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Published on 06 October 2016

Perhaps experimenting with fan engagement in the early 1980s, the NFL presented a regular season AFC game without anyone to call it and with the only audio coming from the playing field and the stands. These were the days when you had to wait some time for a displayed score, time remaining and downs.

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Published on 29 September 2016

The Minnesota Vikings are joining counterparts in Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to enter the sports tech accelerator space with entities that provide sports tech startups with the crucial resources they need to succeed.

Word of the Vikings' "accelerator," which could spark a trend in the league, is designed to meld sports tech and funding to bring innovation and advancements to America's game in crucial areas ranging from health and safety to wireless communications, apps and analytics.

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Published on 22 September 2016

The performances of Yahoo and Twitter, along with the need to enrich online TV services' with live sports should open the floodgates to broader scale streaming of NFL games next year, if the league can keep its growing list of partners happy.

The success of Twitter's streaming of a live NFL game internationally has set the table for broadcasters, sports content right holders and live streamers looking to add sports and reach a broader audience of young age groups and international audiences for their advertisers.

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Published on 15 September 2016

When it comes to live streaming sports games to fans' viewing devices, content delivery networks (CDN) may not get a second chance to make a solid first impression.

But with live and on-demand streaming options for sports fans launching on a weekly basis, it's becoming clear that CDN operators are evolving from a best effort to best experience focus, measuring quality instead of traffic delivered.

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Published on 08 September 2016

When Tennis Star Andy Roddick launched live streams on the U.S Open this week to provide thoughts on the matches and field questions from fans, it was a milestone moment for mobile app maker Periscope, which has gone from banned to brand in pro sports in a year.

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Published on 02 September 2016

With NFL roster-cutting having begun this week, many veterans, rookies and free agents across the league are without an employer and their playing future is uncertain. But there's new hope thanks to a promising upstart that can connect them with off-the-field employment opportunities.

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