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Execs Feel Addition Of Wireless At All NFL Venues Will Aid In-Stadium Experience

Sports execs feel offering wireless Internet access in all stadiums is the change being offered by the NFL that will most improve the gameday experience for attendees, according to a poll conducted in August by Turnkey Sports Poll. Fifty-five percent of execs polled said wireless in stadiums is the best bet to improve the in-game NFL experience, while 28% said offering smartphone apps to let fans listen to the players wearing microphones on the field would be the best answer. Execs were also asked which issue will draw the most attention during the season. Forty-eight percent of respondents said concussions and 24% said player behavior off the field (Turnkey Sports Poll).

Which of the following planned changes by the NFL
will most improve the gameday experience for attendees?
RESPONSE
%
Offering wireless internet in all stadiums
55%
Offering smartphone apps to let fans listen to players
wearing microphones on the field
28%
Loosening regulations on crowd noise
12%
Not sure/No response
5%
 
Which of the following topics will draw the
most attention this upcoming NFL season?
RESPONSE
%
Concussions
48%
Player behavior off the field
24%
Finding a team for L.A.
8%
Improving the in-stadium experience
8%
Players/management relationship
6%
New blackout rule
4%
Not sure/No response
3%

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