Tag "digital sport"
New Matchday app from O2 brings England rugby fans even closer to Twickenham
O2, sponsor of the RFU and England Rugby this week announced the launch of O2 Matchday, a new free app featuring Ref!Link that brings all the thrills and spills of England rugby action live from Twickenham, directly to fans’ phones across the UK
Top 5 Tips to landing that dream Social Media & Sport role
Are you looking for a role within social media and sport? Here are a few tips that will hopefully help you along the way. It’s a tough jobs market but you can give yourself a better chance to land that dream role
Everton FC & Social Media
A few weeks ago I had the please of chatting with one of Everton FC’s leading lights when it comes to social media and their digital strategy, Scott McLeod. Read on to find out more…
Top 10 stats from Liverpool FC’s International Digital Programme
Friend of UKSN and LFC’s Head of International Digital Development Paul Rogers has been sharing his Top 10 stats from his first 3 months in the role.
RFU launches the IBM TryTracker
New Official Analytics Partner for the RFU, IBM will be providing fans with real-time insights into the game, including information about individual performance by players: welcome the IBM TryTracker
UCI to broadcast its events live on YouTube
This week the world cycling governing body (UCI) announced that, for the first time, it will provide free, live broadcasts of the Cyclo-cross World Championships on its YouTube channel
RFU launch #fansfortress ahead of 6 Nations opener
Ahead of the first 6 Nations Rugby matches this weekend, the RFU have launched a great online/offline Twitter initiative to get fans engaged and excited
Cool Job: Social Media Editor at BBC Sport
As we keep an eye out on the coolest digisport roles out there at the moment, here is one from the BBC, working in the sports department. World Cups, Wimbledon and Premier League beckon!
Team Sky and Social Media
Great interview with Team Sky’s Digital Manager by the guys at Tour Down Under. A look at what they see as objectives going forward and how they prep when at races. Interesting stuff!
Event Recap: Q&A with Richard Ayers
Last night saw the first UKSN event of 2013 take place. Check this out if you want a recap of what happened through storify with our Q&A session with Richard Ayers
