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Fan & Venue · 17 Aug 2026 · Global

Wi-Fi still matters: Lessons in high-density venue connectivity

I spend a lot of time thinking about wireless performance in crowded venues. Usually, I am doing it because someone has asked me to evaluate a network, troubleshoot a problem or explain why a design behaves differently when tens of thousands of people arrive. Recently, I found myself conducting an…

Stadium Tech Report
Fan & Venue · 17 Aug 2026 · DE

FC Bayern Munich Reaches 15 Billion Video Views in Record Digital Season

German football powerhouse FC Bayern Munich has reported a milestone 2025/26 campaign, generating more than 15 billion video views and 1.1 billion social media interactions as its global digital community expanded by approximately ten percent to exceed 220 million followers.

Ministry of Sport
Fan & Venue · 16 Aug 2026 · Global

How hyper-directional design unlocks wireless network capacity

A new Stadium Tech Report technical brief shows why channel reuse may be the key to increasing wireless capacity in the seating bowl. For a stadium owner, the wireless goal is pretty simple: make sure tens of thousands of phones work when the building is full. That requires capacity. Much of the…

Stadium Tech Report
Broadcast & Streaming · 14 Aug 2026 · US

Dolby, Seahawks Deal Pushes Personalized Sports Streams

Having spent decades focused on audio and video enhancements for music and film audiences, Dolby has in recent years turned its attention to sports, building back-end technology for streaming providers to offer fans more personalized ways of watching games. The Seattle Seahawks will become the…

Sportico
Broadcast & Streaming · 10 Aug 2026 · US

Apple Takes a VR Swing at MLB, Starting With Yankees vs. Red Sox

Nearly 10 years after MLB’s first virtual-reality broadcast deal, baseball is returning to the VR diamond. Apple announced Monday that four of its remaining games will be broadcast in the company’s immersive format in Apple Vision Pro headsets, starting with a Yankees vs. Red Sox matchup on Aug…

Sportico
Fan & Venue · 10 Aug 2026 · Global

Why sports and entertainment venues need to deliver cellular connectivity

Over decades in the wireless business, one thing has become clear: good cell service has become a requirement for stadiums and venues, not a nice to have. At the same time, the large wireless carriers have become progressively less likely to fund cellular installations in venues. As more…

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