Events matching tag "SXsports"
Friday, March 7
This session will bring together a diverse contingent of professional athletes, sports figures and LGBT and ally activists discussing LGBT visibility and allyship in sports. Presenters will use their personal experiences…
Beginner
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Brittney Griner, Hudson Taylor, LZ Granderson
Tricked-out home entertainment systems and rising ticket prices make it easier than ever for sports fans to skip the stadium and watch from home. It's increasingly difficult to compete with the creature comforts of a 70-…
Intermediate
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Bob Morgan, Bryan Srabian, John Ourand, Jordan Maleh
Drawing on more than 40 years as a Hollywood executive and his current roles as co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter Guber discusses why sports content “isn’t just programming, it’s pa…
Intermediate
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Peter Guber
Sports matter. Their marquee events -- the Olympics, various world championships, most prominently the World Cup in soccer, the Super Bowl,the World Series, the UEFA Champions League Final, the NBA and NHL finals, the Am…
Beginner
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Andrei Markovits
"Stop your tweeting and focus!" Sports stars have incredible power through social media - often more than clubs or other organisations. It is a new frontier of fan and brand engagement - but the rough comes with the smoo…
Intermediate
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Johny Hendricks, Richard Ayers
Brands want to be loved. Consumers seek happiness. Brands make consumers happy by creating strong emotional connections to the things consumers are most passionate about. Sport is an inspirational power for good. Sp…
Intermediate
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Simon Wardle
Award-winning investigative sports journalists Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports and Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated will discuss how the digital age has transformed their roles as hell-raisers, um, hard-nosed reporters…
Intermediate
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Charles Robinson, Pete Thamel
With millions of dollars on the line, sports teams are demanding the latest technology to maximize their players' performance. Whether it's wearable sensors with GPS capability or motion-tracking cameras capable of captu…
Intermediate
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Adir Shiffman, Ben Alamar, Brian Kopp, Kirk Goldsberry
Saturday, March 8
After television contracts, ticket sales represent the largest portion of a team’s revenue. However, most ticketing decisions, and pricing approaches in particular, are made using outdated practices. While data collectio…
Intermediate
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Barry Kahn, Grey Ivry
From grandpa's box score in the Sunday morning newspaper, to today's visualizations of real-time statistics, sports just don't look the same anymore. In this core conversation, John T. Meyer, Founder of Statographics and…
Intermediate
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John Meyer
The model of amateurism in college sports is slowly dying. It is being destroyed by the central contradiction of college sports: unpaid student labor earning greater and greater profits for coaches and administrators wit…
Intermediate
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Andy Staples , Chris Del Conte, Emmanuel Acho, Spencer Hall
Executives from several leading 24-hour sports networks talk about how to program in the age of bite-sized, disposable content. This session is part of the brand new SXsports programming at SXSW 2014.……
Intermediate
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David Nathanson, Eric Weinberger, Jon Miller, Kaylee Hartung
More than a decade ago, in the summer of 2002, I broke my 7th Freediving World Record with a dive to 160m/525ft in the "No Limits" discipline. I would go on to break 3 more WRs, but this one still stands. I dearly wish i…
Intermediate
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Paul Streeter, Tanya Streeter
Youth sports is nearly perfect as a strategy to create a better world. Kids love to play and participation teaches them essential lifelong values - teamwork, setting and reaching goals, perseverance, managing adversity, …
Intermediate
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Grant Garrison, Ryan Eckel
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 137 years of professional baseball, it's the only no-hitter tossed while the pitcher was tripping on LSD. Dock lived the expression “Black is …
ESPN launched Grantland based on the writings and vision of Bill Simmons. The company recently hired Nate Silver and acquired his site, FiveThirtyEight. As a company known for sports, Simmons and Silver will discuss the…
Advanced
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Bill Simmons, Nate Silver
Fantasy Sports long ago became "mainstream" for several reasons--technology that enabled fantasy leagues to rapidly expand online, fans never ending appetite for more information on their favorite sports, and pro sports …
Intermediate
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Andrew Cleland, Clay Walker, Daniel Shlossman, Marquise Goodwin, Stephania Bell
College football has evolved into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Drones have become more than spy machines that patrol the skies. Now, in a strange twist, the two are working together to shape the future of the sport…
Beginner
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Ryan Baker, Ty Hildenbrandt
From abject poverty to becoming a ten time boxing world champion and history’s first boxing congressman, international icon Manny Pacquiao is the definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the…
A pitch-black tragicomedy of Steve, a 13 year-old athlete who is secretly being doped by his father and coach Patrick to enhance his performance on the track. Steve is faced with the hard choice between his self-esteem a…
Elizabeth Streb is not just a choreographer; she is an extreme action architect. "Born to Fly" traces the evolution of Streb’s movement philosophy – she pushes herself and her company from the ground, to the wall, to the…
On October 2nd, 1977 Dusty Baker hit his 30th homerun of the season, making history as the 4th player on the Dodgers to hit 30 or more home runs. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at…
What does it take to compete at the highest levels of college football? What if your program is out-muscled financially and reputationally? What innovative schematic, cultural and organizational advantages could you crea…
Intermediate
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George Schroeder, Kliff Kingsbury
How did Notre Dame Athletics use Spotify playlists to sell tickets to their games, increase viewership on UND.com, and show Notre Dame fans and recruits the personalities behind their favorite teams and coaches? In this…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christianne Harder, Jordan Gremli
Open the box. Dump out all the pieces. And scramble for your lives. Because this is competitive jigsaw puzzling. And it turns even the mildest of mannered Midwesterners into stone-cold competitors. Every January, the top…
A spirited discussion between and among some of the best creators of sports-related content in today's multi-platform, genre-hopping media landscape. This session is a part of the brand new SXsports programming at SXSW …
Intermediate
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Connor Schell, Danny Meiseles, Jonathan Hock, Mike Tollin
People from all facets of the sports media world get together to discuss this constantly changing industry. All the tools, tips, to-dos and best practices in one place during SXSW. This session is part of the brand new …
Intermediate
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Andrew McNeill, Dave Abbott
With the rise of social media, sports and culture are tied together like never before. And there are no lines between where the sports world ends and where the creative world begins. Understanding how culture can influ…
Intermediate
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Jon Wexler, Lia Vakoutis
Jimmy Price (Jeremy Sisto) is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he’s officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He…
Sunday, March 9
Elizabeth Streb is not just a choreographer; she is an extreme action architect. "Born to Fly" traces the evolution of Streb’s movement philosophy – she pushes herself and her company from the ground, to the wall, to the…
Nate Silver said that "drafting and developing talent properly still represents the greatest value-add to a sports organization." Mark Cuban agreed, saying "The top 10 guys (in the NBA) are easier to spot. How do we impr…
Intermediate
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Avi Stopper, Kai Sato
"The Home Team" follows the biggest night of the year in tight-knit, all-American Murray, Kentucky – it's the last home game of the season for the Murray State Racers. Murray is a town so small its entire population fits…
WWE has been making TV history since ’85 when Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon took the gamble of a lifetime on an unprecedented closed-circuit make-it-or-break-it TV event dubbed “WrestleMania.” Today, WWE has not only c…
Intermediate
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John Cena, Michael Cole, Perkins Miller, Stephanie McMahon
Coming off the most successful year in team history, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team will enter the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this June with lofty goals amid high expectations. Led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann,…
Beginner
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Jürgen Klinsmann, Roger Bennett
A multifaceted look at the NFL's current state of concussions, providing the view of former players, medical experts and those in charge of advancing the technology to improve player safety. This session is part of the b…
Advanced
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Chris Nowinski, Craig Anderson, Domonique Foxworth, Will Brinson
Reuters estimates that sports betting is a TRILLION Dollar worldwide industry. Until recently, the massive demand for sports betting content was simply ignored by the mainstream media (due to a combination of pressure fr…
Intermediate
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RJ Bell
Over the past two decades 3D printing has radically shifted the way that many industries design new products. The medical field uses the process for creating bespoke hearing aids and aerospace companies use it to design …
Intermediate
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Jeff Beckham, Mike Vasquez
