150 Fan Engagement and Fan Experience Articles for January 2016

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FE Monthly Round Up Articles

Just in case you missed any of the key stories from the world of fan engagement and fan experience during January, sit back and have a read through some of these articles from sports business sites including Sports Geek, Sport Techie and We Play to name but a few.

Each month I’ll try to collate a list of some of the fan engagement/fan experience articles that I think are worth having a read.

There’s a whole host of interesting content in here from leagues such as the BBL and NFL to what’s happening in the area of drones, virtual reality and ibeacon tech.

Dive in and take a read.

All the best.

1. Super Bowl party starts early with opening of downtown fan zone
2. University of Tennessee plans renovations at Neyland Stadium
3. The Cameras That’ll Make the Super Bowl Way More Interesting This Year
4. Eaton’s New Ephesus LED Systems to Illuminate NHL and AHL All-Star Games
5. ESPN set to debut ‘Virtual 3′ technology for NBA broadcasts
6. WHAT’S THE VALUE OF LOYAL FANS? [INFOGRAPHIC]
7. The Fan Experience is Changing as Tech is Making Game Interactive
8. Gaming the Six Nations
9. Silicon Valley rolls out red carpet for Super Bowl
10. ESPN Virtual 3 Technology Is Being Introduced Today To Literally Highlight 3-Pointers In NBA Broadcasts
11. One Step Beyond into the WBA Fanzone
12. NHL Fan Fair presented by Bridgestone opens Jan. 28
13. Topgolf To Reimagine Sports Entertainment For Millennials With World Golf Tour Acquisition
14. Miami Heat take the fan experience outside the arena with digital signage
15. Wallace and Selfeo Look to Fully Immerse Fans into NASCAR Experience with Daytona Partnership
16. Fan Fair provides perfect start to All-Star Weekend
17. Sacramento Company’s App At Heart Of Super Fan Chase Event
18. The Drone Racing League Makes Its First Mainstream Play
19. If the Raiders move to Las Vegas, we’d like to see a few of these features worked into their home games
20. Scottish football fans unite against SPFL’s bid to bring in facial recognition cameras: ‘Plan will drive punters away’
21. South Carolina Seahawks Fans Enjoy “Surreal” Experience at Divisional Round Playoff Game vs Panthers
22. Cardinals’ use of virtual reality technology yields record season
23. Sacramento Kings To Premiere NBA’s First 4K Ultra HD Center-Hung Video Board Featuring Largest Screens And Highest Resolution In The League
24. The world’s first live VR boxing match promises to be a knockout
25. Big Bash League 2016: How BBL is attracting kids, families and females to cricket
26. The Australian Open is getting increasingly creative on social media
27. Government fan plan on club strategy will be written into league rules
28. F1 bosses want fans to vote for “driver of the day” at each race
29. SPFL discusses face recognition system for unacceptable conduct
30. Australian Open details data analytics improvements driving digital engagement
31. Orlando Magic keen on UK specific partners as it looks to fuel international expansion
32. Australian Open details data analytics improvements driving digital fan engagement
33. Sporting Innovations has a new name
34. Manchester United boost fan engagement in India with Adidas involvement
35. Panthers president special message to fans: ‘Keep Pounding’
36. Now Anyone Can Play Goalie for the New York Rangers
37. LIVERPOOL FC PARTNERS WITH SKYPE TO BOOST FAN ENGAGEMENT
38. Australian Open crowds aren’t all for the tennis
39. Sports Teams Running Out of Fans
40. Why should clubs use Snapchat?
41. Suns Launch “Shazam with the Suns” Contest
42. 2015 NBA World Champion Golden State Warriors Select SignalShare To Deploy Arena Wi-Fi
