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Fast Company Ranks Stats LLC, Roc Nation Among Sports Innovation Leaders

2.19.2014

FAST COMPANY magazine in its March '14 issue lists "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies In Sports." Stats LLC took the top spot for "turning jocks into nerds," as its SportVU technology has "quickly gone from a geeky extra to a necessity" (FAST COMPANY, 3/'14 issue).

WORLD'S 10 MOST-INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN SPORTS
RANK	COMPANY	REASON FOR INCLUSION
1	Stats LLC	"For turning jocks into nerds"
2	Roc Nation Sports	"For breaking into the business"
3	IBM	"For embracing tennis data"
4	Replay Technologies	"For bringing Matrix-like frames to sports highlights"
5	ESPN	"For stealing Nate Silver from the N.Y. Times"
6	Weinstein Carnegie Philanthropic Group	"For managing athletes' softer sides"
7	Northwestern Univ.	"For redefining ticket sales"
8	Uncharted Play	"For lighting it up"
9	MLB Advanced Media	"For making more multisport moves"
10	49ers	"For building a stadium worthy of Silicon Valley"

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