Sports & Entertainment

ChyronHego at DSE 2018: A Conversation with Brian Spiers

Brian Spiers is the National Director for the Sports Venues Division of ChyronHego. We recently caught up with him at DSE 2018 in Las Vegas, and he spoke about the show and ChyronHego’s latest product. ChyronHego has been creating graphics for the broadcast community for fifty years, and a few years ago, they merged with…

Watch: Apple’s Original TV Series Not Expected to Debut Until 2019

According to The New York Times, the tech giant’s slate of new programming will debut beginning in March next year. Nine of the 12 Apple projects are green-lit for “straight-to-series.” Here are just a few of the projects on tap: M. Night Shyamalan is pegged to produce a thriller series, Last year, the Wall Street…

Listen: Your Destination For High School & Local Sports with Derrick Oien

On today’s podcast, we chat with Derrick Oien from ScoreStream. We discuss the way they are focused on developing the social aspect of sports events, the challenge in coordinating the massive amount of data that they generate on any given day, and I get an update on that exciting Dunham vs Derby British American…

How ESPN Saved Big On Formula 1

Formula One raced back onto the screens of ESPN yesterday after a 20-year absence, and although the series trails in popularity behind homegrown competition in the United States, the contract is on track to drive a turbocharged return for the sports broadcaster. ESPN’s track record in F1 stretches all the way back to 1962 when…

A Look At Austin’s First Pro Stadium

Spread across 1.3 million sf in Austin, Texas the new East Austin District will provide the fast-growing city with its first pro-sports stadium and large-scale music arena. The 40,000-seat outdoor bowl is designed for large-scale soccer and rugby matches, music festivals, and other major events. The 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena is connected to the stadium and…

Detroit’s Tiger Stadium site gets new life as youth sports facility

Texas Rangers Are Going To Keep And Retrofit Their Old Stadium

The Texas Rangers are early in the construction of a new retractable roof ballpark adjacent to their current home, what is now called Globe Life Park in Arlington, Tex. It’s slated to open in time for the 2020 season. But in a departure from every ballpark construction project in recent history, the Rangers have no…

EA Is Designing An AI To Play Games

The term “AI” has been used in video games since their inception, but it rarely means true artificial intelligence. Instead, it’s a generic term to describe a preprogrammed opponent or character that feigns intelligence but is really just following a narrow set of instructions. This is slowly changing, though — and the people who build…

The Alamodome Has Upgrades Before The Final Four

San Antonio will be in the national spotlight starting on March 31, when NCAA Final Four comes to town, and the Alamodome is gearing up with upgrades. The Alamodome on Friday revealed a $546,000 marquee, which can be seen from Interstate 37 and will surely get some camera time on national broadcasts. The new, 24…

Watch: Minnesota Sports Stadiums Are In The Run For National Accolades

The Sports Business Journal Awards named Target Center and U.S. Bank Stadium among the nominees for Sports Facility of the Year. U.S. Bank Stadium, the home field for the Vikings, opened in 2016. Minnesota is home to six major professional sports teams. The $1 billion stadium also hosted the Super Bowl, Summer X Games and…

Listen: Partnership Goals of a Sports Franchise with Kevin Klammer

On today’s podcast, we have a conversation with Kevin Klammer from the Jacksonville Jaguars. We discuss the constantly-changing guest experience in sports, the redefinition of the concept of a “seat” in a stadium, the partnership goals of a sports franchise with its business partners, and we start formulating their next bid to host the…

A New Football League To Premiere In 2019

In January of this year, WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced that he would be relaunching the XFL in 2020. With high hopes for this less flashy reboot, McMahon is likely less than pleased to learn there’s already a competitor out there, and we’re not talking about the NFL.  Charlie Ebersol announced on March…

Watch: Weinstein Company Files for Bankruptcy, Revoking Nondisclosure Agreements

According to The New York Times, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday in Delaware. As part of the filing, the company officially released anyone “who suffered or witnessed any form of sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein” from NDAs. No one should be afraid to speak out or coerced to stay quiet…Your voices…

TAKING INVENTORY: IS IT TIME FOR NEW BUNKER RAKES?

View Our New Comparison to Find the Right Tools With spring quickly approaching, your course is about to get busy. This means it’s a good time to take inventory of your golf course accessories, like rakes. You may find your course is ready for new bunker rakes. With lots of options out there, do you…

Listen: Creating a Personal Jumbotron Experience with Alex Nossovskoi

On today’s podcast, we chat with Alex Nossovskoi from Brizi. We discuss the changing landscape with regard to social media adoption, the evolution of the fan experience in-stadium, the generational misconceptions about social media, and the inclusion of landmarks in the industry. For more information on Brizi, be sure to check out – brizicam.com…

Netflix Can Constrain TV Studios

A U.S. TV company recently signed a deal with Netflix for a new original drama series. Under the terms of the arrangement, both the TV company and Netflix are funding the show and collaborating on distribution: The TV company will release it in the U.S., and Netflix will get global streaming distribution rights. The TV…

Music Festival Trends: The Next Big Experience

In the modern world, there’s never been more access to new music and artists. With many different music genres launching musical festivals all over the world, music lovers have lots of choices. It’s also not just teens or young adults flocking to these events, the music festival experience is something enjoyed by all ages. Their…

Watch: Illegal March Madness gambling to top $10 billion

For many, much of the appeal of March Madness comes from office pools, bracket competitions, and championship wagers. This March, more than $10 billion is expected to be gambled. The American Gaming Association expects that only 3% of the wagers will be legal. In 2017, 24 million people paid around $3 billion into bracket pools…

Behind SoFi’s Sports Strategy

The Big Ten men’s college basketball championship final last weekend at Madison Square Garden had a new type of brand sponsor: SoFi. The San Francisco-based personal finance brand joins a small club of finance startups making a name for themselves through a connection to sports. Quicken Loans has long-established sports sponsorships, including naming rights to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland and links…

Creating A Bridge Between Large Corporations And Youth Sports

Sports software startup Jersey Watch initially aimed to be a middle man between large corporations wanting to sponsor youth teams and organizations across the country. “Big Fortune 500 companies had no way to be involved with youth sports,” cofounder Tim Gusweiler said. “They wanted to be involved, but there was no easy way to do it.” But,…

Watch: Report Shows Amazon’s Originals Raked in 5 Million Subscribers

Reuters released its findings According to report, Prime, which offers subscribers many services including video streaming, had 26 million viewers in its U.S. audience early 2017. But, as of August 2017, Netflix had almost double in paid U.S. subscribers at 48 million. Hulu was last place with only 17 million paid U.S. subscribers for its…

National Theatre Of Albania Gets A Bow Tie Shaped Building

Located in downtown Tirana, the National Theatre of Albania is a 9,300-sm venue designed to host local and touring theatre companies in the nation’s capital. The new facility sits adjacent to Skanderbeg Square, the National Opera, and the National Art Gallery.   In addition to replacing the existing theatre, the new National Theatre of Albania…

Pro Speaker Market to Grow by $1 Billion by 2021

The pro speaker market encompasses both leisure and commercial segments with the latter providing the the most opportunity with demand for concerts and live music events on the rise. One reason is that the music industry is more reliant on concerts as a revenue source for bands and their record labels as fans demand more…

World TeamTennis Partners With Universal Tennis

World TeamTennis (WTT) features an innovative team concept with many of the best players in the world competing each year for the King Trophy, named after co-founder Billie Jean King. Now in a new partnership with Universal Tennis, WTT will be provided with a sophisticated algorithm to help rate and select the best players for…