University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Partners With SIDEARM Sports to Relaunch PittsburghPanthers.com
7/1/2017 7:17:00 AM | General, Panther Club, Life Skills
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department, in partnership with SIDEARM Sports, unveiled a new and improved PittsburghPanthers.com, the official Pitt Athletics website, at midnight July 1.
"We are extremely excited to partner with SIDEARM Sports for the redesign and relaunch of PittsburghPanthers.com," said Director of Athletics Heather Lyke.
The site features a fresh new responsive design that provides fans a unique user experience, whether operating from a desktop, tablet or mobile device. The new partnership also puts more emphasis on Pitt Athletics digital media with its new "media wall," which integrates videos, photo galleries and Pitt's official Twitter and Instagram accounts. Fans can also customize their user experience and select the content that they wish to see.
Videos and photos are more prominently displayed in the new-look site and statistics buffs will find a more robust display of career, season and individual statistics displays moving forward.
"The fully responsive design provides visitors with a unique user experience," added Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations Matt Plizga. "The customization options within the site, the new media wall, in-depth statistical packages and infographic capabilities along with the HD video quality are sure to be some of the favorite features of the new site. We look forward to continuing to provide our fans with complete coverage of Pitt Athletics as well as being at the forefront of technological advances in the industry."
SIDEARM Sports is the web provider for over 900 college and high school athletics programs, including ACC opponents Syracuse, Boston College, and NC State.
"All of us at SIDEARM Sports are thrilled to welcome the University of Pittsburgh! Certainly hope the supporters, alumni, fans, student-athletes and staff enjoy the new digital experience. This is especially true as my wife is a proud alumni of the University of Pittsburgh (1999)," said Jeff Rubin, President/CEO of SIDEARM Sports. "Fans now can customize their experience and consume news, video, photo and social content in one place. The responsive layout and design also scales to fit the user device on desktop, tablet and mobile so fans will be able to access information easily on the go. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work the University of Pittsburgh and look forward to a great partnership."
An industry leader for more than four decades, Learfield has a deep presence in the college athletics landscape nationwide. It manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for 125 collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas, and supports athletic departments at all competitive levels as title sponsor of the prestigious Learfield Directors' Cup. Learfield also provides its collegiate partners access to professional concessions and ticket sales; licensing and trademark consulting; digital and social platform expertise; and venue and technology systems through its affiliated companies.
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