Sport

You Stay Classy, Local Sports Team

Part of social media 101 is to establish a unique tone of voice, one that is recognisable and cuts through all the other sides that exist in your league, your city, your sport. Hash Piperdy takes a look in this guest post for the site.

Social media use strengthens the bonds between football fans and their teams

This IMG Consulting Fan Engagement study was the first commissioned in the UK, following its launch in the US in 2010 as an annual insight into the relationship between sports and digital media use. The study was fielded by REPUCOM and collected data from more than 2,100 fans aged between 16 and 64.

#weRtogether: QPR and Award-Winning Social Media

we’ve been lucky enough to catch up with social media award-winning football club QPR and the man who has driven them forward in the space. Adam Hulme is the Multi-Media Officer and this is the second time we’ve interviewed him.

The Shift of TV to Social Media Brings Lucrative Deals For Sports Rights Holders

Insights from Grabyo CEO Gareth Capon, looking at how Social TV (and primarily Twitter Amplify) is changing the game for sports rights holders. Taken from their latest report which you can download from the link within the article.

FIFA’s Global Stadium opens for #WorldCup fans to #Joinin biggest conversation in history

FIFA has revealed details of its Global Stadium, a social, online and mobile hub for the FIFA World Cup, which will help billions of football fans share their excitement and stay in touch with all the action.

Digital Sport Manchester – The Presentations

After a first successful event in Manchester, here are the presentation slides from our guest speakers at Digital Sport Manchester on 17th April.

#DSLondon – Grabyo and Rawnet become first series sponsors

We’re proud and delighted to welcome on board not one but TWO new sponsors for the Digital Sport London series. Grabyo and Rawnet will be present at each of next few #DSLondon events.

The Rise of Smart TV, Brings New Innovations For MLB Fans

A new partnership between Bloomberg Sports, OneTwoSee and LG Electronics has been announced, and is set to bring real time interactive statistics and advanced analytics to fans TV Screens alongside MLB games

Ball Street and Papa Johns give fans a slice of the action for the run in

The 451 show delivered by Papa John’s, the official partner of the Football League covers all four leagues and features a mix of passionate fans and footballing insiders such as Ian Wright, Clinton Morrison and the Football Ramble’s Marcus Speller.

Football Companion Squawka Strike Strategic Investment with Global Sports Group, Doyen

Squawka has announced a significant investment and partnership with global sports group Doyen to speed up business operations, increase international expansion and enhance platform development as they seek to provide football fans with the ideal digital companion to follow their teams