43. Lucas Oil Stadium ranked first in NFL stadium experience for fifth straight year
44. Super Bowl 50: Your Haute Guide to Nine Days of Festivities
45. Lyon set to debut swanky new £186million stadium this weekend – see inside the Euro 2016 venue here
46. THE KEY TRENDS SET TO SHAPE THE DIGITAL SPORTS INDUSTRY IN 2016
47. Editorial: Team finds one more way to enhance fan experience
48. Every Alabama And Clemson Player Will Have A Player Tracking Chip In Their Shoulder Pads Tonight
49. The Sacramento Kings Are Building the NBA’s Techiest Arena, a ’21st Century Coliseum’
50. How College Football Playoff Optimizes Fan Experience On Championship Game Day And Throughout The Year
51. Kiswe Mobile Teams Up With Monumental Sports Group To Give Fans More Control When Watching Sports Broadcasts
52. Sensoria Launches New Products To Create Full Body Wearable Platform
53. Fans’ View: The Fans’ View experience
54. Letters to Lambeau connects Packers fans
55. The Whole Nine Yards: What The NFL Can Teach Marketers About Brand Engagement
56. STRIVR Labs Launches Fan Experience and VR Production Division
57. Report excerpt: New Wi-Fi at Ole Miss
58. Notre Dame Stadium rated best college football experience in the country
59. What the Minnesota Vikings’ terrible temporary home can teach Seattle, Chris Hansen
60. Rangers adding new scoreboard, foul poles to Globe Life Park in 2016 (Photos)
61. Miami’s Sun Life Stadium to Enhance Fan Experience and Energy Efficiency with Eaton’s Advanced Ephesus LED Lighting System
62. English Soccer Club Manchester United to Launch 24-Hour TV Channel in China
63. NBA Twitter is Changing the Way We Watch Sports
64. How Periscope Is Building A Community In The Midst Of Twitter’s Turmoil
65. Snoop Dogg On Why He’s Investing in GameOn
66. Three Sports Technology Trends Emerged In 2015 That Will Change Sport Forever
67. Wildcats color Memphis purple at pep rally
68. Video: Watch the Melbourne Renegades celebrate the Indian community and culture
69. Melbourne Stars’ import Kevin Pietersen says he is honoured to be part of BBL
70. Washington Capitals And Wizards Owner Ted Leonsis On Big Data And The Future Of Sports
71. Jason Guarente: Flyers alumni game will light up Reading
72. New York Jets Add Virtual Reality Experiences For Fans
73. NBA New York Knicks Use Ridiculous Giant Minigun-Style T-Shirt Launchers
74. Influence Mobile geared to female sports fans
75. Halifax Hurricanes Boxing Day Home Opener
76. NBA And NHL Teams Use Unique Smartphone Experiences To Attract Millennials
77. Visit Tampa Bay announces Vols fan winner of Outback Bowl VIP Experience
78. Atlanta Hawks Eye Better Retail Customer Experience with New Partner
79. Utah Jazz have brought the fans back with exciting players and hope for the future
80. IBM launches consortium for sports venues
81. Panasonic presents video featuring large-screen solutions
82. Browns tight end Gary Barnidge rents entire theater, joins fans to see ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
83. Silicon Valley tech companies jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon
84. FB as fan engagement medium
85. Grandstand Offers Hot Take-Free Football Highlights, Bowl Season Simplicity
86. Cowboy Stadium ranked as Southland’s top venue by Stadium Journey
87. CSN Bay Area and CSN California to Launch “Authentic Fanuary” on New Year’s Day
88. College Football Playoff National Championship using Super Bowl XLIX as blueprint
89. Chelsea and England forward Eni Aluko eyes growth of women’s game
90. U.S. Bank Stadium Setting Up for Easy Fan Navigation
91. Fusion Sport Timing Systems Support Michael Jordan Brand For Fan Engagement Event
92. The College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience Celebrates the 2015 Hall of Fame Class in Atlanta on Dec. 30
