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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. million video frames and documents about 100 million locations and positions of players on the field.

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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO

Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football

TechCrunch

As Amazon’s Prime Video gears up for its second year as the exclusive rights holder to NFL’s Thursday Night Football (TNF), the streaming service hopes to give fans a more enhanced viewing experience with a slew of new AI-driven features. We think doing that lets people understand the chess match that’s unfolding on the field.

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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

CIO

CIO 100 winner, sports leadership and being ‘too friendly’ Having featured in the CIO 100 in 2021 and 2020 prior to topping this year’s list , Drake says the award is for her team, not just her. “If If this was about me, as an individual, I’d struggle to do a [CIO 100] submission,” she said. I do a lot of stalking on LinkedIn,” she says. “I

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

CIO

After leaving Equinix in 2019, he hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, became a life coach through UC Davis Extension, and in 2020, took a Stanford philosophy course on the meaning of life. Looking back, Lillie realized that as a father of four and 20 years spent coaching youth sports, this purpose statement has been central from early on.