” RELATES TO SEVEN YEAR OLD IN ALL
Watching this trailer of the first Netflix original documentary, “The Short Game,” got me excited about my six-month old baby boy who will hopefully one-day have a love of sport that beams forth from within the world’s best seven-year old golfers as they train and compete in the World Championship of Junior Golf. On Thursday,…
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Show Me the Money: So…You Want To Be A Sports Agent? INFOGRAPHIC
Sports Techie Zelda Robbins shared “Show Me the Money: So You Want to be a Sports Agent?” INFOGRAPHIC with our community blog. Source: SportsManagementDegreeHub.com Sports Techie, I was living the dream in Orange County California working as a sports agent for Pro Moves athletic agency in 1995, the epic movie “Jerry Maguire” about super agent Drew…
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49ers Fan And Sustainable Technology Centric Stadium Hosting Super Bowl 50
49ers Fan And Sustainable Technology Centric Stadium Hosting Super Bowl 50 The San Francisco 49ers franchise is about to take the NFL and global technological lead by constructing a new smart stadium that will be ready to host Super Bowl 50 in 2016. The article I wrote for iQ Intel, like the blogs I write…
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We Play: NBA In The UK – Challenges, Opportunities And Social Media ROI Free Download
We Play released NBA in the UK: Challenges, Opportunities and Social Media ROI which is available as a free download via the company’s website. The report takes an in-depth look at the NBA’s UK fan base in order to identify the sports business opportunities and challenges the organization faces ahead of January’s Global Game in London between the Atlanta…
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Spartan Race World Championship on NBC Sports December 7th
The Spartan Race Beast World Championship on NBC Sports December 7th is a 90-minute TV special that features the World Championship and focus on the sport of obstacle racing. This event, the culmination of the 2013 Reebok Spartan Race Series, took place on September 21-22, 2013, in scenic central Vermont, near Spartan Race headquarters in Pittsfield. Tens…
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How the Ski Industry Affects the Environment
Nearly 96 percent of consumers have a positive image of companies that participate in cause marketing, reports research group Cone/Echo. How does this affect ski and other sports enthusiasts? Providing inexpensive products and services isn’t enough in today’s consumer-savvy market. In addition to demanding products that add value and make life easier, consumers want to…
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EON Sports VR SIDEKIQ Future of Football And Sports Training
The Sports Techie community blog spoke with Brendan Reilly, CEO, Eon Sports VR, about their data driven sports technology for performance training. EON Sports VR uses virtual reality, head mounted, 3D plays to help athletes improve and win games like teams are currently doing in traditional film rooms. The former hoops manager for Kansas Basketball…