The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Launch UAB Gameday Mobile App
11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | General
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB Department of Athletics, in conjunction with Blazer IMG Sports Marketing and SportsLabs, a leading digital sports technology company, have launched the UAB Gameday Mobile App presented by Mountain Dew to enhance Blazer fans' game day experience.
UAB Gameday provides the full social aspect of Blazer Athletics at your fingertips, and includes features such as:
- Free live audio stream of UAB sporting events, including football and basketball
- Real time scores and stats
- UAB Athletics social media feeds on Twitter and Instagram
- Ability to purchase tickets
- User friendly parking maps and other game day information
- Location based alerts and in-game information
- Donate to Blazer Boosters
- Downloadable ringtones and fight songs
"We want to continually enhance the experience of UAB students and fans at our athletics events and this app will contribute to that," Director of Athletics Mark Ingram said. "SportsLabs is the leader in this digital sports technology and this will provide our fans easy and user friendly access to UAB Athletics."
Additionally, UAB Gameday will increase the student and fan experience at UAB and in Birmingham with location based alerts provided by geo-fencing to increase fan engagement and interaction.
"We are excited to work alongside UAB in developing a technology solution to help Blazer fans better engage with the school and its athletics programs," said Mason Ellenberger, General Manager of Blazer IMG Sports Marketing. "We are grateful for the partnership with Buffalo Rock, Mountain Dew and Pepsi - their commitment to enhancing the fan's game day experience was the key driver in this collaborative project."
About SportsLabs
SportsLabs (www.sportslabs.com) is a leading sports technology provider. At the core of the SportsLabs' technology is its proprietary Advanced Media Platform (AMP), which streams more audio/video content to more platforms than any other college sports provider. AMP for Sports can ingest any content across the sports, social and media and delivers it directly to fans on any digital device or platform in the market including responsive web sites, mobile and tablet applications and connected TV applications. SportsLabs is a Silver Chalice company, the high-growth venture arm of the Chicago White Sox.
About IMG
IMG is a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion, operating in more than 30 countries. The company represents and manages some of the world's greatest sports figures and fashion icons; stages hundreds of live events and branded entertainment experiences annually; and is one of the largest independent producers and distributors of sports media. IMG also specializes in sports training; league development; and marketing, media and licensing for brands, sports organizations and collegiate institutions. In 2014, IMG was acquired by WME, a leading global entertainment agency.
