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Study Confirms 5G Viability at Athletic Stadiums
The 5G VISTA project aims to see the use of 5G technologies to deepen audience engagement, broaden content for fans and create valuable new commercial opportunities. It is based on technologies such as 5G New Radio, enhanced mobile broadband, a...

Colonial Athletic Association Launches League’s First NFTs
Fanaply, the eco-friendly NFT solution provider for the world’s biggest names in sports, music and entertainment, has partnered with the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to release a series of NFTs supporting the 2022 Colonial Athletic Associa...

Oregon Athletics Launches School-Licensed NIL Marketplace
The University of Oregon announced today the creation of the Official NIL Marketplace of the Oregon Ducks, the first licensed school marketplace in college sports, which will support Oregon student-athletes in maximizing name, image, and likeness op...

Companies Partner to Enhance NFT Collegiate Fan Experience
LEARFIELD has announced a multi-faceted agreement with RECUR to drive the creation and adoption of collegiate digital products and collectibles via RECUR’s leading collegiate NFT experience, NFTU.com. The long-term enterprise relationship brings...

Three’s Company: NFTs, NIL, and the NCAA
Since the NCAA's new stance on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rule regarding collegiate student-athletes there has been an explosion of opportunities to monetize their careers before turning pro. That shift in thought coincides with the rise of c...

Vanderbilt Baseball Debuts ‘Pitch-Signaling’ Wearable Devices
The Vanderbilt baseball team debuted a new wearable pitch-signal device this season. According to a recent report from CBS Sports, Commodore players wear the watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coa...

How to Get Free Wet Bulb Globe Thermometers to Protect Your Athletes
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Foundation has announced a grant program to distribute 5,000 wet bulb globe thermometers to high schools across the country. The $1.5 million program will provide schools with an import...

Sports Tech Summit Set To Take Place This Month
Using a groundbreaking Global 3-D Virtual event platform, the #GSTS2022 is poised to become the largest driver in the sports tech industry with over 2.5K industry professionals expected to join. The Global SportsTech Summit 2022 (#GSTS2022) will o...

Women in Sports Tech Partners with PointsBet
PointsBet, a premier global online gaming operator, announced this week its official partnership with WiST (Women in Sports Tech, Inc.), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving growth opportunities for women at the intersection of sports, tech...

Louisville Slugger, V1 Sports Team Up To Revolutionize Baseball Training Tech
V1 Sports (V1), developers of the leading video analysis, ground pressure, performance tracking, stats, and game management technologies for coaches and athletes across multiple sports, recently announced a partnership with the Louisville Slugger Hit...