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Spain’s Telefónica Using Data Analytics to Win Bicycle Races – Bloomberg

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Spain’s Telefónica Using Data Analytics to Win Bicycle Races – Bloomberg Telefónica, a Madrid-based company that sponsors Nairo Quintana’s team under the name of its retail unit, Movistar, says the challenge can be met by better understanding the flood of information teams gather on riders during training and throughout the grueling three-week competitions known as the grand tours. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-16/cyclists-hunt-for-an-edge-this-time-it-s-data-not-drugs About

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Nokia Acquires Withings to Accelerate Entry into Digital Health

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Nokia recently acquired Withings S.A., a pioneer and leader in the connected health revolution with a family of award-winning digital health products and services to help people all over the world lead healthier, happier and more productive lives. Withings will be part of our Nokia Technologies business. “We have said consistently that digital health was an area of strategic interest

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NextVR and FOX Sports – Broadcasting Bundesliga Opening Match Live in Virtual Reality

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The 54th season of the Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football competition will be broadcast live from Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany Continuing its partnership with FOX Sports, NextVR, a global innovator in live virtual reality broadcast technology, will present the opening match of the 2016/2017 Bundesliga season in live virtual reality. Kicking off the start of Germany’s primary football competition on

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Walmart’s Open Call For Entrepreneurs – Bo Jackson Pitches To Get His Products in the Stores

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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, sells as many as 142,000 different items in its largest Super-Center stores. Walmart has what’s known as their “Open Call” day where the company puts out an invitation to any and all vendors, in this case those who sell “Made in the USA” products, to come to Bentonville one day in June. Some 1,200 vendors

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Sports Events Marketing Experience Conference (2016)

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The 13th Annual Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME 2016) is scheduled for April 8-9, 2016, in Washington, D.C. at Verizon Center and American University. The event known as the the premier national sports career and networking conference has kicked off Early Bird Discount Registration online. More than 80 industry speakers and 40 sports organizations will be represented. The event has sold out seven

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Thuuz Sports CEO and Former Venture Capitalist Warren Packard Describes His Launch

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Many would-be entrepreneurs aim to bring the next great idea to the market, but those dreams rarely come to fruition without the know-how to navigate the entrepreneurial system. As a former venture capitalist, Warren Packard, now founder and CEO of Thuuz Sports, knows this firsthand. He and his startup team formulated a very intentional strategy to test their idea, acquire

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