WMT Digital explained

WMT Digital
Former Name:WebME Technologies
Founded: in Miami, US
Founder:Andres Focil
Hq Location:777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500
Hq Location City:Miami, Florida
Hq Location Country:US
Num Locations:1
Area Served:Worldwide
Services:Digital Platform Solutions & Engineering

WMT Digital is a web engineering and technology company headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company provides engineering web platforms for colleges and professional sports leagues including content creation, streaming services, subscriptions, ticketing, and marketing.[1]

History

WMT Digital began when Andres Focil was tasked with helping his alma mater by enhancing the University of Miami’s athletic website's search engine presence, at a time when Miami’s professional teams – Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins – were dominating the headlines in Miami. He was able to rework the university’s athletic department's positioning digitally through search optimization, video and digital strategy, and soon their website was ranking higher in searches than the Miami Heat.[2]

Arkansas contacted him to see if he could help improve their search presence and revamp their college athletics website. After successful collaborations with Arkansas, Florida State, Clemson, LSU, and Georgia Tech, Focil collaborated with RevelXP (formerly Tailgate Guys) and eventually integrated their reservation, catering and online store platforms into WMT Digital. WMT Digital could now offer digital platforms for merchandise, content, video, data warehouse, ticketing and streaming into their client’s web portals.[3] [4]

WMT Digital collaborated with LaLiga and Clemson to design a digital video platform that allowed coaches to virtually interact with recruits, stream game footage and offer them virtual tours of the campus on a single platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6] The platform also provided LaLiga fans Fwith a new interactive watch party feature.[7] [8]

In 2021, WMT Digital helped the University of Notre Dame release a streaming app similar to Netflix, Fighting Irish TV, which allows subscribers to access AI driven highlights, special content and every Fighting Irish game since 1991.[9] [10] [11]

The company’s next major expansion was creating a stadium app for Ohio State’s Horseshoe Stadium, which included access to concessions, parking, and game information. Creating an app for San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium was next. The stadium is home to San Diego State as well as professional teams, including the San Diego Legion and San Diego Wave FC.[12]

WMT Digital has clients such as USA Basketball, NFL, Professional Volleyball Federation, NASCAR, LaLiga, National Association of Basketball Coaches, and Collegiate Sports Connect.[13] [14] [15]

In 2024, WMT Digital finished a redesign of the USA Basketball website ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In June 2024, WMT Digital acquired Aloompa, a mobile app provider for live event experiences.[16]

The Six AI

In 2023, Andres and the WMT Digital team developed The Six, an AI platform that automatically generates game recaps from box scores.[17] The software uses proprietary self-hosted large language models to scan game information and automatically produces recaps of games for university athletic departments.[18] The Six’s name is a reference to the sixth man in sports, a utility player who fills the gaps since the software is meant to help produce content for non-revenue sports like baseball, ice hockey, soccer and volleyball.[19] The Six can even be configured to mimic the writing style of a journalist. The software has been beta-tested with Clemson, Vanderbilt and Arkansas.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-28 . WMT Digital Creates Customized Digital Platforms for Their College Clients as Fan Demand for Exclusive Content Increases . 2023-11-21 . Sports business Journal . en.
  2. Web site: notre-dame-s-streaming-service-driving-viewership . 2023-11-21 . www.bizjournals.com.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-05 . LSU Athletics Announces Partnership with WMT Digital . 2023-11-24 . LSU . en-US.
  4. Web site: Athletics . Kyle Parkinson-Razorback . 2021-09-07 . Arkansas launches Hogs+ . 2023-11-22 . www.kait8.com . en.
  5. News: Higgins . Laine . 2021-02-03 . The College Football Team That Built a Dynasty by Thinking Like a Startup . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-11-21 . 0099-9660.
  6. Web site: Tigers athletics announces digital services partnership with WMT . 2023-11-22 . 247Sports . en.
  7. Web site: Burns2021-06-24T14:52:00+01:00 . Michael . Watch parties: How shared viewing is boosting fan engagement . 2023-11-22 . IBC . en.
  8. Web site: Miller2021-03-11T10:33:00+00:00 . Max . La Liga expands live watch party platform . 2023-11-22 . Broadcast . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-23 . Notre Dame releases new video platform called "Fighting Irish TV" . 2023-11-21 . WNDU channel 16 . en.
  10. Web site: Feldman . Jacob . 2020-09-11 . Notre Dame Goes Virtual To Bring Fans Together on Gameday . 2023-11-22 . Sportico.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2021-03-22 . Notre Dame Unveils New Video Platform . 2023-11-24 . Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website . en-US.
  12. Web site: Stadium . Snapdragon . Snapdragon Stadium Launches New Website and Mobile App Snapdragon Stadium . 2023-11-21 . www.snapdragonstadium.com . en.
  13. https://newsletter.laliga.es/global-futbol/laliga-new-digital-watch-party-app-global-fans-unique-engagemen
  14. Web site: 2022-01-21 . NABC Expands Digital Presence with Relaunch of Official Website . 2023-11-24 . National Association of Basketball Coaches . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2023-12-01 . Inside USA Basketball's website rebrand from WMT to improve UX, streamline internal operations . 2023-12-30 . www.sportsbusinessjournal.com . en.
  16. Web site: 2024-06-03 . WMT Digital Acquires Aloompa, the Leading Mobile App Provider for Live Events . 2024-06-18 . wmt.digital . en-US.
  17. Web site: Las Vegas Is Having A Moment . 2023-11-23 . Front Office Sports . en.
  18. Web site: Sports . W. S. C. . 2023-09-14 . Exploring the Impact of Generative AI in Sports . 2023-11-23 . WSC SPORTS . en-US.
  19. Web site: SBJ Power Up: College athletic departments tap AI to recap games . 2023-11-23 . www.sportsbusinessjournal.com . en.
  20. Web site: 2023-05-19 . How WMT's new software, The Six, is using AI to automate game recaps for college sports . 2023-11-23 . www.sportsbusinessjournal.com . en.