Tag "digital football"

New club app from Football League the answer to match-day internet access?

TribeHive is a business spun out from the Digital Stadium project run by the University of Sussex. Now being trialled at 6 different clubs, the technology looks to use smartphones to enhance stadia connectivity. One of the big issues faces clubs at the moment

City’s fan engagement loud and clear with social media voice messaging service

Barclays Premier League Champions, Manchester City, have expanded their global social media presence by joining the leading voice messaging service, Bubbly.

Some memorable moments from the most social World Cup ever!

It’s all over. The most connected World Cup. The most digital World Cup. The most social World Cup…ever. But with everyone from sponsors to sports stars, brands to broadcasters clambering over themselves to tap into the Brazilian buzz, what made you smile or share?

Inside Two Circles: Chatting Data & Sport with the BTSIA Agency of the Year 2014

We caught up with one of our #DSLondon speakers, Phil Stephan from Two Circles, to talk about the business, data and sport in an exclusive interview for UKSN.

Arsenal breaks 4m fans to become 3rd most followed sports team on Twitter

Over the last 12 months Arsenal have seen a rise in follower numbers on Twitter launch from 2.2m to just over 4m. This makes them the third most followed sports

Record breaking fixtures release day for the Football League on digital

Last month saw a record breaking day for the Football League and its interactive network of 90 clubs across desktop/mobile as fixtures for the 2014/15 season were released. We spoke to Russell Scott for more details..

Is Sponsorship being devalued by Social Media?

Does the traditional sponsorship model need altering to include further digital rights and should sponsors be negotiating harder to get this cover? Tom Kelk takes a look at this years FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

ITV to share near-live video highlights of the World Cup

ITV will be sharing near-live highlights of the FIFA World Cup to ITV.com and social platforms following a deal with Grabyo, the real-time video company

World Cup Fans Seeing Double, with Multi-Screening on the Rise in 2014

The newly released Google report 2014 World Cup: ‘What a Difference 4 Years Makes’ predicts that today’s football fans will engage with more than one screen during World Cup 2014 matches.

FIFA Digital at the 2014 FIFA #WorldCup Brazil

Last week I took a look at what a few of the brands had been doing in the build up to the world’s second biggest tournament (only the Olympics outdoes it in terms of audience). So this time I’m going to look at what FIFA itself is doing when it comes to digital.