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The finally gets underway today, no doubt inspiring many golf fans to return to their local golf courses after the first week of their re-opening in England.

We wonder whether we will see much disruption to the tournament in response to the new regulations and whether it'll be the same match experience for fans and spectators. What are your thoughts?

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The Masters tee off times: Full schedule for Day 1 Rory McIlroy has been drawn with Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm and world No 6 Xander Schauffele

Meet Simon. Simon is one of our Senior Software Developers here at Skylab. Having joined us in October, Simon is the newest addition to the Skylab team.

After spending the last five years in South East Asia and New Zealand, traveling, teaching and cycling, Simon joined us with a wealth of experience and has been all hands on deck for our upcoming projects. Welcome, Simon.

Manchester United was looking for a way to revolutionise what had been a traditionally print-based campaign, to help market and promote its wide range of hospitality packages.

At Skylab, we proposed the production of two websites which would sit alongside the main Manchester United website. Both would be a first in football marketing.

Read the full case study here:

https://bit.ly/2ZKm1se

Marketing material revolutionised - Skylab We created an elegant and versatile digital solution to form the basis of Manchetster United´s promotional activity in the future.

England Athletics wanted to completely overhaul its content and focus on the usability of their website. Skylab led England Athletics through a content strategy that included user testing to ensure the content would be appropriately categorised and ensured that navigating the site would be an intuitive process.

Read the full case study here:

https://bit.ly/3cf4eyJ

Sprinting to success with England Athletics - Skylab View our latest project for England Athletics - a fully responsive, easy to navigate website which presents information in a user-friendly format

Our client, Swim England, always keep their customers at the forefront of their minds. When looking to improve overall customer experience and satisfaction whilst reducing administration time on their Careers in Aquatics website, they turned to Skylab.

Read the full case study here.

https://bit.ly/2RxNHMs

Careers in Aquatics - Skylab Skylab helped Swim England, the largest National Governing Body by participation in England, to launch the original Careers in Aquatics (CIA) site in May 2011.

'Every single lap on the lap chart reads Hamilton/Bottas/Verstappen in 1/2/3.'

review the talking points from another F1 race dominated by 2020's one-two-three and why the prospect of front-running is a world away for Ferrari right now.

https://bit.ly/3hNC0g9

Martin Brundle column: On the Belgian GP and Ferrari's pained fall Lewis Hamilton did two laps in the top 10 shootout element of the Q3 qualifying session which were pretty much perfect, and either of which would have been good enough for pole position over his team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

Australia have arrived into a bio-secure bubble in Derby, days ahead of their three Twenty20 matches against England. They will play three one-day internationals at Old Trafford on 11, 13 & 16 Sept.

Another step in getting Cricket back up and running.

https://bbc.in/2YF43XJ

Tour 'for health of global game' Limited-overs captain Aaron Finch says Australia's tour of England is to help with "the health of the global game".

Premier League 2020-21 fixtures have been announced. Liverpool are set to face Leeds in opening games whilst Manchester United and Manchester City will miss week one.

Check out the full list and key fixtures here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53846138

Premier League 2020-21 fixtures announced: Liverpool to face Leeds in opening games Champions Liverpool will face promoted Leeds in the standout game of the 2020-21 Premier League season's opening weekend.

Campaigns are calling to to non-league football and a distinction to be drawn between non-league clubs and those in the .

MPs warn that these clubs could be 'lost forever' if exemptions are not made.

Read the full article here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53817206

Non-league: MPs say clubs 'could be lost forever' if fans are not allowed back MPs have written to sports minister Nigel Huddleston warning non-league clubs "could be lost forever" if fans are not allowed back into grounds.

COVID-19 has affected sport across the world, and women's sport is arguably the most at risk.

With major cycling, football and rugby events having been cancelled or postponed because of the crisis, Sky Sports share an insightful discussion into how 'women's sport has been left on the bench.'

Read the full article here:

https://bit.ly/33VzMa

Coronavirus pandemic: How is women's sport faring and what does the future hold? "Women's sport has been left on the bench. We have to find a way to get women's sport back up and running so it can continue to inspire the next generation, to make sure we don't lose a cohort because of this disastrous cancelled summer."

