SMT (media company)

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SMT

Formerly	SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation
Company type	Private
Industry	Broadcast, Digital distribution, Event support
Founded	1988
Founder	Gerard J. Hall
Number of locations	Durham, North Carolina Fremont, California Jacksonville, Florida
Products	Computer software, computer hardware
Number of employees	250
Website	http://www.smt.com

SMT (formerly Sports MEDIA Technology Corporation) is a business that specializes in graphics for broadcasts, webcasts and live events in sports and entertainment. They were the first company to employ real-time scoring and wireless data systems on television.^{[citation needed]} SMT’s customers include broadcasting television networks, regional and specialty networks and sports governing bodies. In 2012 it acquired IDS (Information and Display Systems) as a division of the company to provide scoring, results and statistics on-site for live events. In 2016, SMT acquired Chicago-based rival Sportvision.^[1][2]