Social Media Highlights from AB Show 2017

Nov 15, 2017

Check out some of the highlights of the 2017 Athletic Business Show, as shared on social media by attendees and exhibitors:

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WSL Inks Record-Breaking Broadcast Deal with CBS Sports

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The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

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Author David Nugent Discusses Keys to Success When Applying Tech to Sports

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ESPN Under Fire for Short Changing Minnesota Gymnastics Team in Championship Coverage

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New App Seeks to Simplify High School Athletics Communication, Prioritize Student-Athlete Safety

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WSL Inks Record-Breaking Broadcast Deal with CBS Sports

The Women’s Super League and CBS Sports have signed an exclusive, four-year broadcasting deal to bring women’s soccer to the U.S. audience through 2030.

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The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

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When officials from the City of Syracuse surveyed their recreation and athletics facilities last spring, they saw more shadows than light. Across outdoor fields, multipurpose surfaces and indoor gymnasiums, aging metal-halide fixtures flickered, buzzed and frequently failed.

The City of Syracuse Found a Brighter Solution by 'NOT BUYING' Sports Lighting

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Author David Nugent Discusses Keys to Success When Applying Tech to Sports

AB senior editor Paul Steinbach spoke to Nugent on the eve of his latest book’s April 14 release to learn how sports leaders are keeping pace with today’s rapid technological advancements.

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ESPN Under Fire for Short Changing Minnesota Gymnastics Team in Championship Coverage

The University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team finished fourth at the 2026 NCAA championships on Sunday, marking a “Cinderella story” moment for the team. But, that victory was overshadowed by the team’s criticism of the ESPN broadcast of the meet.

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New App Seeks to Simplify High School Athletics Communication, Prioritize Student-Athlete Safety

Recent legislation in multiple states has focused on a growing issue facing high school athletics: ensuring appropriate coach-athlete communications and institutional oversight of those interactions.

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Fresno State Athletics Leaving Learfield to Create New In-House Media Rights Entity

Fresno State Athletics is leaving Learfield Sports, among the nation's leading third-party rights holders, to keep those rights in-house.

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Innovation Institute at University of Pittsburgh Brings Motion Capture Tech to Baseball Mechanics

Vicon motion capture technology is perhaps most well-known for its role in the entertainment industry, as movie buffs and tech gurus can easily picture actors covered in sensors to capture human movement for animation.

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American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti Calls for College Football Version of RedZone

The calls for college football to adopt a RedZone model for game streaming just gained another prominent voice: Tim Pernetti, commissioner of the American Conference.

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Pac-12 Football, Basketball Games Broadcast by USA Sports Through 2030 in New Media Rights Deal

The newly reformed Pac-12 will kick off its football season in 2026, and a new partnership with USA Sports means the conference games will reach an even wider audience.

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How Top Right Soccer Aims to Improve the U.S. Soccer Scene Through Standardized Testing

Fans and players alike are quick to describe the game of soccer as an art, including Evin Nadaner, former semiprofessional soccer player and co-founder of Top Right Soccer, a testing program that introduces standardized metrics to the evaluation of soccer prospects.

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NCAA D-II, D-III to Take Part in Streaming Championships

The NCAA has announced that Divisions II and III will livestream more than 1,200 championship games free to fans for the...

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Arizona State to Experiment With Facial Recognition Ticketing at Mountain America Stadium

Arizona State University officials are hoping facial recognition technology will help ease entry to Mountain America Stadium for ASU students following sold-out games that have seen record student turnout this season.

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University of Kentucky Extends Historic Multimedia Rights Partnership with JMI Sports

The University of Kentucky has signed one of the largest multimedia rights deals in college athletics history with JMI Sports. The deal, valued at more than $465 million, extends UK and JMI’s contract through 2040.

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