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Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 30/0/16
Marcel Desailly captures magic While on punditry duty at the Champions League tie between Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, Marcel Desailly decided to capture some of the action by filming himself
Are Discovery the latest provider to aim to launch the ‘Netflix of Sport’
The other week, we wrote about the exciting possibilities the new ‘Netflix of Sport’ would present for the online streaming of sport in the future. The German company behind that
Podcast #6: Jon Burkhart talks newsjacking, tapping into sports fan’s passion and BALLSY content
Jon Burkhart is a speaker, author, content creator and all round bundle of energy that you may have seen at SXSW (6 years in a row), SEAT Las Vegas/London or
Why golf could have fantasy sports to thank for huge rise in popularity
When you step onto a golf course, you really are forced to look like a golfer. That might not be the most substantial reason, but over the past few years,
Esports investment shows how watching people play video games can become a pastime
It’s all about entertainment. Whatever entertains people will become a popular pastime. Think about all those hours you whiled away playing solitaire and minesweeper on Windows 98. Think about the
Being first in sport social
It’s not easy being the first. An hour before kick-off in the changing room of my local team, everyone from the keeper to the third choice striker, was on their phone.
German football clubs look to buy into esports and show it’s not a just a craze
Esports are more than just a new craze, it seems. Every week, it feels like a new company is investing, or a new big name is giving its endorsement. It
Dutch Football Association in novel new way to deal with hooligans
In Holland, a novel way to prevent known hooligans from entering football stadiums looks set to get the green light from the Dutch Football Association, the KNVB. The KNVB has
Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 23/09/16
Give Spurs’ social media man a medal! This was the week that the #PochettinoPose invaded social media feeds everywhere. The Tottenham manager appears to have constructed a signature stance for
BT Sport team up with Ericsson to bring Augmented Reality into your living room
Swedish technology company Ericsson have announced that BT Sport will be using their PIERO augmented reality software to bring their analysis to life. Thorsten Sauer, Head of Broadcast and Media
