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Bury FC’s attempt to go cashless a latest step towards making life better for fans and clubs alike
Last week, League One side Bury FC attempted to become the first football club in the UK to go completely cashless. The club’s away shirt sponsor, Tappit, are a company
Data football clubs could see their Instagram accounts take over Twitter very soon
This week, Italian digital consulting agency IQUII announced the findings of their first focus report, highlighting the follower bases of football teams in Europe’s top five football leagues and integrating
World Cup 2018 Series: How Russia became a football country
This is the first of a series of guest articles by Aleksandr Grudnev, a researcher and SMM specialist in sport. He is a graduate of the Russian International Olympic University,
Weekly Wrap: BBC pledge more sport and there’s some good news for Sunderland at last
The BBC has pledged 1000 extra hours of sport to be shown live on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, in a move which is sure to be to the
BBC pledges to air an extra 1000 hours of sport as live streaming becomes free to air
The BBC has pledged to “reinvent free-to-air broadcasting” with a commitment to show 1000 hours of live sport on iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website a year, showcasing an
Sports Technology Awards 2018 entries open – deadline 29th November
Digital Sport is delighted to team up with the Sports Technology Awards for 2018’s ceremony. We’ll be dipping in to find out just who these amazing companies are and what
Sunderland pick up ‘Best Fan Engagement’ award at 2017 Football Business Awards
Last night, the Football Business Awards took place at the Tobacco Docks in London, celebrating the achievements of those behind the scenes in the football industry. Thank you firstly to
How the Houston Astros World Series win sparked social media delight
This week, for the first time of their history, Houston Astros have become World Series Champions beating Los Angeles Dodgers, four games to three. Following this historic win, the 2017 World
Podcast: James Dickens of Yahoo! Sport on the conflict between publishers and Facebook
Not even the jarring urgency of a blaring fire alarm could stop the Digital Sport Insider podcast in its track this week. As Dan McLaren sat down with James Dickens,
Real Madrid make Weibo their official social media partner in China
Real Madrid have partnered with Chinese social media platform Weibo, who will become the Spanish champions’ official social media partner in China. The deal will see the platform deliver the
