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Stadium Tech Report

October 5th, 2024

Editorial

Budget concerns are top of mind for venues heading into 2024

It's always fun to drill down into the replies to specific questions we asked in our yearly Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey. The one we are highlighting here, about what venue tech operators' top concerns are for the next 12 months, provides a pretty clear answer: Budgets, and all the input that influences them, are top of mind for the stadium...

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When you deploy technology, don’t forget the people

With the recent explosion of stadiums deploying new technology in just about every phase of venue operations, it’s easy to get caught up in the idea that technology alone can help solve multiple game-day pain points. But one thing struck me as I visited several stadiums this year, watching closely how fans interact with new technology: Without trained staff to...

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LAFC’s Christian Lau talks about ‘the fan experience of the future’

What does the future of the stadium fan experience look like? Listen in as we talk to Christian Lau, Chief Technology Officer for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club, about his views for the next generation of the event-day experience. In our talk you'll hear how his team at BMO Stadium has been pushing the envelope on technology deployments...

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The story behind the success of the MatSing Lens Antenna

One of the hallmarks of the stadium technology user community is its willingness to quickly embrace technology that has been proven to work in another venue. That trait has fueled the recent success of the MatSing lens antennas, which in the past few years have gone from a curiousity to a rapidly accepted technology that can help solve many venue...

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Zippin CEO Krishna Motukuri touts the power of checkout-free technology

Over the past year and a half, there is no hotter stadium technology than the checkout-free concession stand. Allowing fans to enter a store by swiping a credit card, then to take whatever they want, and then just leave, has been enthusiastically accepted by both fans and venues, with stadium stores being added on almost a daily basis. Joining us...

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The time to take the 2023 Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey is NOW

It's that time of the year again, when we ask all our stadium technology professionals to share their insights by taking our annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey! And I'm here to tell you today that while the deadline for replies is not tomorrow -- or the next day -- the time for you to take the survey is NOW! If...

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