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Sportradar signs US-focused data pact with PointsBet
Agreement is Sportradar's sixth in 2021 with a sportbook in multiple states
SportNXT industry conference set for April in Melbourne
New Australian sports industry conference SportNXT has announced that its inaugural event will take place April 6-8 next year in Melbourne, the same week as the Formula 1 Grand Prix in the city
SPOTV appoints Zhong to oversee rights acquisitions
SPOTV, the new pan-regional, Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster, has appointed Rubin Zhong as chief content strategy officer
Macau’s TDM renews Olympics agreement with China Media Group
TDM, the public broadcaster in Macau, will show live coverage of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics after striking a new agreement with China Media Group, the Chinese state media company and rights-holder.
PressBox Graphics joins PressBox platform to add visual content creation at speed and scale
Today Stats Perform, the sports tech leader in data and AI technology, announced PressBox Graphics as the latest addition to the PressBox platform
RTVS Sport HD set for December launch in Slovakia
After a number of delays, Slovakian public-service broadcaster RTVS is set to launch its new sports channel next month
Disney annual report: ESPN loses another 8 million subscribers
Cord-cutting phenomenon continues to hit US sports media titan
Cazoo seeks Europe head of sponsorship as it looks to expand presence
Online car retailer Cazoo appears set to expand the scope of its sponsorship activity as it looks to recruit a new head of sponsorship for Europe
Stan Chia on Vivid Seats becoming a public company, building its brand
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Stan Chia, Vivid Seats chief executive. Fisher and Russo also discuss NBC Sports’ record-setting rights renewal with the Premier League for the United States, the introduction of a dramatic series of 2022 purse and bonus increases at the PGA tour, further advances in the attempted reboot of the United States Football League, and the pending departure of Major League Soccer president and deputy commissioner Mark Abbott.
Orient Hontai ups stake as Mediapro agrees €620m recapitalisation package
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, has confirmed a €620m ($700m) recapitalisation that will see majority shareholder, Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai C…
Eleven focuses on D2C and ‘locally relevant’ sport in new Asia-Pacific service
Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
Horizm hires Nielsen and Nike executives Loader and Albuquerque
Digital inventory management company Horizm has added two senior hires to its commercial team, appointing Steve Loader from Nielsen Sports to head up its digital brand partnerships division and former…
Klein: Bundesliga will strike short-term NFT deals while ‘bewildering’ market matures
Bundesliga International is seeking to strike short-term non-fungible token (NFT) licensing deals as it gets to grip with the ‘bewildering’ pace of development in the digital collectibles market, according to …
Webinar replay | Understanding NFTs and the value proposition for sport
In this recording of a webinar which ran on November 24, SportBusiness speaks to the experts to understand how sports organisations can structure their NFT offerings to deliver the maximum commercial returns, while also ensuring they don’t alienate their fans.
Dream Sports valued at $8bn after new funding round
Indian fantasy sports operator Dream Sports has raised $840m (€742.2m) in a new funding round that has valued the company at $8bn.
Dick’s Sporting Goods posts yet another record-level quarter
Full-year sales target raised for a third time in 2021
ASM Global to set up Asia-Pacific HQ in Singapore
US-based venue and event management company ASM Global has signalled its intention to dramatically increase its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region by forming new regional headquarters in Singapore
Genius Sports posts record-high Q3 revenue
Adjusted earnings swing to a loss as global sports data company's operating expenses soar during the period