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SeatGeek renews ticketing pact with Sporting Kansas City
New York-based company extends tie with its first team primary ticketing client
Verizon expands 5G rollout at NFL stadiums
Mobile carrier to reach 28 NFL venues with advanced network by end of 2021
Round-Up: World Athletics seeks event hosts, negative public poll for Tokyo Olympics, India to play in Brisbane, and more
World Athletics launched a bidding process for host cities for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, and the World Athletics Road Running Championships and World Athletics Relays, both in 2023 - World…
Automated AI camera start-up Veo raises $25m in series B funding
Danish automated sports camera technology company Veo has announced that it has completed its series B funding round, raising $25m (€20m) in order to help fuel its international expansion.
FCF strikes trio of technology partnerships
Start-up American football league continues dealmaking in advance of debut
Dynamo Kiev and blockchain platform Moonwalk provide fan-focused digital offering
Ukrainian Premier League football club Dynamo Kiev has agreed a deal with blockchain company Moonwalk through which it is claimed a first-of-its-kind sports ecosystem will be developed centred around the…
LaLiga teams up with Matchball for match item authentication
LaLiga has entered into an agreement with US-based authentication company Matchball Authenticated, in a move intended to give the league’s teams greater opportunities to monetise official memorabilia.
Round-Up: ITTF axes 2020 World Team Championships, Formula E postpones January races, and more
Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
Infront merges iX.co digital division with Infront Lab sports technology unit
The Infront agency has announced plans to merge its digital media and solutions company iX.co with its sports tech R&D unit Infront Lab
Frederick “Freddy” Starr | Achieving peak brain performance for athletes
Neuroscientist Frederick "Freddy" Starr explores how remote neurofeedback will transform competition for top athletes, redefine how training happens, and create new business opportunities for numerous entities in the athlete performance ecosystem
UniqFEED considers strategic partnerships to demonstrate virtual advertising solutions
Virtual advertising is heading into a critical phase in its development. SportBusiness speaks to Professional Sports Capital chief executive and founder Jamie Cunningham, who, whilst on secondment at uniqFEED, outlines what the sector has to offer in the future.
Rebecca Hopkins | The technology that came to the fore in 2020
Rebecca Hopkins, CEO of The STA Group and partner in Sightline Ventures, reflects on the way sport has relied on technology during the Covid-19 pandemic and asks which adaptations are here to stay.
Data deal adds new dimension to Stats Perform’s WTA agreement
SportBusiness speaks to Alex Rice, chief rights officer at Stats Perform, about the sports data and analytics company's recent deal with the Women's Tennis Association, and what the agreement aims to accomplish.
SeatGeek signs deal with USL Championship’s Charleston Battery
New York-based ticketing company lands first client based in South Carolina
LaLiga in talks with CVC, Bruin and others over investment in new technology arm
LaLiga is to separate its digital and technology operations into a new company, called LaLiga Tech, and is seeking private equity investment into the venture
TicketIQ strikes technology, distribution partnership with TickPick
Like-minded ticketing entities to combine resources
Greenfly, Grabyo combine for integrated fan engagement solution
Companies will offer joint solution for content creation, distribution
Learfield IMG College makes content play with recruitment of Jones
The Learfield IMG College agency has recruited Grant Jones to the newly-created position of senior vice-president, head of content
DAZN strengthens KDDI telecoms ties in Japan with 5G venture
Over-the-top streaming platform DAZN has stepped up its association with telecoms company KDDI in Japan by introducing a 5G offering
The Sports Playmaker, Stellwagen Ventures source capital funding for sports start-ups
The Sports Playmaker, the UK-based sales, consultancy and investment agency, has formed a tie-up with Stellwagen Ventures, the US-based global advisory firm working across various sectors, to source growth…
Ekstraklasa seeks service provider for OTT platform
The Polish Ekstraklasa has initiated a request for proposal process for the service provider for its OTT subscription streaming platform, Ekstraklasa.TV, from 2021-22 onwards
Birmingham 2022 secures North’s telecoms services
The organising committee of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has signed technology specialist North as the 'Official Network Technology Integrator' for the event
Sky and O2 claim 5G first for Handball Bundesliga game
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has claimed a first by teaming up with telco O2 for what it claims will be the first end-to-end 5G transmission of a sports fixture in Europe
Broadcast, data, and esports companies feature among STA Startups Awards winners
Companies developing technologies to enhance broadcast, fan engagement, esports and event planning were among the winners of the 2020 STA Startups Awards
SeatGeek partners with Houston Dynamo FC, Dash
New York-based ticketing company expands team client base
F1 tops sports technology Power List that shows governing bodies drive innovation
The critical role of governing bodies in driving technology in the sports sector is highlighted in the 2020 Power List published by STA Group and the English Institute of Sport
Tencent agrees production technology deal with WSC Sports
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a three-year partnership with Israeli AI technology provider WSC Sports around video production features and enhancements
Greenfly debuts digital software to crowdsource fan content
Fan engagement technology enables new social media functionality
Cavaliers strike multiyear ticketing deal with SeatGeek
New York-based firm to ticket all events at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Sportradar extends due diligence services to US
Prominent data and content outfit expands range of services
Manchester United launches channel on Douyin
English Premier League club Manchester United has officially launched a channel on the Chinese domestic social media platform Douyin
UCI hires former rider, VirtuGO founder Rogers as innovation manager
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s world governing body, has appointed three-time time trial world champion Michael Rogers to the new role of innovation manager.
WSC Sports adds FanCode to clients using its AI highlights technology
Indian online sports platform FanCode has announced an agreement with AI technology provider WSC Sports to facilitate the delivery of video highlights on its platform
TicketIQ debuts new data-driven marketing platform
FanIQ looks to build out detailed fan profiles relying heavily on social media data
T-Mobile to introduce “BatterCams” during MLB’s World Series
Immersive batting practice show designed to be showcase for carrier's 5G network
Round-Up: CCTV hints Morey’s departure linked to China row, JSA supports spectator tech projects, and more
Doha is to host the single-leg final of this year's AFC Champions League - Goal