All the latest sports tech news, including the NHL’s dive into using smart data-tracking pucks, DAZN winning exclusive broadcast rights to European soccer in Canada, tech at the World Cup, and more! Plus, Australia’s anti-doping agency is using phone-hacking technology to crack down on drugs in sports, so we discuss the ethics of this and whether it’s necessary.
Stories of the week:
- NHL to introduce smart pucks with data-tracking technology in 2019
- FOX Sports broadcast plans for the 2018 World Cup
- A new high-tech soccer training facility in Vancouver
- Women’s Tennis Association partners with wearables company Masimo for health monitoring technology
- DAZN wins Canadian TV rights for European soccer
- YouTube gains exclusive rights to stream Brazil’s top soccer league, Brasileiro
- SAP becomes Mercedes-Benz’ official business performance partner for the 2019 season of the Formula E racing circuit
- Andy Murray invests in Deuce, which claims it can do for playing tennis what Uber has done for taxis
- Netherlands-based fitness app Virtuagym raises $7 million to expand internationally
- New Jersey leads the way in concussion prevention legislation
- Students in Maine develop a VR baseline test that measures an athlete’s memory, reaction time, speed and concentration
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