Networking vendor Cisco announced sponsorship deals with the NFL and with the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday, separate deals that should both increase the exposure of Cisco’s name in conversations about football and the Olympics in the near future. For stadium owners and operators, the more potentially interesting deal is between Cisco and the NFL, since […]
Globe Life Field picks Appetize to power all concessions, retail
When the Texas Rangers opened their 2021 season this week with a full house at Globe Life Field, the fans present got the first taste of an all-Appetize system powering concessions and retail operations, much of it designed to provide safer, contact-free interactions. While the new stadium did host limited crowds for last fall’s MLB […]
FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium using technology to support safer, easier fan experience
When TQL Stadium opens its gates for the first time this season, there will be a lot of technology working behind the scenes to make sure the fans of FC Cincinnati have an enjoyable time at their brand-new home. While there will be state-of-the-art wireless connectivity and the newest versions of entry, concessions and ticketing […]
For stadium concessions, the digital revolution is here
Goodbye, old-style walk-up concessions stand. I won’t miss you. I won’t miss waiting in line behind someone who is “buying for everyone,” trying to remember food and drink combinations for the family or the group of friends, then watching concession-stand employees ring up an order, put food items together, take payment and make change. These […]
New Report: FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium ready to open
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Spring 2021 issue, with a profile of the technology being deployed at FC Cincinnati’s new TQL Stadium (formerly known as West End Stadium, before a new sponsorship deal closed on April 21, 2021). With an eye toward making the fan experience better and safer, the Atomic Data-led […]
Baseball opens season, with socially distanced fans
Major League Baseball opened its 2021 season across the U.S. Thursday, with fans in the parks for pretty much the first time in a year. Since the Covid-19 pandemic put live audiences mostly to a halt last March, there had been no fans at MLB games until some limited-attendance experiments at the end of the […]
