Professional update: This summer I’ve taken on a new role within the ecosystem – I’m now heading up the daily newsletter, bringing you the top stories in sports technology each weekday morning.
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As athletes take control of their own narrative, is evolving the connection he found with fans through streaming video games by launching a new engagement platform,
Hear from the man himself in tonight's SBJ Tech newsletter:
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With big changes coming to No. 13 at Augusta, this nugget from EA Sports Producer Ben Ramshour in last night's SBJ Unpacks newsletter:
“It wasn’t just extending the tee box there or adding more azaleas. They literally moved 100-foot-tall trees.”
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The is just over 24 hours away from kick off in Tucson, marking a pivotal moment for exclusively streaming the bowl game featuring and .
I dove into some of the tech that will make it happen:
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Be on the lookout for this happening now in the Lakers-Mavs game, as well as the Bucks-Celtics and Grizzlies-Warriors games.
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Partnering with @SecondSpectrum & @SMTlive, @ESPN has new technology tracking 3-point distance.
While it debuted in the Dec. 10th @warriors vs. @celtics game, the shot tracker will be used during three of the @NBA Christmas games.
(via @_DavidRumsey)
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Will be interested to see how this plays with golf Twitter/fans
Much more at from ⬇️
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That Bucs drive was eerily similar to Week 17 last year against the Jets. Down 4, no timeouts, last ditch effort. Brady in complete command, carving up D for a thrilling W. last year it was a 4th string receiver making the big catches, this time a rookie TE. Unbelievable.
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NFL venues that will miss out on the US leg of Taylor Swift's 2023 stadium tour: Buffalo, Miami, Baltimore, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Washington, Green Bay, New Orleans, Carolina.
Swift, playing exclusively at NFL venues, will visit each of the other 20 stadiums.
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Expect to see more of this in the future, Barstool's told SBJ.
“If we can pull it off and if other people can pull it off, I don't see why we wouldn't want to expand that footprint.”
More details on the CFB show crew's busy day tomorrow ⬇️
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Coming this weekend: BARSTOOL BIG SATURDAY
2 shows. 2 states. 1 day.
10AM LIVE from State College for Ohio State vs. Penn State
5:30PM LIVE from Ann Arbor for Michigan State vs. Michigan
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Some highlights from this week's newsletters:
- MLS, Toca Football partnering for new tech integrations
- New VR, training tech in golf
- Tech activations around NBA tip off
- Innovations in motorsports, NFL betting
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Highest TNF viewership of the season incoming?
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Midnights teaser trailer tonight during the 3rd quarter of Thursday Night Football on @primevideo so … meet me there?
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Some really cool AR integrations here. No surprise from the tech-savvy Warriors
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EXCLUSIVE: On opening night, the @Warriors and @Chase are launching the Championship Ring Experience 
Fans worldwide will be able to virtually wear the team's championship rings.
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Fans worldwide will be able to virtually wear the team's championship rings.
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Some interesting numbers in here. Whose buying the sports metaverse?
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Would you pay to watch a real-world sporting event in the metaverse?
A new study from @MomentumWW found that 81% of surveyed sports fans would 
@sporttechie's @andrew_cohen0 broke down the findings from the survey 
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Barstool's tells that the company is working to have an iOS app for its new NIL marketplace (TwoYay) ready by end of 2022.
"Users will be able to DM advertisers, select push notifications, manage proposals, and track earnings," per SportTechie newsletter.
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I will say, I do miss Louis Riddick's analysis in the MNF booth. He's always been under-rated.
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My colleague spoke to the PGA Tour and has some more inside details on this
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I went a little deep into the Prime Video 'TNF' debut in today's daily newsletter:
- Prime Vision = awesome
- Switching between feeds could have been better
- Old devices/bad Wi-Fi likely causing some issues
- Pumped to try out more features
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Count me as a fan on the NFL on Prime Video. Being able to easily switch over to views like this was awesome. No major problems for me on TV or phone tonight. Al and Herbie were first class as well. Looking forward to Thursdays this fall.
#TNFonPrime #tnf #ChiefsvsChargers
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Count me as a fan on the NFL on Prime Video. Being able to easily switch over to views like this was awesome. No major problems for me on TV or phone tonight. Al and Herbie were first class as well. Looking forward to Thursdays this fall.
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More info here: not just Apple, but Amazon, too, also passed on streaming LIV events.
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I still don't think LIV will be any rush to settle for a small media deal. Probably content seeing how next year plays out/if more fans start tuning in
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Apple would have been legit for LIV, although an awkward fit honestly. I don't think they'll reach outside a major network/tech company for a US deal. YouTube is going just fine and they clearly don't need cash influx to survive yet. twitter.com/Daniel_Rapapor…
Be on the lookout for DRL's new season, which will run from October through February, there will surely be more drone news coming.
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“We're breaking the mold of these traditional partnerships that check some boxes with designation and logos,” DRL President added. “We're letting the programming speak for the partnership.”
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“Tech-savvy fans are a super attractive audience to us,” Google Cloud's Gia Winters told me, highlighting the AI, machine learning and data analytics capabilities that Google will help build into DRL’s business to reimagine how to engage with fans.
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The race will coincide with the opening night of the Google Cloud Next tech conference on Oct. 11. Also launching is the Google Cloud Fly Cup Challenge developer competition
Read more on the details in :
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I continue to be impressed with the tech partners the keeps bringing on.
The latest is , which will sponsor their new season-opening race in Silicon Valley.
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18 holes at 7,000 feet 🤌
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Apple would have been legit for LIV, although an awkward fit honestly. I don't think they'll reach outside a major network/tech company for a US deal. YouTube is going just fine and they clearly don't need cash influx to survive yet.
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Well-placed source says Apple TV has turned down the opportunity to broadcast LIV Golf as it is “too toxic.”
Still not clear where LIV will be broadcast in 2023.
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User testing is another deficiency the exec often notices.
“That's such an alarming experience,” he explains, “for a product manager that thinks they should be focused on all these really detailed things … and realizing how many stumbling blocks there are.”
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“Does the registration form work? Is the website fast? Do the payments work? Just elemental stuff, and you would be shocked to know how often that stuff does not work,” Gillespie added.
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What is one thing sportsbooks could be doing better as customers have more options then ever?
“The operators spend too much time focused on product innovation and not enough time on the basics,” Gambling.comGroup CEO Charles Gillespie () told me.
What else?
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Final grade? I'll give NFL+ a solid B after Week 1. Room to improve.
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The NFL app had some glitches for me - nothing out of the ordinary from previous seasons
Overall, I didn't think NFL+ added much at home with only select games available to watch.
I could see it being useful when on the go, especially the audio options when driving
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