- One of the most crucial venues for the FIFA World Cup doesn’t hold any fans, writes SBJ’s Irving Mejia-Hilario following his recent tour of the International Broadcast Center, a 500,000 square-foot hub in Dallas that produces all the match feeds, VAR reviews and performance data.
- Gensler and ROAR are sifting through the social media posts of thousands of FIFA World Cup fans as they provide real-time commentary on their experiences in North American sports venues. Their aim is to better understand “how to make the stadium and district experience better overall for fans,” Lauren Adams, director of lifestyle research for Gensler Research Institute, told me.
- Levy was selected to provide food and beverage at Northwestern’s new Ryan Field when the most expensive college football stadium ever built opens this fall in Evanston, Ill.

