Fan Engagement

Overhaul of player tracking creates much greater accuracy

The Japanese J.League has postponed a planned increase in the number of spectators allowed into games due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country

Only 23.9 per cent of people in Japan support holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year as scheduled according to a survey

The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The

Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a licensing agreement with global creative tech company ACX Music to create music streaming app "UFC Ultimate Sound.

Formula 1 has signed a new digital deal with Zoom Video Communications to enable the roll out of virtual Paddock Club experiences during the motor-racing championship’s Covid-19-affected 2020 season.

While football leagues around the world play out their seasons behind closed doors the top league in Vietnam is pulling in record crowds

Inter Milan has entered into a partnership with social media network Twitter that will allow the Italian football club to monetise its premium content on the platform

Formula E and Tencent-backed Chinese short video platform Kuaishou have announced the launch of a 'strategic alliance'

Sportfive has strengthened its fan data capabilities by entering into a long-term partnership with Stockholm-based customer data platform provider Data Talks

Liberty Media’s major investment into Formula 1's digital media operations has demonstrated its value during sport’s global lockdown, believes Frank Arthofer, the series’ global head of digital media and licensing.

ESPN has entered into a multiyear agreement with independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters

Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise

This year's Asia Cup national team cricket tournament has been cancelled, with planned hosts Pakistan possibly hosting it next year instead, cricket officials have said - The Hindu

The Singapore Premier League will launch its own football video game tournament, premiering on July 11

The National Hockey League is reaping the rewards of increased engagement of its international audience with a significant rise in traffic of its foreign-language digital platforms

The sale of personalised squares within Formula 1’s official chequered flag has been extended to the end of the 2020 season after strong interest from fans.

The United Soccer League will not utilize artificial crowd noise during its ESPN broadcasts when the organization returns to action this month in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic