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Yellowfin is using business intelligence or BI, allowing its data analysts to make the prediction that the Bulldogs will defeat the Sydney Swans in the 2016 AFL grand final.

Telstra has shared some interesting facts around the streaming of AFL and NRL on Telstra’s apps by fans.

The AFL has challenged footy fans at Friday night’s ualifying final between Geelong and Hawthorn at the MCG to set a new Wi-Fi connection record to beat the stadium’s previous mark for the most people connected to the Wi-Fi network at any one time.

Although pricing for Telstra’s new mobile plans is still some hours away from being announced on 23 August, we know some plans will come with AFL, NRL, three months of Netflix, Stan, and Presto and plenty more.

The Brisbane Lions AFL club is deploying a unified communications and contact centre solution from ShoreTel to help improve communications and interaction among its staff and with club members, sponsors and fans.

The Telstra-led upgrade of the 3G and 4G mobile network at the MCG will help transform the iconic venue into the “most connected” stadium in the southern hemisphere, according one of the telco’s senior executives.

Digital connectivity is becoming an increasingly important part of the live sport experience, and the Gold Coast's Metricon Stadium is the first fully-connected smart stadium in Queensland.

Australian e-commerce company NoQ has supplied its online ordering system to more than 70 supermarkets across the country bolstering their businesses in the fight to win marketshare against the major supermarket chains.

Telstra will provide exclusive live streaming of all Australian Football League (AFL) matches to mobile devices from 2017 following the signing of a six year mobile and digital rights agreement with the league.

The AFL season kicks off tonight, so the announcement of a five year sponsorship deal between ICT vendor Huawei and the Gold Coast Suns is well timed.

Melbourne's footy mecca the MCG is offering free pies this September to AFL fans who have downloaded a voucher using their Android or iPhone devices, thanks to an iBeacon trial.

Australia's biggest telco Telstra has stormed into the premium sports broadcast rights market, with the company's director of media and content Adam Good saying that the company is planning to use a new multi-screen connected stadium strategy to attract consumers.

Ever feel like you're not close enough to the footy? HD broadcasts make our great game increasingly realistic and engaging, but what if you could literally feel what's happening at the MCG? A new tech-enabled shirt from an Aussie advertising firm has just taken out a prestigious advertising award in the US, and we spoke to one of the guys behind it.

Australia's biggest telco Telstra has unveiled plans to turn Adelaide Oval into one of the country's most technically advanced connected stadiums, through a boost in mobile capacity and a 'Telstra Plaza' upgrade.

The NRL is this year following in AFL’s footsteps to broadcast matches live to subscribers on mobile phones and tablets, and Roy Morgan Research has studied which footy fans are so far using AFL Live Official App.

Free-to-air TV is finally taking it to Foxtel in the app stakes, with Yahoo!7 today announcing its 7Sport app for iPhone.

Telstra today announced a slew of changes to its Foxtel on T-Box service, including adding Fox Sports 1, 2 and 3 to the Sport package.

The crowd at the AFL Grand Final on Saturday set a new record for mobile phone use.

One of the definitions of a bogan involves owning a TV that's wider than your washing machine, and if that's true there are an awful lot of bogans in Australia (including this writer).

The Federal Court has ruled that the Optus TV Now service infringes copyright.