Tag "technology"

Wimbledon generated 3.5m short clip video views across Facebook and Twitter

The AELTC has announced that they shared more than 300 short clips across Facebook and Twitter during the tournament, generating over 3.5m clip plays using Grabyo’s video platform.

Why Vine is becoming a nightmare for the Premier League

“Premier League set to clamp down on unofficial Vine videos of goals as they get tough on copyright laws” announced the Independent, who were amongst a number of leading publications to debate the issue. We knew it was coming. It had to. Rights holders weren’t just going to sit-by and let it happen

A Timeline of Technology in Sport

With so many technologies being brought in and shipped out, this handy visualisation is a great way of keeping on top of these technological transfers

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

Wimbledon 2014: A Digital Review

At the last Digital Sport London event we were lucky enough to have with us the AELTC’s Content & Communication Manager Alexandra Willis who gave some great insights and stats from this year’s championships [slides included]

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.

Interview: How the Open Championship is utilising iBeacons, Wi-Fi and storytelling

The Open Championship this year takes place at Royal Liverpool. We spoke with Digital Manager for the R&A, Kevin Bain, about they’ve been working on to engage audiences around the world through digital.

Manchester United launch ‘Social Media Hub’

Manchester United have been slowly expanding their efforts on social media with a new release that brings together all their channels into one place with their new Social Media Hub

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..

Formula E launches, complete with social media ‘Fanboost’ feature

Formula E is the newest racing championship to launch and it has social media at its core. This week they’ve announced ‘Fanboost’ where fans can actually influence the outcome of the races!