More sports fans are interested in watching live games on mobile devices, according to a new CEA study. While TV remains the primary method of watching sports for 90% of fans, 40% have viewed sports online in the past year using computers, tablets or smartphones. Sports fans also supplement TV viewing with second screens and DVRs. The experience of being a sports fan is better than ever thanks to new technologies delivering sports content on multiple platforms.

1. Getting Games On The Go: Consumer Interest in Live Sports
via Mobile Devices Grows, According to New CEA Study
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the conclusion of the NCAA's March Madness basketball
tournament and the beginning of the 2015 MLB baseball season, more sports fans than ever are
interested in watching live games and events via mobile devices. According to the Consumer
Electronics Association's (CEA)®Sports and Technology Study, 6thEdition, a third of sports fans (32
percent) report interest in watching sports live on their mobile devices, a significant increase from
2010 (20 percent).
While television http://www.foxsports.com/ remains the most frequently-used content consumption
method for sports (90 percent), the study says four in ten (40 percent) sports fans have viewed or
listened to sports online using a computer, tablet or smartphone within the past 12 months.
Additionally, almost two in ten sports fans (19 percent) have consumed sports content on platforms
such as Facebook and Twitter over the last year.
Many sports fans also supplement watching sports with other sports-related activities performed on
consumer electronics devices including, using a second screen (i.e. mobile device) while watching
sports on television (23 percent), using a digital video recorder (DVR) to pause or rewind portions of
a game or event (21 percent), and using a DVR, VCR, or another recording method to record another
game being played simultaneously (15 percent).
"The experience of being a sports fan has never been better thanks to the vast array of technologies
and platforms delivering sports content today," said Steve Koenig, senior director of market
research, CEA. "Sports fans not only enjoy watching games via mobile platforms, they say they're
willing to pay for more dynamic, mobile-accessible sports content."
Sports enthusiasts who consume sports through television tend to own televisions with larger
screens and better picture quality. Among self-described sports fans who watch sports on television,
almost two-thirds (62 percent) own televisions with a screen size of 40 inches or larger, compared to
38 percent of non-sports fans.

2. Overall, larger screen sizes and innovative display
features have more consumers upgrading their video
experience. According to CEA's U.S. Consumer
Electronics Sales and Forecasts, televisions larger than
50 inches will http://sherlynpopelkagolf.blogspot.ch/
account for 11.3 million units sold in 2015, up 8.1
percent from last year, while unit shipments of 4K
Ultra HD displays are projected to reach four million in
2015 (a 208 percent increase).
The study also reports sports enthusiasts tend to be
early technology adopters. Four in ten (42 percent)
self-identified "super fans" consider themselves early
embracers of new technology, while less enthusiastic
sports fans identify themselves as late adopters of
technology.
"Technology has long fostered greater engagement
between sports and fans," said Koenig. "Today's mobile technologies--combined with social platforms
and apps--are building a connected community of fans; enriching the fan experience for all."
The full CEA Sports and Technology Study, 6thEdition report examines consumer use of technology
in the consumption of sports content. The study is designed and formulated by CEA Market
Research, the most comprehensive source of sales data, forecasts, consumer research and historical
trends for the consumer electronics industry. Please cite any information to the Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA)®. The complete report is available free to CEA member companies
at members.CE.org. Non-members can purchase the study at store.CE.org.
About CEA:
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$286 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of
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and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and
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