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Super Bowl 50 Sets Records Across the Board
From Super Bowl 50 Host Committee The San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee today announced some initial statistics coming out of the Bay Area’s Super Bowl. Between January 30 and February 7, 1.1 million people – both Bay Area locals and out-of-town fans – visited these San Francisco events: Super Bowl City…
Super Bowl 50 Becomes Most-Watched Program in TV History
From NFL.com News that should not come as a surprise to anyone: Super Bowl 50 is the most-watched program in television history. CBS announced Monday their network’s coverage of the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers recorded a whopping 167.0 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast per Nielsen’s Fast Total Audience Estimates. The previous record was held by…
Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s® Stadium Sets Event Record by Transferring 10 Terabytes of Data on Gameday
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Backed by 400 miles of data cable, more than 12,000 physical network ports, 1,300-plus Wi-Fi access points, approximately 1,200 Bluetooth beacons, and a ground-breaking backbone of 40 Gb/s of available internet bandwidth, the innovative Levi’s® Stadium digital network infrastructure achieved levels of performance at Super Bowl 50 that have never been…
San Francisco 49ers Strike Gold with Ethernet, Video, and VoiceEdge Services from Comcast Business
From Comcast Business Situation: Professional football team has huge local and national fan base due to multiple Super Bowl wins and appearances Team started playing in new stadium in 2014 Challenge: Needed scalable capacity to provide Internet access for fans in the stadium as well as media and the team More bandwidth for uploads to…
Game Time for Levi’s® Stadium
From Architect Magazine For fans of the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, this Super Bowl Sunday is about the football. But the game is also the Super Bowl debut for Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., a venue designed by HNTB. The 1.85 million-square-foot stadium opened in 2014 as the new home for the San Francisco 49ers. It’s…
21 Facts You Need to Know About Super Bowl 50
From Forbes The basics: Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 ET on February 7. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are calling the game for CBS. It is Nantz’s fourth Super Bowl as play-by-play man and sixth overall. Simms will provide the analysis for the eighth time, second most only to John Madden as an analyst. It will…
The 9 best spots to take a selfie at Super Bowl 50
We know you love taking selfies. Luckily we’re the #1 NFL Stadium in mobile performance so you’ll be able to take as many as you want and send them out to all your family and friends. Here’s our 9 favorite spots for your #SB50 selfie. #9 With the airplane hangar It’s an airplane hangar in the…
Host to Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium is the Sustainable Arena of the Future
From Sports Illustrated Sustainability probably isn’t the most exciting subject in front offices around the NFL. But with big-money savings and positive effects on the fan experience, designing a sports sanctuary with longevity and environmental impact in mind is becoming the standard. With modern features like complex LED lighting, solar panels, concentrated-use energy systems and green…
The Star of Super Bowl 50 May Be the Stadium Itself
From AdAge One of the biggest stars of Super Bowl 50 is the stadium where the game will be played. When the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers take the field at Levi’s® Stadium on February 7, they will play in a state-of-the-art arena that features high-tech amenities, such an app that lets guests order food…
VWSE Productions Set To Deliver for Super Fans at the Super Bowl
From Sports Video Group If it’s Super Bowl time, it’s also time for Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment Productions (VWSE Productions) to once again make sure fans in the stands have a top-quality in-stadium experience, courtesy of its own 10-person team, a total production team of nearly 80, a cutting-edge video-control room, and Daktronics LED…
Countdown To Kickoff: The Solar-Powered Super Bowl
From Georgetown, DC Patch This year the Golden State will be hosting the Golden Anniversary of what many consider the greatest spectacle in all of professional sports, and this year the game will be powered in part by golden rays of sunshine. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is counting down to the kick off between…
Super Bowl Surprise: Inside the Stadium That Will Host the Big Game, a First-Of-Its-Kind STEM Curriculum
From The Seventy Four by Tim Newcomb The physics of a perfectly thrown NFL spiral. The sustainable engineering of an NFL stadium. The science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities inside San Francisco’s new Levi’s Stadium, home of Super Bowl 50 this weekend, are beyond ripe. And the 49ers have picked the fruit at…
Special Olympics Skills and Drills Clinic
Nearly 50 Special Olympics athletes displayed their flag football talents at Valley Christian High School on Tuesday during a 49ers skills and drills clinic in celebration of the addition of the sport to Special Olympics Northern California’s offerings and the upcoming Super Bowl 50. The San Francisco 49ers Foundation and Special Olympics Northern California hosted…
PCA-SF Bay Area’s Football Roundtable
Football coaches and administrators from all levels around the Bay Area gathered on Tuesday for the PCA-SF Bay Area’s Football Roundtable in Atherton. The event featured a panel discussion on the current state of the NFL and the future of Youth Football. Members of the panel included: Al Guido – 49ers Chief Operating Officer David Shaw…
Lady Gaga to Perform Anthem for Super Bowl 50
Lady Gaga is set to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The NFL told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Gaga will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos. Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin will…
49ers To Unveil Edward J. DeBartolo JR. Super Bowl Gallery At 49ers Museum Presented By Sony
The San Francisco 49ers today announced plans to unveil The Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Super Bowl Gallery at the 49ers Museum presented by Sony honoring the former owner’s extraordinary achievements as the architect of the San Francisco 49ers five Super Bowl championships. Fans can get a first-look at the exhibit’s exclusive content when Levi’s® Stadium re-opens to…
Super Bowl 50 Opening Night in Photos
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Tickets For 2016 COPA America Centenario Matches At Levi’s® Stadium On Sale To Public On February 3
The Copa America Centenario Local Organizing Committee announced today that Levi’s® Stadium tickets for the 2016 Copa America Centenario will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, February 3 at 12 p.m. PT. Fans can buy tickets at CA2016.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. As an added benefit, Levi’s® Stadium SBL Members,…
2016 Copa America Centenario Draw to be Held in New York City on February 21
The Copa America Centenario Local Organizing Committee (LOC) announced today that the 2016 Copa America Centenario Draw will take place on Sunday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET, at the famed Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The Draw will be televised live on Univision in the United States. The Copa America Centenario, a once-in-a-lifetime…
Kenny Chesney Says Fans Driving 2016 Production
After only 57 dates, albeit 23 stadiums, Kenny Chesney found himself the only country artist making Billboard’s Top 5 Touring Acts of 2015 – alongside Taylor Swift, One Direction, U2 and the Rolling Stones. Of course as the only country artist on Billboard’s Top 10 Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years, that shouldn’t be…