The NHL is debuting digitally enhanced dasherboards (DED) for all games this season that will “erase and replace” the advertising found on arena rink boards with virtual ads on broadcasts.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is sponsorship?
- Why do brands sponsor sports teams and leagues like the NHL?
- What is sponsorship inventory?
- What are dasherboards and how might that represent an example of sponsorship inventory?
- What is virtual advertising?
- How does virtual advertising represent an example of the impact of technology on the business of sports and entertainment?
- Based on what you learned in this news story, describe the new virtual signage being introduced by the NHL.
- How might virtual dasherboards open up more sponsorship inventory?
- How long has it taken for the NHL to adopt the new technology?
- Why do you think it took so long to bring the new advertising technology to the arena?