Tag "technology"

Sports TechPitch 4.5 – Wednesday 25th March

Brought to you by us here at Digital Sport and the amazing team at 2Pears we have a brand new event running this Wednesday 25th March called Sports TechPitch 4.5

ICC announces ground-breaking online figures with interest soaring in #cwc15 right across the globe

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 now moves towards the knock-out stages, and the magnificent cricket on the pitch during the Pool stages has been matched with remarkable levels of interest in the tournament across all online channels from right around the world.

Forget Wearables – Virtual Reality is the next big thing

I was recently asked the question: “Where is the next innovation in technology coming from?” We can guess, but we cannot be sure. So, with the pointlessness of predictions in mind, I’m going to make one: Virtual Reality is going to be the next big thing.

Behind the scenes at Squawka, everyone’s favourite football data site

Brand Republic finds out the secrets behind football data site Squawka’s success and talk to its founder, Sanjit Atwal

BT Sport Industry Awards – Official Shortlist Announced

Sport Industry Group has unveiled the Official Shortlist for the BT Sport Industry Awards 2015, with the winners to be announced at the annual, star-studded ceremony in London on Thursday 30th April 2015.

Man City launch new Wearables App ‘CityMatchday Wear’ in digital first

Manchester City FC will unveil for the first time tomorrow a new match day app for wearable Android devices, becoming the first Football Club in the world to do so.

Interview with Digital Manager of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers

Recent Tom Kelk got to speak with Garrison Cummings, Digital Manager for the Green Bay Packers, and talk about the Packers approach to digital content, and how it compares with the likes of Premier League football clubs

How technology has changed on the UK sports media industry forever

My article from Vodafone UK’s Better Business blog on the symbiosis of media and sport. And how the industry has been changed forever by technology

Grabyo lands $2m funding from sports stars Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Tony Parker

Grabyo, the global leader in real-time video, today announced raising $2m in funding from an array of major sports stars including Premier League Football stars Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie, New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry and current NBA champion Tony Parker

The current status of digital transformation within football at IFA Berlin

What’s the secret of Ronaldo’s social media domination? How to make profits from social media as a football club? What should sports journalism in the age of digital media should look like? Those and other issues driven by digitalisation were tackled by an international football audience at IFA Conference Berlin on 30th of October.