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DIGITAL AND FEATURES EDITOR Verity Butler
CHIEF SUB EDITOR Alex Bell
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CONTRIBUTORS Ross Biddiscombe, Fergal Ringrose, Adrian Pennington
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It’s all about the fans f EED:Xtreme is off and running! In our second bimonthly issue, we’re looking at the most important making the most of data mining, to learn who fans are and what they’re willing to pay for. We talk to the company’s co-founder and president, Josh Walker, about what audiences really want. What sports content has, over all
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DESIGN
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participant in any sports organisation – the fan! A victory lap taken in a quiet, empty stadium – as athletes have learnt over the past couple of years – is just, well... wrong. We examine how teams are engaging with people – on and off the pitch – using social media and digital platforms. To be a successful athlete now, you require not only skill, training and drive, but a killer Instagram account. Plus, NFTs are keeping supporters hooked, with digital tokens taking up the mantle of 20th-century trading cards. Teams and athletes need to work extra hard to build and maintain relationships, and organisations like Sports Innovation Lab are
MANAGING DIRECTORS Andy Brogden & Matt Pluck
competing media, is grounding in real life – participants in an actual, physical space contesting over an unpredictable outcome. Even though people may be looking at their phones every five minutes, the stadium is the home of the sports fan. We talk to design experts about how to keep crowds safe and under control. Of course, this issue is full of Xtreme ’s usual coverage – including case studies in niche sports, live streaming and esports news, plus profiles on the latest tech.
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