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Digital media/marketing exec, teacher & advisor | SVP at https://t.co/9GnAATmetM | Prof at Columbia @CU_SPS_Sports | @NYVCSports | @lyricbuff 🎸| Ex @NFL @NHL @AOL

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RT @CU_SPS_Sports: Columbia's Sports Management program officially announces the agenda for the Columbia Sports Management Conference being….
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"Cue spoke to me frankly about the ways professional sports—beholden to broadcast needs, or merely organizational inertia—hurt their fans by refusing to change." #thinkdifferent #sportsbiz #CUSDig .
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Longtime Apple executive Eddy Cue happens to be an enormous sports fan. And with Apple entering the wild west of broadcasting live sports, he’s ready to shake up the way we watch games on TV—with a...
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What do you want to know?.
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Love to see the experimentation. @MLB "testing the boundaries of baseball content delivery” w/ #VirtualBallpark stream tonight. Logged in fans from anywhere in the world can watch a 3D representation of the game & interact with each other. #CUSDig .
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RT @CU_SPS_Sports: #CUSP Show Drop! 🎙️. Dave Zigerelli explains how Overtime’s content strategy has evolved over the years, including the n….
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Leagues addressing intractable $28B problem worsening in streaming era: pirated livestreaming. Orgs "are reckoning with a new technological era where livestreams are easier to do than ever, which was never imagined in 1998 [DMCA signed]." #piracy #CUSDig .
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Sports organizations want the US Patent and Trademark Office to work faster.
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RT @CU_SPS_Sports: #CUSP Show Drop! 🎙️. Linda Ong & Sarah Unger of Cultique, a cultural analysis firm, discussed their work w/Cirque du Sol….
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"The Kafkaesque conditions of the [sports streaming] system have led baseball fans into a life of crime. We are in a golden age of illegal sports streaming: There are many, many easily accessible and surprisingly high-quality sites. " #sportsbiz #piracy.
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theatlantic.com
But why should anyone have to break the law to watch the Mets?
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Meet the new boss.Same as the old boss.#Threads #caveatemptor
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RT @CU_SPS_Sports: #CUSP Show Drop!🎙. Miheer Walavalkar explores sports brands' fan engagement growth through technological innovations, wh….
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New @DeloitteTMT survey on #sports fandom. "The beginning of the immersive sports era." .Time to focus on "the entertainment value and providing a more interconnected and interdependent digital tapestry of experiences for younger fans." đź’Ż #sportsbiz .
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deloitte.com
Sports fandom is changing. A more immersive sports fan experience involving multiple channels and modes of engagement will best meet the changing fan's needs.
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RT @CU_SPS_Sports: #CUSP Show Drop!🎙. 326: Jeff Eisenband talks about his decision to focus his work on golf, gambling, and esports. Also,….
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RT @interplay: We're 6 days out from the next #IsThisAThing!? - our Incubator's virtual #pitchevent!. RSVP @ to pit….
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2 years
From @benedictevans's take. "Vision Pro is an argument that current devices just aren’t good enough to break out of the enthusiast and gaming market, incremental improvement isn’t good enough either, and you need a step change in capability." #VisionPro .
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ben-evans.com
What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025.
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Netflix '22: “We’ve not seen a profit path to renting big sports. We’re not anti-sports, we’re just pro-profit.".Netflix '23: “Sports is the baseline now, we all know it, and finding the right properties, the right leagues is a priority. ".#ContentIsKing.
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deadline.com
After sitting on the bench for years, the streamer is finally getting suited up for sports
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#TheJoker enjoying his new #VisionPro w/ it’s trophy-shaped battery pack. #Nuggets #NBAChampions
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“When this group [Gen Z] spends time online, music, movies, and pop culture trends outrank sports when it comes to grabbing their attention.” .#sportsbiz #CUSDig #attentioneconomy
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Part about #VisionPro’s immersive video experiences & sports… eg #NBA game shot from baseline… felt “exactly the same” as sitting courtside. “I would pay the NBA thousands of dollars to get a season pass to watch games captured in this way.” #sportsbiz .
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Will be fascinating to see the different ways #spatialcomputing will change and enhance sports & sports viewing. #Apple #WWDC23 #VisionPro #sportsbiz
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The phygital future of collectibles is now.
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CUSportsBiz
2 years
CUSP Show Drop!🎙. Michael Dub discusses his company, Sweet Chameleon, which bridges the gap between digital & physical collectibles by using 3-D printing to create customizable collectibles. Apple🎧: Spotify🎧: #sportbiz
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.@benedictevans makes some predictions & discusses frameworks spanning the vast realm of #tech - where we’ve been, where we’re going, and what really matters. #AI #VR #Web3 #CUSDig .
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