49ers Head Coach, Steve Mariucci, to Chair Advisory Council for Sportvision; Other Members include Sugar Ray Leonard, Virginia Wade, Peggy Fleming, Tom Izzo, Alan Rothenberg, Bobby Rahal & Gary McCord.Business/Sports & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999 Council to Advise Sportvision, Leading Sports Technology Company on Ways to Enhance Fan Experience Sportvision, Inc., the premier sports media convergence company, has formed an Advisory Council to be chaired by San Francisco 49ers The Council -- comprised of athletes, coaches, broadcast analysts, and sports industry executives -- will advise Sportvision on products and features to enrich the fan experience, consulting with Sportvision's management team on a regular basis. Initial members of the Advisory Council include Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. He was one of the leading boxers in the world in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas , Peggy Fleming, Alan Rothenberg, Virginia Wade, Tom Izzo, Bobby Rahal and Gary McCord. Sportvision expects to add another five to seven people to the group. "Innovations like Sportvision's electronic first down line add greatly to fan enjoyment," said Steve Mariucci. "Sportvision combines a fan's perspective with great technological expertise. I'm excited about helping the company use technology to develop terrific new features for football and other sports." "Insights from leaders in the sports world are invaluable to Sportvision in crafting ways to apply technology thoughtfully to the fan experience," said N.Y. Mets President and CEO Fred Wilpon. Mr. Wilpon, whose Sterling Equities was Sportvision's initial lead investor, is a member of the company's Board of Directors. About Sportvision Sportvision, the leading sports-media convergence company that launched in January 1998, develops technology-based enhancements for sports television, the Internet, and new media platforms. Sportvision created the popular, Emmy-nominated 1st & Ten(TM) system - which shows TV viewers where a football team has to reach to get a first down - now on 6 NFL and NCAA football telecasts each weekend, including ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Monday Night Football “MNF” redirects here. For other uses, see MNF (disambiguation). Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. , ESPN Sunday Night Football ESPN Sunday Night Football was the ESPN cable network's weekly television broadcasts of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL) games. The first ESPN Sunday night broadcast occurred on November 8, 1987, while the last one aired on January 1, 2006. and Fox NFL Sunday FOX NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show The NFL on FOX. The show has won four Emmy Awards. History 1994-1997 FOX NFL Sunday debuted in 1994 with hosts James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson. , Sportvision's enriched sports media also include AIRf/x(TM), which measures the vertical leap of basketball players; "MaXAir" used to measure athlete performances on ESPN's "X Games" and "Winter X Games"; the Batter Radar system used in telecasts of Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. games that precisely calculates both pitch speed and bat speed; the Ironman Triathlon Championship Live Cybercast on the Internet; and the Sportvision Premium Telestrator. |
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