Tag: venue

  • IBM Sports Tech Twitter Chat With Sports Techie And IBMer Jim Rushton

    IBM Sports Tech Twitter Chat With Sports Techie And IBMer Jim Rushton The first IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) Twitter Chat of 2016, on Tuesday, January 5 at 1PM EST, covers sports and technology. The social conversation will be co-hosted by me and current IBMer Jim Rushton, Global Leader / Partner, Sports and Entertainment Practice at IBM…

  • CES 2016 Turner Sports Business Forum And Live eSports Championship Coverage

    CES 2016 Turner Sports Business Forum And Live eSports Championship Coverage Turner Sports announced plans to produce their largest CES 2016 Las Vegas presence ever. Their daylong business showcase features the inaugural Sports Business Forum and live eSports on-site championship round coverage of Valve’s game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamed live over the FACEIT Twitch Channel. The…

  • Ephesus Lighting Acquired By Eaton For Sports Venues Connected LED

    Ephesus Lighting Acquired By Eaton For Sports Venues Connected LED Ephesus Lighting was acquired by Eaton, a Pittsburgh based power management company last week. It was quite a year for Ephesus Lighting located in Syracuse, N.Y. beginning with their connected light-emitting diode solutions lighting up the inside of the University of Phoenix Stadium (UOP) for Super Bowl 49 early in 2015.…

  • Levi’s Stadium Deploys Qylatron Entry Experience Solution By Qylur

    Levi’s Stadium Deploys Qylatron Entry Experience Solution By Qylur Qylur Intelligent Systems has the checkpoint of the future installed and deployed at Levi’s® Stadium one month ago with hopes the NFL approves further deployment for Super Bowl 50 just three months away. Will this security-as-a-service technology prevent the kind of suicide bomber that was blocked…

  • Paranoid Fan App Ready To Deliver Local Sports Info, Tickets And Social Media

    The Sports Techie community blog welcomes guest contributions that have some kind of sports technology related material. It is thus my pleasure to introduce a talented writer, keen marketer and all-around good person into sport and tech, to our global readers and followers that has a passion for his sports tech startup and app named, Paranoid Fan. Hunter…

  • Who Are The Sports Techie Community?

    Who Are The Sports Techie Community? THE Sports Techie community now numbers over 21,000 people worldwide plus a few cherished animals and friendly robots. As the founder and curator of this original sports technology venture and adventure, it is my pleasure to connect with each one of you via tech, social media and blogs. Sport,…

  • Bridgestone Arena Installs LED Ephesus Lighting For Nashville Predators And NHL All-Star Game

    Bridgestone Arena Installs LED Ephesus Lighting For Nashville Predators And NHL All-Star Game Bridgestone Arena, home to the Nashville Predators announced plans this week to install an Ephesus Lighting light-emitting diode (LED) system in time for their NHL home opener on Sept 20. This makes it the sixth National Hockey League home ice facility to upgrade their venue…

  • Stadium Issues Fuel Relocation Talks for San Diego Chargers

    The SD Chargers franchise appears poised to request a transfer to Los Angeles after this season. The main reason for this is the need for a new stadium – and the unwillingness of San Diego taxpayers to foot part of the bill. The Sports Techie community blog does a deep dive look at what this…

  • 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…

  • Rogers Cup In Toronto Launches Brizi Flying Cam

    Rogers Cup In Toronto Launches Brizi Flying Cam The Rogers Cup in Toronto tennis fan experience is being enhanced by the new Brizi flying fan cam that offers spectacular aerial views and social media communications while controlled by fans at the venue with smart devices. Sports technology is upgrading live event experiences for players, fans…