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Big Data Tools And Sports Become Winning Combination

Data have long fueled the relationship between sports and their fans. Now, with Big Data tools enabling the collection and analysis of seemingly limitless types of sports-related information, the flow of sports data is poised to accelerate. “If there’s data out there, I want it,” Christy King, vice president of IT for Ultimate Fighting Championship, said following a session at the recent On Deck West sports technology conference in San Francisco.

Discounts Provide Early Spark For U.S. Online Sales

Deep discounts and sales via mobile devices provided many merry returns for U.S. online sellers at the start of the holiday season. More retailers offered early online sales to lure shoppers as the economy recovers. U.S. online sales on Black Friday through 3 p.m. ET rose 9% vs. the year-earlier period, says IBM (IBM). Its smarter commerce unit tracks sales from about 800 U.S. websites. Thanksgiving Day U.S. online sales, though, jumped 19.7% from

Comcast Revs Internet Set-Tops, Cloud DVRs, TV Guide

Comcast’s rollout of advanced, Internet-ready X1 set-top boxes, along with a new cloud-based movie storage service and Weblike program guide, could shave video subscriber losses and boost cable TV revenue, analysts say. More than that, the new set-tops might give Comcast (CMCSA) more strategic options vs. Internet streaming services. Such competition from Intel (INTC), Google (GOOG), Sony (SNE), Apple (AAPL) and others has yet to materialize,