On the Cutting Edge of Virtual Ads and Production with Vizrt
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Utilised by broadcasters and rights holders across the world Vizrt is a company sitting at the nexus of next-generation virtual advertising, graphics and sports analytics. Vizrt helps broadcasters and rights holders monetise their sports rights through pioneering virtual advertising technology. The company’s own image-based tracking software provides versatile and regional advertising opportunities with either virtual
- Published in Feature, Technology
Part 2: Dr Craig Duncan on Preparing Footballers for International Duty
Friday, 26 October 2018
In part one, Dr Craig Duncan talked about preparing Australia’s footballers for international duty and the relationships between performance scientists and coaches. In this part he delves into Australia’s physiological performance at the 2018 World Cup, and with an eye on the 2019 World Cup he discusses the women’s national team. Okay we’re watching Australia’s three games
myKicks: One of Australian Tech’s 2018 Breakthroughs
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Perth based startup Formalytics is one of the breakthrough stories in the Australian tech industry in 2018. The company developed technology from the ground up that utilises computer vision and augmented reality which turns any ball into a smart ball through a mobile device. Their first product the penalty kick app myKicks surged to number
- Published in Feature, Interview, Mobile, Technology
Part 1: Dr Craig Duncan on Preparing Footballers for International Duty
Monday, 22 October 2018
Beginning with a 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek on June 16th 2015 and ending with a 2-0 defeat to Peru in Sochi on June 26th 2018, Australia’s World Cup journey was demanding, draining and arduous. Travelling more than 250,000 kilometres just to qualify for the World Cup finals was energy-sapping enough. With so much
Grabyo Plans to be on the Cutting Edge of Social Video Production
Friday, 19 October 2018
As organisations and rights holders move quicker to live, in the moment content, UK-based video technology company Grabyo is the market leader in providing content tools to capitalise on this demand for live and mobile content. The company has developed a suite of cloud-based video clipping, editing and live production tools that streamlines production and sharing
- Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Building Predictive Models with Betfair’s Kaushik Lakshman
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Betfair’s data scientist Kaushik Lakshman has given a little insight into building predictive sports models. In this conversation he takes us through what goes into building a predictive model for the NBA, a league and a sport that he is passionate about. Lakshman utilises historical data and his own built statistical models and techniques to
Uptek Founder On the Vital Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction Training
Monday, 15 October 2018
Gold Coast based startup Uptek has set itself the task of demonstrating the muscular benefits of blood flow restriction training, a novel method of exercise used by NASA as part of their Enhanced Countermeasure Program (ECP) to reduce muscle loss associated with space travel. Targeting a wide market of people including recovery patients, body builders, post-op
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Hiejima Lights up Twitter in NBL Pre-Season Blitz
Tuesday, 02 October 2018
As we head towards the NBL 2018/19 season opener next week we take a look at how the recent pre-season #NBLBlitz tournament held in Bendigo and Ballarat played out on Twitter thanks to our friends at Trendsmap. The competitions pre-season tournament made the move to regional Victoria this year with Bendigo and Ballarat playing hosts
- Published in Feature, Social Media