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Stadium Tech Report

July 21st, 2026

Cleveland Browns

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Top stories from week ending 7/17/26

STADIUM BUSINESS NEWS Public entity formed to own Browns’ new $2.6B stadium Brook Park City Council has approved the creation of a public entity that will eventually own the Cleveland Browns’ new $2.6 billion Huntington Bank Field and lease it back to the team for at least 30 years. The Brook Park New Community Authority will also support financing and...

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Top stories from week ending 5/1/26

STADIUM TECHNOLOGY NEWS NBC Sports deploys nearly 70 cameras and 5G iPhones for Kentucky Derby coverage NBC Sports used nearly 70 cameras for its coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby, including a mix of high-speed systems, wireless RF units, robotic cameras, drones, and 5G-enabled iPhones positioned throughout Churchill Downs. The expanded production setup was designed to deliver more immersive angles...

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Top stories from week ending 4/10/26

STADIUM PROJECT NEWS Kansas City proposes $600M incentive package for Royals downtown ballpark Kansas City officials have introduced a plan to provide $600 million in public funding to help build a proposed $1.9 billion downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals, part of a broader effort to keep the MLB team in Missouri. The proposal would finance the city’s share...

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Stadiums expanding use of biometric technology, especially facial authentication

One of the most interesting new technologies on the stadium scene is facial authentication, which is basically using a person’s face to verify identity to speed up and increase the safety and performance of game-day transactions, from ticketing to concessions and more. Though still used by a minority of large public venues, the potential of so-called "biometric" technology has attracted...

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Survey says: Almost half of venues see biometric technology as a top initiative for 2025

Biometric technology, a new category for this year’s Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, was cited as a top initiative for 2025 by nearly 47 percent of respondents, good for fourth place on that list. Another 37 percent of respondents said they are already using biometrics for applications that include verification of credentials for staff and media entrances, a sign that use...

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‘Pay with your face’ program for concessions growing rapidly at Cleveland Browns’ Huntington Bank Field

The practice of using your face to pay for concessions purchases is growing rapidly at the Cleveland Browns' Huntington Bank Field, thanks in part to an expansion of the Browns' facial authentication programs this season. Along with main technology and deployment partners Wicket and Aramark, the Browns' decision to double the number of concession stands using facial authentication technology for...

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