In recent years, professional sports have become a testing (and proving) ground for the latest innovations in digital media, technology and social. Three of the brightest – and most influential – sports marketing minds w…
Intermediate
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Howard Handler, Jackson Jeyanayagam, Melissa Rosenthal Brenner, Steve Phelps
Have all the distractions at a game, social media, blasting ‘who let the dogs out’, mascot races, sponsorship contests and t-shirt bazookas replaced traditions. Has this been a bad thing for sporting events, fans and gam…
Intermediate
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Mark Drosos, Mark Pannes
Best known for its broadcast graphics like the bright yellow 1st and 10 line for football and strike-zone box in baseball, Sportvision has been instrumental in changing the ways fans watch sports while creating the next …
Intermediate
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Hank Adams
Fresh off the ice, the National Hockey League, Chicago Blackhawks and Coors Light, share an insider’s perspective of an ambitious 2014-15 NHL season, inaugural Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and Stanley Cup Championship …
Intermediate
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Adam Dettman, Brian Jennings, Dean Matsuzaki, John McDonough
Jimmy Price (Jeremy Sisto) is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he’s officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He…
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 137 years of professional baseball, it's the only no-hitter tossed while the pitcher was tripping on LSD. Dock lived the expression “Black is …
Monday, March 10
A pitch-black tragicomedy of Steve, a 13 year-old athlete who is secretly being doped by his father and coach Patrick to enhance his performance on the track. Steve is faced with the hard choice between his self-esteem a…
On October 2nd, 1977 Dusty Baker hit his 30th homerun of the season, making history as the 4th player on the Dodgers to hit 30 or more home runs. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at…
Tuesday, March 11
Open the box. Dump out all the pieces. And scramble for your lives. Because this is competitive jigsaw puzzling. And it turns even the mildest of mannered Midwesterners into stone-cold competitors. Every January, the top…
"The Home Team" follows the biggest night of the year in tight-knit, all-American Murray, Kentucky – it's the last home game of the season for the Murray State Racers. Murray is a town so small its entire population fits…
Wednesday, March 12
A pitch-black tragicomedy of Steve, a 13 year-old athlete who is secretly being doped by his father and coach Patrick to enhance his performance on the track. Steve is faced with the hard choice between his self-esteem a…
From abject poverty to becoming a ten time boxing world champion and history’s first boxing congressman, international icon Manny Pacquiao is the definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the…
Jimmy Price (Jeremy Sisto) is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he’s officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He…
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 137 years of professional baseball, it's the only no-hitter tossed while the pitcher was tripping on LSD. Dock lived the expression “Black is …
Thursday, March 13
Jimmy Price (Jeremy Sisto) is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he’s officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He…
"The Home Team" follows the biggest night of the year in tight-knit, all-American Murray, Kentucky – it's the last home game of the season for the Murray State Racers. Murray is a town so small its entire population fits…
On October 2nd, 1977 Dusty Baker hit his 30th homerun of the season, making history as the 4th player on the Dodgers to hit 30 or more home runs. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at…
Friday, March 14
A pitch-black tragicomedy of Steve, a 13 year-old athlete who is secretly being doped by his father and coach Patrick to enhance his performance on the track. Steve is faced with the hard choice between his self-esteem a…
Elizabeth Streb is not just a choreographer; she is an extreme action architect. "Born to Fly" traces the evolution of Streb’s movement philosophy – she pushes herself and her company from the ground, to the wall, to the…
Open the box. Dump out all the pieces. And scramble for your lives. Because this is competitive jigsaw puzzling. And it turns even the mildest of mannered Midwesterners into stone-cold competitors. Every January, the top…
From abject poverty to becoming a ten time boxing world champion and history’s first boxing congressman, international icon Manny Pacquiao is the definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the…
Saturday, March 15
On October 2nd, 1977 Dusty Baker hit his 30th homerun of the season, making history as the 4th player on the Dodgers to hit 30 or more home runs. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at…
"The Home Team" follows the biggest night of the year in tight-knit, all-American Murray, Kentucky – it's the last home game of the season for the Murray State Racers. Murray is a town so small its entire population fits…
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 137 years of professional baseball, it's the only no-hitter tossed while the pitcher was tripping on LSD. Dock lived the expression “Black is …
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