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Shawn Springs Wants to Disrupt the Impact Protection Industry

Daily / Friday, March 22, 2019
SportTechie’s Athlete’s Voice series features the views and opinions of the athletes who use and are powered by technology. Shawn Springs spoke about his childhood as the son of former NFL running back Ron Springs, entrepreneurship, and his impact protection company, Windpact, at SportTechie’s State...

Real Madrid Not Forming Esports Team Despite Reports

Daily / Thursday, May 10, 2018
Soccer powerhouse Real Madrid may not be forming an esports team, despite reports from multiple outlets. According to rumors, the club was looking to form a team to compete in FIFA Online 4, a Tencent-published game that targets the Asian market. The rumor mill seems to...

U.S. Soccer Wearables Deal Will Not Collect Player-Specific Data From Academies

Daily / Monday, April 23, 2018
The billion-dollar partnership between STATSports Group and the U.S. Soccer Federation, which the parties announced earlier this year , will encourage all members — whether part of the national teams or youth academies — to wear tracking devices but will not collect player-specific data from academy...

Australian League Launches Live In-Game Player Data Displays

Daily / Friday, April 20, 2018
The Australian Football League (AFL) will deliver in-game real-time player data to its fans, including highlighting speed and distance covered during the game. Two Australian companies, Telstra, a media and communications company, and Champion Data, a provider of sports statistics and broadcast technology, will work together...

Super Bowl Champ Turned Investor Ryan Nece On Tech And Investing

Daily / Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Super Bowl Champ and Managing Partner at Next Play Capital, Ryan Nece, discusses tech investing, the NFLPA’s efforts to engage its athletes in post-career endeavors and sports technology investing, and the tech he sees that will impact the game of football. That and much more, on the...

Oath/Yahoo Sports GM On The Evolution Of Sports Consumption

Daily / Wednesday, April 11, 2018
On this episode of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, Oath/Yahoo Sports general manager Geoff Reiss examines how his company and others are engaging fans via live sports on mobile and OTT platforms. Plus, hear Geoff’s take on legalized sports betting and the moves into...

Major League Baseball Sued Over PITCHF/X System

Daily / Friday, April 6, 2018
SportsMEDIA Technology Corp. (SMT), a technology company whose predecessor was hired to help build Major League Baseball’s PITCHf/x system, has sued the league’s media rights arm, MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), for patent infringement, trade secret theft and breach of contract. The 92-page complaint describes a relationship that...

Here’s Why NBA 2K Shouldn’t Worry About LeBron’s Tattoos

Daily / Thursday, April 5, 2018
Yesterday was the inaugural draft for the NBA 2K League, an important milestone in a traditional sports league’s first major push into a parallel esports world. The new league offers fans the experience of watching the best NBA 2K players in the world manipulate...