We're still on the lookout for a Senior Software Developer to join the Skylab team here in Manchester.

Interested? Get in touch now or follow the link below for more details:

https://bit.ly/30XNIxy

Great to see our close neighbours and ex-clients, Manchester United Football Club’s new 20/21 home jerseys. With their name proudly engineered into the print, the design ‘aims to encapsulate the DNA of the club.’

https://bit.ly/30pcGqv

adidas launches Manchester United 2020/21 home jersey Manchester United have unveiled the new adidas home kit to be worn in the 2020/21 season.

We recently joined the Inc & Co Group, a Manchester-based collective which helps integrated agencies and businesses to thrive by providing collective resources such as business development, strategy, financial, marketing and HR support.

By becoming part of Inc & Co, our staff will receive the additional resources required to continue to deliver world-class work, on a world stage. It’s an exciting opportunity and we are looking forward to expanding our skillsets and expertise.

Read the full press release here:
https://bit.ly/3flEIrf

Skylab acquired by Agency Collective Inc & Co - Skylab Skylab has been acquired by Inc & Co, a collective that empowers businesses and helps deliver a dynamic portfolio of services to customers.

As business continues to grow, we are now looking for a Business Development Manager to join the Skylab team based in .

Interested? Get in touch now or follow the link below for more details:

https://bit.ly/skytwi

It's been an exciting few months for Skylab and we are now looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Manchester-based team.

Interested? Get in touch now or follow the link below for more details:

https://bit.ly/30XNIxy

Matchmaking for Badminton players?
We helped Badminton England create a cohesive community where players from across the country can find new opponents and compete to be the best.

See how here: http://bit.ly/2u5ccbL

Let battle commence - Skylab Badminton England wanted to attract new players, retain existing players and grow the number of members. They contacted Skylab. Read their case study here.

Manchester-based digital innovation agency Skylab has been appointed as the long-term digital partner for the website of International Masters Games Association.

The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) said, “We are very pleased we have appointed Skylab as our partner for the IMGA website. Last year we’ve created a strong digital strategy and the new scalable website will help us to achieve our goals. We are aiming to serve the Masters community with a platform where they can connect, find information on our events and get inspired to stay active.”

Read the full press release here:
http://bit.ly/2vnfhV7

Our client The International Floorball Federation was one of the first adopters of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) .sport initiative - we helped the IFF prepare for all upcoming digital challenges, learn how here: http://bit.ly/2RHxh5k

IFF to tackle new digital challenges - Skylab We gave IFF a new website with a new ‘.sport’ top-level domain. New visuals, features and controls. Read the full case study here

Working in close partnership with our client AIBA on their digital strategy, we designed and built multiple websites both for the World Federation and for new AIBA competition formats 🥊

Read the full case study here: http://ow.ly/DIQm50y97jC

Going the distance with AIBA - Skylab AIBA (The International Boxing Association) partnered with Skylab to create a set of new websites. Read the full case study here

Our client, The International Table Tennis Federation wanted to improve the publishing workflow for its content creators and to bring tournaments to life by leveraging data such as draws, results, rankings and player profiles.

This is how we helped them: http://bit.ly/37FVzlF

A smashing success for ITTF - Skylab ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) partnered with Skylab to create a new web experience including live stats and rankings. See the case study here

Our client, Swim England wanted to improve overall customer experience and satisfaction, reduce administration time and grow revenue on their Careers in Aquatics site - read the full case study here and see how we did it: http://bit.ly/studioskylabCIA

Careers in Aquatics - Skylab Skylab helped Swim England, the largest National Governing Body by participation in England, to launch the original Careers in Aquatics (CIA) site in May 2011.

Building on the heritage of multiple championship wins and competing in the world’s fastest development cycle, the team at Red Bull Advanced Technologies has crafted a new hypercar that pushes the envelope of technical engineering 🏁🏎️

In telling the story of the new Valkyrie hypercar, Red Bull Advanced Technologies partnered with Skylab, read the full case study here: http://bit.ly/31dnxTl

Digital velocity for Red Bull - Skylab Red Bull Advanced Technologies partners with Skylab to craft a new website to enhance the user experience. Read the case study here.

