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Listen in as we talk with chief experience officer Matt Sebek about how all the strategy and planning behind CityPark's innovative technology and operations set the table for the amazing first year of operations. Looking back...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">January 22, 2024</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/STR-podcast-thumbnail-MattSebek.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/STR-podcast-thumbnail-MattSebek.png" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-39248 podcasts type-podcasts status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-editorial entry" aria-label="Breaking down the 2023 Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey results with Verizon’s Kevan Akers"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/podcasts/breaking-down-the-2023-stadium-connectivity-outlook-survey-results-with-verizons-kevan-akers/">Breaking down the 2023 Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey results with Verizon’s Kevan Akers</a></h2> While I always enjoy telling specific stories about a successful venue technology deployment, one of the more interesting things we do here every year at Stadium Tech Report is our annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey -- where we ask our community of stadium technology professionals to tell us what's going on at their venues, what their objectives and concerns are,...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">December 16, 2023</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/STR-podcast-kevanakers-feature-1.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/STR-podcast-kevanakers-feature-1.png" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-36721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial tag-budgets tag-operating-costs tag-revenue tag-stadium-connectivity-outlook-survey tag-stadium-staffing tag-venue-revenue tag-venue-staffing entry" aria-label="Budget concerns are top of mind for venues heading into 2024"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/editorial/budget-concerns-are-top-of-mind-for-venues-heading-into-2024/">Budget concerns are top of mind for venues heading into 2024</a></h2> It's always fun to drill down into the replies to specific questions we asked in our yearly Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey. The one we are highlighting here, about what venue tech operators' top concerns are for the next 12 months, provides a pretty clear answer: Budgets, and all the input that influences them, are top of mind for the stadium...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">November 17, 2023</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6961-1024x768-1-716x540.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6961-1024x768-1-716x540.jpg" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-36762 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-editorial tag-checkout-free-concessions tag-concessions-technology tag-self-checkout tag-self-serve-concessions tag-stadium-concessions tag-stadium-staffing tag-staffing tag-training tag-venue-staffing tag-walk-through-security-screening entry" aria-label="When you deploy technology, don’t forget the people"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/editorial/when-you-deploy-technology-dont-forget-the-people/">When you deploy technology, don’t forget the people</a></h2> With the recent explosion of stadiums deploying new technology in just about every phase of venue operations, it鈥檚 easy to get caught up in the idea that technology alone can help solve multiple game-day pain points. But one thing struck me as I visited several stadiums this year, watching closely how fans interact with new technology: Without trained staff to...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">November 16, 2023</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-11-15-at-2.45.33-PM-716x540.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-11-15-at-2.45.33-PM-716x540.png" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-36678 podcasts type-podcasts status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-editorial entry" aria-label="LAFC’s Christian Lau talks about ‘the fan experience of the future’"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/podcasts/lafcs-christian-lau-talks-about-the-fan-experience-of-the-future/">LAFC’s Christian Lau talks about ‘the fan experience of the future’</a></h2> What does the future of the stadium fan experience look like? Listen in as we talk to Christian Lau, Chief Technology Officer for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club, about his views for the next generation of the event-day experience. In our talk you'll hear how his team at BMO Stadium has been pushing the envelope on technology deployments...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">November 7, 2023</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/STR-podcast-thumbnail-ChristianLau.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/STR-podcast-thumbnail-ChristianLau.png" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="post-36677 podcasts type-podcasts status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-editorial entry" aria-label="The story behind the success of the MatSing Lens Antenna"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/podcasts/the-story-behind-the-success-of-the-matsing-lens-antenna/">The story behind the success of the MatSing Lens Antenna</a></h2> One of the hallmarks of the stadium technology user community is its willingness to quickly embrace technology that has been proven to work in another venue. That trait has fueled the recent success of the MatSing lens antennas, which in the past few years have gone from a curiousity to a rapidly accepted technology that can help solve many venue...<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time">September 13, 2023</time> by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/author/drkaps/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Kapustka</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="entry-content-wrap"><div class="search-image-thumbnail-container"><img alt="" data-object-fit="cover" data-src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/STR-podcast-thumbnail-MATSING.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="" alt="" src="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/STR-podcast-thumbnail-MATSING.png" data-object-fit="cover" /></noscript></div></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><div class="archive-pagination pagination" role="navigation" aria-label="Pagination"><ul><li class="active" ><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/" aria-current="page"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span> 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/page/2/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span> 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/page/3/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span> 3</a></li> <li class="pagination-omission"><span class="screen-reader-text">Interim pages omitted</span> …</li> <li><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/page/11/"><span class="screen-reader-text">Page</span> 11</a></li> <li class="pagination-next"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/page/2/" ><span class="screen-reader-text">Go to</span> Next Page »</a></li> </ul></div> </main></div></div><div class="before-footer"><div class="wrap"><section id="categories-2" class="widget widget_categories"><div class="widget-wrap"><h4 class="widget-title widgettitle">Post Categories:</h4> <nav aria-label="Post Categories:"> <ul> <li class="cat-item cat-item-6 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/editorial/">Editorial</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-5"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/feature/">Feature</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-1"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/news/">News</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-1509"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/feature/sponsored/">Sponsored</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-86"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/survey/">Survey</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-39"><a href="https://dev.stadiumtechreport.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a> </li> </ul> </nav></div></section> </div></div><div class="footer-widgets" id="genesis-footer-widgets"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Footer</h2><div class="wrap"><div class="widget-area footer-widgets-1 footer-widget-area"><section id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image"><div class="widget-wrap"><img width="252" height="65" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; 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