Technology

NBA superstar to aid digital media exchange platform

The DFL’s EVP of innovation Andreas Heyden explains how the league is investing in content localisation, data and the mobile experience to increase the value of its media rights to broadcasters. Ben Cronin reports.

Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…

Mixed martial arts promoter One Championship is launching its first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace through an exclusive partnership with the blockchain platform Theta Network

The German Football League (DFL) has expanded the global broadcast reach of the second-tier 2

The National Hockey League has taken up its option to sell its 10-per-cent shareholding in Disney Streaming Services, the interactive media and internet company formerly known as BAMTech Media, to The…

Sports media and technology firm Dream Sports has established a $250m (€213m) corporate venture fund as it bids to become a sports technology conglomerate.

Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV, the Bundesliga’s rights-holding broadcaster in Japan, is launching the Bundesliga Live App to deliver a tailored viewing experience for fans.

The National Women's Soccer League is seriously considering investing in VAR technology to help improve the refereeing standards in the league

The National Women’s Soccer League has announced a multiseason partnership with fan engagement and gamification company Sport Buff to enhance the league's global presence on streaming service Twitch.

The Drone Racing League (DRL) and German mobile communications company T-Mobile have unveiled their first 5G-enabled drone, which will make its first public flight at Major League Baseball's Field of Dreams…

Singapore-based technology firm Rario is launching a cricket-based digital collectibles platform in what it claims to be a world first for the sport

This year’s edition of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition will set a first for the sport by utilising a new ball that will provide an array of additional data points for the use o…

Tennis Australia has launched a venture capital fund, Wildcard Ventures, to invest in early-stage sports technology companies

Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina has today announced the launch of Viola 9.5, its own non-fungible token (NFT) collection, in an agreement with blockchain technologies provider Genuino

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has today (Wednesday) announced the acquisition of 13 Strides, a sports-focused digital content studio

US technology company expands meaningfully into basketball

Jon Tonberg, director of technical solutions and delivery for digital transformation business Kin + Carta, argues that Covid-19 has prompted some innovative technological adaptations from sports right-holders which have mostly been to the benefit of fans