Technology
Camp Nou sets European first with 5G coverage
Barcelona’s Camp Nou is set for internal 5G coverage in a move the Spanish LaLiga club claims will be a first for a European football stadium.
Arsenal teams up with Fantastec for blockchain app
English Premier League football club Arsenal has struck a licensing deal with tech company Fantastec to allow authenticated collectibles to be swapped by fans via a new blockchain-based app, Fantastec…
Telefónica virtual cycling competition pits amateurs against professionals
Telefónica has launched a virtual cycling competition as part of its sponsorship of the Movistar cycling Team.
The Long Read | How big are the commercial opportunities in athlete biometric data?
Harvesting and monetising athlete biometrics looks to be the ultimate ambition of sport’s obsession with data. Early movers in this space discuss the opportunities and risks ahead.
Sportradar appoints tech expert Aquila to chairman as part of growth push
Sportradar, the sports data intelligence provider, has appointed inventor and entrepreneur Tony Aquila to the position of global chairman as part of a restructuring of its global board that includes three…
Arsenal invests in e-commerce company
Arsenal Football Club has invested in e-commerce platform I Like That
Chinese clubs complete LaLiga fact-finding trip
Fifteen Chinese football clubs have completed a fact-finding mission to Spain to learn more about LaLiga
‘Mobile-first’ Asian consumers driving Twitter’s sport partnerships strategy
Aneesh Madani, head of sports partnerships, Asia-Pacific, at Twitter, tells SportBusiness how the social network is cooperating with rights-holders and broadcasters to capitalise on its continued growth across the continent, and using fan engagement to drive revenues for itself and its partners.
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England Netball continues commercial activity with SecuTix tie-up
England Netball has continued its efforts to drive fresh revenue into the sport by agreeing a new partnership with ticketing and audience management provider SecuTix
SportBusiness and SPORTEL announce major new partnership
SPORTEL and SportBusiness today announce a major new multi-year partnership, joining forces to deliver a new series of global sports industry conferences – the Sports Decision Makers Summits.
Ticketmaster shuts down secondary ticketing services
Ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has today (Monday) said it will close its secondary ticketing websites Seatwave and Get Me In as it switches to centralising such services under its main…
Oakland A’s claim first with ticketing scheme
Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Oakland Athletics has introduced a new season ticket scheme whereby fans will be able to buy tickets for a package of games that includes different views for each fixture
Artificial Intelligence and Sport
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic over the last few years, with the media and film makers using provocative narratives and graphic imagery to capture consumers imaginations, and probe…
Virtual Reality and Sport
The idea behind Virtual Reality (VR) is to convince the user they are somewhere else – like diving on a coral reef, sitting aboard a 12-metre racing yacht or standing beside the 18th hole at the US Open...
Augmented Reality and Sport
Augmented Reality (AR) is where text, pictures and animations are digitally inserted intosomeone’s field of view to enhance their experience of the real world.
Changing Channels – How OTT video is reshaping sports media
The term OTT, or ‘Over The Top’ refers to situations where companies – often new entrants – use the public internet1 to perform functions that have traditionally required the use of dedicated network infrast…