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Hybrid fitness app ROXFIT has doubled its user base since closing an £800,000 funding round in May, as demand surges for tools tailored to the fast-growing HYROX-style training scene. The round was led by DSW Ventures with co-investment from York Angels, alongside additional angel backing from…
In every NFL stadium, almost all game-critical systems now run on IP networks. Coaching headsets ride dedicated wireless channels. Replay workflows move through cloud infrastructure. Tablets sync real-time images over encrypted links, and control rooms sit on high-capacity fiber backbones…
Most people think they know how leadership summits begin. A ballroom. A keynote. Maybe a panel someone pretends to listen to. But the people arriving at STR’s Converge Summit last week in Dallas felt something closer to what experienced catcher, Scott Hatteberg, once felt when the A’s asked him to…
Before the first fans filed into the shimmering gates of the reconstructed David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium at the University of Kansas. Before the rhythmic claps to the KU fight
The ESPN NBA studio in Los Angeles recently introduced technological enhancements, including Virtual Reality 2.0 for the NBA Countdown and NBA Today analysts. The VR technology takes fans into a
At a time when adding more wireless capacity is a prime concern for large public venues, an upheaval in the traditional marketplace for distributed antenna system (DAS) equipment is creating an opening for solution suppliers with sustained experience and innovation. SOLiD, a longtime DAS player, is…
The ESPN Edge conference celebrated its fifth anniversary last week and gave ESPN a chance to discuss the evolution of current content offerings, hint at the future, and offer the
The Memphis Grizzlies, Gray Media, and FanDuel Sports Network are partnering to simulcast seven upcoming Grizzlies games in Tennessee’s three largest media markets — Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville — and
Popular social fitness app Strava is highlighting giving season in its new initiative “For a Cause,” a partnership with GoFundMe.
Sports will be available only in states where online sports betting isn’t legal.
Canada’s GoodLife Fitness has enlisted CoverMe's tech to manage 1,750 group fitness instructors across nearly 200 locations.
