June 20, 2011 – WITH WELL-PLACED CAMERAS GENERATING NEXT-LEVEL NUMBERS, NBA TEAMS ARE COLLECTING DATA LIKE NEVER BEFORE. QUESTION IS, CAN THEY FULLY HARNESS ANY OF IT?

LIKE CORPORATIONS AND SEX videos, sports stats are divided into two categories: public and private. Public numbers -- box scores and the like -- are for fans; we scrutinize them in the hope of better understanding teams and players. (And if we happen to win our fantasy leagues? Gravy!)

April 18, 2011 – OAKLAND, California — Outside Oracle Arena, it’s a balmy 65-degree spring day. But up in the building’s rafters, 80-odd feet above the hardwood floor, the air is crisp and the view vertigo-inducing.

They tell me the future of professional basketball is up here somewhere, but all I’m trying to do is step carefully along the 30-inch-wide catwalks without dropping my notebook on the performers below. They’re busy rehearsing for their performance during the Golden State Warriors‘ final home game of the season, still some seven hours away.

March 2, 2011 – STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports technology, information and content provider, has announced collaboration with wTVision, a leading European provider of real-time on-air graphics solutions, to leverage STATS’ new open architecture within its SportVU player tracking system for enhanced graphics display management during football broadcasts.

STATS’ SportVU player tracking system utilizes a sophisticated technology to collect X, Y, Z positioning data of the ball and participants (players and referees) within the playing field in real time. Most recently, STATS and wTVision teamed to provide on-air player tracking graphics for all 31 matches of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011. The media-rich tracking content was available on multiple platforms (broadcast, web and mobile) that enabled new sponsor opportunities and revenue streams for rights holders.

January 10, 2011 - STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports technology, information and content provider, announced today an agreement with TV Globo, the leading Brazilian broadcaster, to provide its unprecedented player tracking technology within TV Globo’s coverage of the Campeonatos Carioca and Paulista this January, as well as Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in May.

TV Globo’s football broadcasts will feature enhanced data graphics developed and implemented via STATS’ SportVU player tracking technology. SportVU provides ground-breaking match content and insights including team and player possession stats, player run comparisons (measures the distances and pace run by individual players) and player heat maps (illustrates the areas of the pitch where individual players spent most time). TV Globo will also use new SportVU tracking features that power 3D graphics, using various third party software providers, to create 360 degrees scenes for instant replay and analysis.

January 4, 2011 - World Sport Group (WSG), the exclusive marketing and media partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), announced today that this year’s broadcast of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 will feature enhanced data graphics developed and implemented via STATS’ SportVU player tracking technology.

AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam said he was delighted with the deal that will enhance the coverage of AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ around the globe. “I am thrilled with this partnership as it will allow more TV viewers and website visitors in Asia and worldwide to experience a rich content beyond the standard TV and web coverage,” Bin Hammam said.

December 6, 2010 - STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports technology, information and content provider, announced today an enhanced version of its SportVU player tracking technology for international football called SportVU Football MV which delivers unprecedented 3D tracking coverage.

The SportVU Football MV system utilizes an extra angle for its computer vision cameras to enable multi-view tracking and 3D coverage. “With SportVU Football MV, STATS is able to provide the industry’s most accurate 3D tracking data,” says STATS Executive Vice President, Robert Schur. “We are excited about the unique opportunities SportVU Football MV will provide STATS’ clients in football and beyond.”

April 8, 2010 - STATS LLC has brought its SportVU motion-tracking system to UEFA Champions League: teams like FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will now be monitored with technology usually used for missile tracking and target acquisition. Last week, STATS announced a deal to become the official motion-tracking-data partner for UEFA Champions League and will use SportVU to create unique graphics that illustrate such statistical data as player speed and distance traveled.

April 7, 2010 - Sports information leader STATS LLC has announced a partnership with UEFA which designates STATS as the Official Motion Tracking Data Partner for UEFA Champions League. Working with deltatre, UEFA's major strategic partner for the provision of information technology services, STATS' unique real-time motion data is integrated with deltatre's result system to enhance UEFA broadcasts.

March 18, 2010 - FOX SPORTS is giving football fans three huge reasons to tune in to the 2010 Hyundai A-League Grand Final this Saturday.

In the biggest finale to a Hyundai A-League season in history, FOX SPORTS coverage begins with a 90-minute Grand Final edition of Hyundai Matchday Saturday to preview the decider and look back at season five of the Hyundai A-League at 7.30pm AEDST tomorrow night on FOX SPORTS 3HD & FOX SPORTS 3.

October 10, 2009 - World Sport Group (WSG), the exclusive marketing and media partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), announced today that this year's broadcast of the AFC Champions League (ACL) final will feature enhanced data graphics developed and implemented via STATS' SportVU player tracking technology.

STATS is the official AFC Data Partner and a leading global provider of sports information. It's SportVU system is a player tracking technology that utilizes a sophisticated technology to collect X, Y positioning data of the ball and participants (players and referees) within the playing field in real time. All aspects of the data collection process are completely non-intrusive to game action.

September 3, 2009 - Orad, a world leading provider of real-time broadcasting graphic solutions, and STATS, the world's leading sports technology, data and content company, have joined forces to provide France's Canal+ with a captivating, real time, player tracking solution to measure and analyze game action for revealing new on-air graphics.

The integrated solution enables Canal+ to automatically track the exact position of each player during the game and visualize the collected data in real time. The data, which is collected by STATS' SportVU system, is purged in real time by Orad's 3DPlay, which visualizes the data and takes it to air.

August 26, 2009 - J SPORTS, TeleTech and STATS LLC introduced a revolutionary new broadcast technology during the August 16 football match between FC Tokyo and Yokohama.

J SPORTS, and broadcast production partner TeleTech, utilized STATS' SportVU tracking technology to measure and analyze game action, implementing two dozen revealing new on-air graphics. This was the first such use of the tracking technology within a live Japanese broadcast.

The SportVU system collects positioning data of the ball and participants (players and referees) within the playing field in real time, including measurement of each pass, shot on goal and goalie save. All aspects of the data collection process are completely non-intrusive to game action.

December 2, 2008 - STATS LLC, the global leader in sports information, announced today that it has acquired SportVU, a Tel Aviv based innovator in automated ID and motion capture technology, to revolutionize the way sports contests are viewed, understood and enjoyed.

With the integration of SportVU technology into its portfolio of sports content solutions, STATS is uniquely positioned to offer dynamic in-game presentations, comprehensive stats, game analysis and tactical coaching tools for its worldwide client network of media companies and professional sports leagues and teams.

SportVU utilizes a sophisticated technology to collect positioning data of the ball and participants (players and referees) within the playing field in real time. Complex algorithms are employed to analyze the accumulated data streams and compile meaningful information and insights with incredible precision. All aspects of the data collection process are completely non-intrusive to game action.