Courtside Ventures, the leading early-stage VC firm investing in category-defining companies across sports, gaming and lifestyle has announced its $100M Fund III. Fund III investors include a globally diverse group of industry leaders across professional sports team owners, athletes and industry executives. Team owners include Tony Ressler (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Ares Management and […]
Sony acquires Beyond Sports to enter the metaverse
Sony is reconstructing its sports business organization following a recently completed acquisition, and welcomed Beyond Sports into Sony Corporation’s sports business. Beyond Sports will drive its business alongside Hawk-Eye and Pulselive as part of Sony’s sports business. The addition of Beyond Sports to the group is a key pillar in providing Sony’s clients with […]
Australian Baseball League launches OTT platform with Sportradar
Sportradar and Baseball Australia (BA) have entered a multi-year partnership to engage sports fans globally by broadcasting Australian Baseball League (ABL) games live on a dedicated OTT platform for the very first time. The new live streaming service, onDemand*, is just one part of a strategic partnership struck between Baseball Australia, Sportradar and the […]
OneFootball launches first TV app
OneFootball, the world’s largest football media platform, has t announced a major new product as part of its multi-platform strategy, with the launch of a connected TV app that will bring its library of video content to hundreds of millions of TV screens for the first time. OneFootball TV will allow the platform’s +100 […]
Manchester United inks global partnership with Therabody
Manchester United and global wellness technology leader, Therabody have deepened their relationship by becoming global partners in a multi-year agreement. The partnership will expand Manchester United’s use of Therabody products and solutions as part of the training and recovery regimes of both the men’s and women’s teams – and showcase their benefits to the […]
LaLiga Tech collaborates with Liga Portugal for technology development
LaLiga Tech and Liga Portugal have announced a new partnership that will improve the technology development of the Portuguese competition, helping it to enhance its content and construct more impactful global fan engagements through a digital ecosystem. As a first step in the process, Portuguese football clubs will be given privileged access to LaLiga […]
Bain Capital and Nextalia SGR acquires Deltatre
Bain Capital and Nextalia SGR have agreed to acquire Deltatre, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment technology providers, from Bruin Capital. Deltatre offers over-the-top (OTT) streaming solutions enabling direct-to-consumer content distribution via the internet as well as data, graphics and live broadcast solutions. Deltatre’s clients include some of the largest sports organizations […]
European Volleyball Confederation inks long-term technology partnership with Genius Sports
The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) and Genius Sports Limited (“Genius Sports”), the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, have agreed on a long-term technology and integrity partnership. As part of the new agreement, all major men’s and women’s CEV competitions across indoor, beach and snow […]
NBA signs Google Pixel as official fan phone partner
Google and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a multiyear marketing and technology partnership that will see Google Pixel become the Official Fan Phone of the NBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. As part of the deal, Google Pixel will become the first-ever presenting partner of the NBA Playoffs with integration […]
Manchester United appoints Dominic Jordan as its first Director of Data Science
Manchester United has appointed its first Director of Data Science to drive forward the club’s use of data to help players and staff deliver success on the pitch. Dominic Jordan, an experienced data scientist with a background in geospatial analytics, will be tasked with improving the way we connect and analyse the vast amounts […]