As chosen by the Department for International Trade (DIT) to act as an Export Champion for the Northern Powerhouse, at Skylab we convert new ideas and technologies into commercially successful digital blueprints for our clients.

Get in touch and we can explore your export goals, challenges and ideas.

Watching Hockey Through a Four-Inch Window: How Real-Time Data Is Poised to Transform the NHL

Watching Hockey Through a Four-Inch Window: How Real-Time Data Is Poised to Transform the NHL SportTechie took a behind-the-scenes look at the NHL's new SMT-developed tracking system.

Whether you’re interested in starting a career in technology or you just want to understand more about how this key role fits in at Skylab, our developer Michael will give you an insight into his typical day.

Give it a read below👨‍💻

A day in the life of a…Developer - Skylab

What is and how can it be best used?
Take a look at this blog post explaining how our sporting clients have used this powerful feature.

Click here: https://www.studioskylab.com/2019/11/multisite/

WordPress Multisite - Skylab We have been exploring further use of multisite websites using WordPress, the world’s most popular Content Management System. As the name suggests, multisite allows you to create and manage several websites, all through the same content management platform.

The challenge: Create dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience for the British Mountaineering Council

Our solution can be found below:

Dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience - Skylab Dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience at the British Mountaineering Council. This is what we delivered.

A new year and with that comes new digital challenges.

If you would like to have an informal chat about any digital challenges or ideas you may have, then please get in touch, we would love to share our knowledge and expertise with you, with no obligation.

Search, Book and Pay - Swim England's digital platform which has changed the way users book their courses 🏊‍♀️

Read the full case study here:
http://ow.ly/mCsR50xB6Pc

Search, Book and Pay with Swimming - Skylab Read our latest case study on how we helped digitise the Institute of Swimming, the largest provider of Swim England courses and aquatics qualifications.

A great example of a sporting organisation that uses the powerful feature is our client England Athletics 👟
Read their case study here and learn how they used comprehensive to improve the user experience
https://www.studioskylab.com/work/england-athletics/

Sprinting to success with England Athletics - Skylab View our latest project for England Athletics - a fully responsive, easy to navigate website which presents information in a user-friendly format

The challenge: Create dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience for the British Mountaineering Council

Our solution can be found here: http://ow.ly/Tcpf50xAVv8

Dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience - Skylab Dynamic, interactive and engaging digital content required for a growing audience at the British Mountaineering Council. This is what we delivered.

New year and with that comes new digital challenges.

If you would like to have an informal chat about any digital challenges or ideas you may have, then please get in touch a we would love to share our knowledge and expertise with you, with no obligation.

🤶🏼Best wishes for and the New Year from team Skylab🎅🏼

Did you know that 93% of mobile users leave a site that takes longer than three seconds to load?

Learn how we improved the Careers In Aquatics site used by our client Swim England, a site which allows employers to post national and international jobs and acts as a wider resource for career advice and progression.

http://ow.ly/ue6a50xAUFC

Careers in Aquatics - Skylab Skylab helped Swim England, the largest National Governing Body by participation in England, to launch the original Careers in Aquatics (CIA) site in May 2011.

Learn how our client Sports Publications is using the powerful feature for publishing one article across a number of websites, speeding up their workflow and avoiding duplication

http://ow.ly/SBvN50xATpg

Skylab ace it with Sports Publications - Skylab Sports Publications needed a customised WordPress theme. One article, multiple websites. Skylab helped them find the solution. Read their case study today.

For today's lunch, our digital strategist Steve made sure we started off the week on the right foot with homemade Curry🍛
If this isn't then we don't know ⭐️
Thank you

We always tell our international customers to consider creating a single network of separate country-specific websites for greater flexibility and to create language-specific websites for their organisations (i.e. sell in German to Germany and in French to France).

For the International Table Tennis Federation, we designed and built a Chinese version of the website that was hosted locally in China to maximise visibility and performance.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any digital challenges or ideas you may have, we would love to have an informal chat and share our knowledge and expertise with you, with no obligation.

Whether you’re interested in starting a career in tech marketing or you just want to understand more about how this key role fits in at Skylab, our Marketing & Events Manager Emilia will give you an insight into her typical day.

Give it a read below 👨‍💻

A day in the life of a…Marketing & Events Manager - Skylab