Virtual Reality’s Missed 2020 Opportunity Was Years in the Making
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Bruin’s $100 Million TGI Sport Deal Targets Digital Signage Tech
For the past year, leagues and teams, looking for new revenue sources, have in many cases turned to additional advertising signage on and around the field of play…
Arenas Explore Hospital HVAC and Theater Mist to Reopen for Fans
When the Phoenix Suns announced a $230 million arena renovation in 2019, a crowd of 1,500 socially-distanced fans was hardly the grand re-opening they had in mind…
Celeb Meet and Greet Startup Looped Touts $8M Seed Round Backed by Suh, Will Ventures
As fan experiences continue to go digital, virtual-venue platform Looped announced its $7.7 million seed round Tuesday. The round is led by Will Ventures, with other
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ GameChanger App Unveils Highlight-Clip Feature
The power to share your child’s latest highlight-worthy play now rests in the palm of your hand, thanks to a new feature just added to GameChanger, a youth…
Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator Launches With 10 Startups
Comcast NBCUniversal announced the first class of startups chosen for its SportsTech accelerator program, buying equity in 10 companies across technology, apparel…
Amazon’s March Into Sports Continues with NHL AWS Data Deal
Amazon Web Services and the NHL announced a deal Wednesday that will give the league access to AWS’ cloud hosting and data analysis…
Youth Coaching Tool Hopes to Revive Rec Sports ‘Mojo’
In 2019, less than 40% of 6-to-12-year-old boys regularly played a sport; nearly 50% had regularly participated seven years earlier. Girls played even less, with 33%
Startup Launch Angle: Baseball Tech Joint Venture to Offer Standardized Amateur Data
Amateur baseball event host Perfect Game and analytics provider K-Motion have formed a joint venture, PG Tech, to make player development data more…
In 2020, TV Became the Second Screen (And Other Tech & Media Trends That Aren’t Going Away)
You should probably take off your headphones to read this. In 2012, Michigan State researchers…
NBA Expands on Viewer Tech Developed in the Bubble
The NBA’s bubble era may be behind it, but many of the tech innovations the league trotted out in Orlando are sticking…
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SuperDraft Looking to Cash In Amid Growing Sports Betting Competition
Daily fantasy upstart SuperDraft is seeking its first round of outside funding a year after launching. Created by entrepreneur Steve Wang, the company has…
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