sports – Blinder

From half a world away, Blinder hits home

By Caley Wilson | October 29, 2021

Well before Jonah Lomu became rugby’s first global superstar another big, powerful kid from South Auckland had everyone talking. He was David Dixon. And he grew up in my hometown of Pukekohe.

The best of the best

By Jared Thompson | October 26, 2021

The New Zealand women’s rugby sevens team has won a prestigious award, recognising them as the best female team to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Is it time to retire the press conference?

By Jared Thompson | September 10, 2021

Pricing How it works Case studies Log in Create free account Use cases Blinder for broadcast media Blinder for digital content creators Blinder for public relations Case StudiesHow it worksPricingLog in Is it time for the press conference to retire? By Jared Thompson | Sept. 16, 2021 It’s noon on Monday; time for a free…

Our favorite 2020 Olympics moments

By Jared Thompson | August 18, 2021

The 2020 Olympic Games did not fail to provide remarkable and significant moments that we will always remember. Here were a few of our favorites from connections made by the Olympic Channel for their array of storytelling from the past few months.

Power and Pressure

By Jared Thompson | June 27, 2020

Blinder powers the Washington Post’s innovative oral history of the 2019 Women’s World Cup Champions. “On the one-year anniversary of their march to a fourth World Cup title, this is how — in their own words — the U.S. women’s national soccer team reclaimed the trophy while fighting gender discrimination at home.” It’s not often…

TVNZ’s Sunday Innovate: Blind calling

By Caley Wilson | March 31, 2019 |

It was a pleasure to sit down with Miriama Kamo from TVNZ’s Sunday show and chat through why we started Blinder and how it’s helping the media and fans connect with athletes from the NRL to the NCAA.

Blinder joins Stadia Ventures accelerator

By Caley Wilson | September 28, 2018

After receiving applications from across the U.S. and more than 20 countries, Stadia Ventures is excited to announce its Fall 2018 cohort for its sports and esports business accelerator.

What do athletes think of Blinder?

By Caley Wilson | August 28, 2018 |

While Blinder’s technology is driven by communications managers, the thoughts of athletes have heavily-shaped what we’ve created.

Here David Pocock, Will Genia, Reece Hodge and Michael Hooper – from the Australian national rugby team – share their thoughts on what Blinder does for them and the Qantas Wallabies.

Andy Seeley: The unbeaten UCF Knights, Shaquem Griffin and CoSIDA

By Caley Wilson | August 14, 2018 |

The last 12 months have kept Andy Seeley on his toes. He’s run athletics communications for the University of Central Florida (UCF), as they’ve experienced unprecedented interest in their unbeaten Knights football team. The Division 1 college went on to proclaim themselves as ‘National Champions’, which did little to settle things down.