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Stadium Tech Report

January 15th, 2025

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Editorial

What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?

Looking back at 2022, it's easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments as venues continue to try...

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News

Madison Square Garden’s investment arm acquires big chunk of security-scanning provider Xtract One

Weapons detection technology provider Xtract One announced a fund-raising agreement with the investment arm of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. under which MSG Sports may eventually own as much as 28 percent of Xtract One's stock. The two-part deal includes an initial investment of $6.3 million by the venture-funding arm of MSG Sports, with a follow-on investment of $3.7 million...

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Editorial

Can technology help venues solve staffing issues?

If staffing is the biggest concern facing stadiums and venues right now, how can technology help? So far, we're already seeing many stadiums using new technologies to help cope with the staffing shortages -- with changes we are guessing are here to stay. Self-pouring beer machines are one way to do concessions with fewer staff. Credit: Paul Kapustka, STR If...

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Feature

Self-serve concessions technology now part of Levi’s Stadium offerings

Self-service beer taps are the latest technology to appear at the San Francisco 49ers' Levi's Stadium, just another way the Niners use technology to improve the fan experience. Known for its cutting-edge use of all kinds of stadium technology since its opening in 2014, Levi's Stadium also now has walk-through security scanners, which vastly improve the entry times for fans...

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Feature

Patriot One changes name to Xtract One, wins new deals

Weapons detection technology provider Patriot One recently changed its name to Xtract One, part of a busy fall that saw the company sign an important agreement with venue owner and operator Oak View Group and several new deals to bring its security scanning devices to venues. The name change, which the company said was due in part to possible objections...

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Feature

Survey says: Adding more wireless a priority for venues

What tops the list of planned investments for stadiums the next year? According to the results of our 2022 Stadium Connectivity Survey, a majority of venues will be investing in more wireless connectivity, for both fan-facing services as well as back-of-house operations. In a partnership with sponsor Verizon, in August and September of this year we reached out to the...

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