The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and beIN MEDIA GROUP (“beIN”) have agreed to extend the portfolio of rights to be broadcast by its flagship channel, beIN SPORTS, for the 2022 season to now include rights to the AFC Champions LeagueTM and AFC Cup. The agreement grants beIN SPORTS rights in certain MENA territories, excluding […]
Genius Sports inks data tacking partnership with Club Necaxa
Genius Sports Limited (“Genius Sports”) (NYSE:GENI), the official data, technology and broadcast partner powering the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, has agreed a ground-breaking new data tracking and video augmentation partnership with Liga MX franchise Club Necaxa (“Necaxa). Through its Second Spectrum division, Genius Sports’ tracking technology will provide data-driven player analytics, enhancing Necaxa’s […]
San Francisco Giants add Oracle MICROS Simphony Cloud Point of Sale to their roster
San Francisco Giants have added Oracle MICROS Simphony Cloud Point of Sale (POS) to their roster. The POS technology will make it easy for fans to order the park’s legendary food and beverage options at concession stands or from their mobile devices, giving them more time to enjoy the game. Behind the scenes, […]
Roland-Garros to host the Paris Premier Padel Major
The French Tennis Federation (‘FFT’) and Premier Padel, the official global padel tour governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP), backed by the Professional Padel Association (‘PPA’) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) have announced that Stade Roland-Garros will host the Paris Premier Padel Major from 11th to 17th July 2022, as part of a multi-year […]
Horizm COO Luis Viveiros: “The Premier League’s global popularity has resulted in it having the most digital value”
Digital audience experts Horizm in their latest report titled ‘‘The Digital Value of Fans’ compared social media value of world’s major sports leagues & clubs. The report found that the world’s top sports teams generated over €2.1B from digital assets this year which shows the top leagues have created over €2.1 billion digitally over […]
IMG completes purchase of Mutua Madrid Open and Acciona Open de España golf tournament
IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in sports, events, media and fashion has completed its purchase of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament from Super Slam Ltd and its affiliates. One of nine ATP Masters 1000 and four WTA 1000 Mandatory events, the Mutua Madrid […]
Bet365 extends partnership with Boxxer until 2023
BOXXER, the Sky Sports Boxing promotion has announced an extension of its partnership with bet365, who will continue as the Official Betting Partner of BOXXER until 2023. Since the company’s inception in 2000 by Denise Coates CBE, bet365 has become a global operation offering an unparalleled online betting experience to more than 63 million […]
ELEVEN Taiwan inks live streaming partnership with Twitch
ELEVEN Taiwan has partnered with the streaming platform Twitch ahead of the new Taiwan baseball season, to make its live match coverage more accessible to fans than ever. ELEVEN Taiwan holds the rights to all home matches for the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys, Wei Chuan Dragons and Uni-President 7-Eleven […]
Sorare to launch NFTs for MLS players as part of new partnership
Sorare, the player-owned fantasy sports game leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs), announced a multi-year agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS), the fastest-growing sports league in North America, making Sorare the League’s official NFT Fantasy game. Sorare will launch NFTs for all MLS players. MLS’ fan base – North America’s youngest and most tech-savvy – collectors, […]
Rokit Venturi Racing partners CBD wellness brand Craft 1861
ROKiT Venturi Racing, the world’s only Monegasque racing team partners with health and wellness industry leader, Craft 1861, becoming the first Formula E team partner from the CBD sector. Ahead of the 2022 Rome double-headed E-Prix, ROKiT Venturi Racing and Craft 1861, the all-natural CBD wellness innovator are delighted to announce a multi-year collaboration. […]