93. Wi-Fi to the RV: Oklahoma brings Wi-Fi services to RV parking lot
94. How The Kansas City Chiefs Use Social Media To Enhance The Fan Experience
95. Texas Rangers Add to Visual Experience with New Daktronics LED Display
96.  Football fans’ ‘manifesto’ launched at Scottish Parliament
97. World Sailing taking the sport to the masses in 2016
98. Formula E Teams Up With Gigya to Drive Fan Engagement
99. Packers fans invited to enter Associated Bank’s “Keys to Lambeau” Sweepstakes for exclusive tour of Lambeau Field
100. STRIVR Launches New Division To Create Virtual Reality Content And Experiences
101. Brand our beer and name our ale!
102. Feature: Breaking Down The Sensory Barrier
103. The Skill Set: Loic Remy
104. The Magic Was Real | Portland Timbers 2015 MLS Cup Champions
105. NBA, MLB COMMISSIONERS STILL BELIEVE IN FAN EXPERIENCES AMID TECH WORLD
106. Cascade High nominated for Statesman Journal’s Fan Experience Award
107. Silver Spurs Arena Improves Visual Experience with Daktronics Products
108. Cuban: Fans shouldn’t look at phones ‘while the ball is in the air’
109. Vikings’ growing media network takes game to fans ‘365/24/7′
110. Technology Firm From Israel Set To Upgrade Real Madrid’s Mobile App
111. College Football Playoff Fan Central in full swing
112. Sydney Thunder: Kids Eat Free
113. ‘All over the UK': NFL’s growth in Manchester ‘phenomenal’, say Inside the Huddle duo
114. Super Bowl 50 bound Denver Broncos partner with PrimeSport as their official fan travel partner
115. Feschuk: The future of sports will look like this
116. Silicon Valley Is Commandeering San Francisco’s Super Bowl
117. Broncos use technology to deepen fan support
118. Facebook needs more friends in its new Sports Stadium
119. Here’s what Broncos, Panthers fans will shell out for their Super Bowl experience
120. Super Bowl 50 and fan events: Locations to know in the Bay Area
121. Why Every Marketer Should Be Watching Virtual Reality
122. Snapchat’s linked with the NFL to sell big-name brands for a Super Bowl Live Story
123. Top 10 Sports Business Trends to Watch in 2016
124. Super Bowl 50 puts tech in its starting lineup
125. Why Australia’s Big Bash League Is Changing The Professional Sports Paradigm
126. Baylor Enhances Fans’ Gameday Experience at the Ferrell Center
127. A San Francisco Super Bowl Experience, With or Without a Ticket
128. Fan experience key to fun at CareerBuilder Challenge
129. AHL commissioner talks league, ‘Hogs, outdoor games
130. Mark Hollis gives his take on fan engagement at MSU sporting events
131. How to maximize your experience at Braves FanFest
132. Islanders moving to Metro Bank Park
133. 49er fans aren’t thrilled with the stadium that’s hosting Super Bowl 50
134. 5 BURNING QUESTIONS THAT SPORTS MARKETERS HAVE ABOUT FAN DATA
135. Uber gets exclusive deal to pick up and drop off passengers at Super Bowl 50
136. Fox Sports will offer live virtual reality along with regular broadcast of Garcia-Guerrero title fight
137. Nuggets rank 21st on Forbes list of most valuable NBA teams
138. U.S. Bank Stadium’s High-Res Video Boards in Place
139. Are Texans, NRG ready to go wild on Wi-Fi? Why, yes
140. The NBA’s Least Engaged Fans
141. Stadium Managers Are Still Learning How To Monetize Fans
142. Are Sports Fans Ready for a Virtual NFL Experience?
143. Lifelong fan enjoys inner sanctum experience
144. Infosys And ATP Partnership Brings Data Analytics To The Australian Open
145. 3 local food favorites coming to Progressive Field
146. How the Super Bowl will handle millions of selfies
147. Effect of time and location on sports fan engagement using mobile
148. Fan Engagement | How to get bums on seats and keep them there
149. Digital lens: scoring stronger fan relationships
150. SUPER BOWL 50: WHAT CAN YOU SEE AT THE NFL EXPERIENCE