Tag: web

  • The ACC Digital Network Now On New Amazon Fire TV And Kindle Fire Tablet

    The ACC Digital Network became the first and only collegiate-centric service on the new Amazon Fire TV and Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. This historical sports technology announcement was made in Charlotte, North Carolina, and shared with the Sports Techie community blog by Natalie Jenkins, ACC Digital Network, Director of Marketing. With this pioneering sports tech…

  • Microsoft And Deltatre Co-exhibit At NAB 2014

    The 2014 NAB news coming out of Turin, Italy that Microsoft and deltatre are co-exhibiting to showcase live demos from the sports technology centric 2014 Winter Games and share a glimpse at future major sporting events, including the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, is fantastic. The Sports Techie community blog salutes the ingenuity by deltatre…

  • MLB PrePlay Enhances Second Screen, Fan Experience And Sponsor ROI

    The sports technology suite of PrePlay free apps allows you and your Sports Techie friends to predict every play of every game and earn currency while watching live sport broadcasts. MLB PrePlay is off to its second year and is the official Major League Baseball prediction game. The New York startup had 25 million predictions…

  • Win 15K When You Predict the Best March Madness Bracket Data Set

    Intel and Kaggle have teamed up to introduce the new March Madness Learning Mania competition. The winner of this NCAA tournament based contest earns $15,000, may that be a Sports Techie community blog reader. I had a terrific opportunity to learn about Kaggle’s competition-based platform and Intel’s Big Data push towards business applications that can predict…

  • Post Sochi: The Technology Behind the World’s Largest Sporting Event via iQ by Intel

    The sports technology integrated into the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia was mind blowing as was the over $50 billion International event price tag. I was privileged to once again write for iQ by Intel about a trending topic wrapped in sports tech for the Sports Techie community blog. Sports + Tech By…

  • March Madness 68 In 60 By Campus Insiders Breaks Down Every NCAA Tournament Game

    Campus Insiders’ team of experts and Insiders across the country will be offering an unprecedented content experience, with analysis, commentary, interviews, editorial features, predictions and picks, in addition to rolling out the new “68 in 60″ every game breakdown. With March Madness upon us, Campus Insiders – the destination for college sports fans – is…

  • Deltatre Supports C4 Broadcast Of First Ever UK Winter Paralympic Gold Medal

    I sent deltatre  a tweet last week asking what was happening with their Sochi 2014 Paralympic coverage and they responded that visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won the first ever winter Paralympic gold medal for Great Britain. Channel 4, with support from deltatre, was at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre in…

  • Get the Education You Need to Succeed in the World of Sports

    Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald knows that he will eventually have to retire from the NFL. To improve his chances of having a successful career after pro sports, the wide receiver has enrolled in online classes at the University of Phoenix. Motivated by a promise he made to his mother, Fitzgerald chose to pursue his…

  • Houston Dynamo Lead MLS adoption Of Performa Sports Player Development Solutions

    The Houston Dynamo recently signed up with Performa Sports for real-time performance analysis and player development support, the first North American MLS franchise to do so. Joe Turley, Director of Marketing & Communications, Performa Sports, was en route to a video analysis session with an Irish League football club outside Dublin, Ireland when he responded…

  • Manchester City Football Club Partners with iON in Exclusive Video Content Deal

    The news out of London today that Manchester City Football Club announced a new partnership with iON Cameras is an opportunity for the Premier League team to enhance the fan and youth player experience using sports technology products. The deal centers on the brand famous for their Shoot/Share™ Wi-Fi connectivity and point-of-view (POV) cameras, becoming City’s Official…