We spoke to Andrew Ashenden, Chief Betting Officer at Stats Perform, about why VQ – a new API service already live for NFL and NBA player performance lines – is boosting the betting experience for punters and solving a previous pricing problem for operators. SBC: In the simplest terms, what is VQ? AA: VQ is Stats Perform’s advanced player …
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Sky Bet and bet365 have been confirmed as the launch partners for the new real-time Fast Player Statistics Feed from Perform – a service powered by live sports data from Opta. The two leading operators are the first to develop in-play products powered by the new feed, which supplies highly detailed in-play statistics for automated live trading and fast settlement …
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Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced an alliance with Sports Information Services (SIS) and Perform, for the European distribution of Australian horse racing. Set to be shown exclusively across the continent’s betting shops, as well as via online operators and Racing UK, RMG is the chosen distribution partner of Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) and Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (TRSA). As …
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Perform Content has reinforced its deep relationship with La Liga, the governing body for the top two divisions of Spanish Football, after agreeing to a new video betting rights extension. The agreement, which commenced at the start of the 2018/19 season, sees Perform Content remain the exclusive La Liga betting video streaming provider until the 2022/23 season. The deal covers …
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Perform Group has partnered with bet365 to provide live and bespoke ICS-powered audio commentary and match insight for its players over the top of Perform’s live video streams. The Stoke-based firm has followed Unibet and Fonbet as the latest operator to take advantage of Perform’s Custom Betting Commentary product. The service builds on the Watch & Bet live streaming service …
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Matt Stephenson, a confirmed speaker at this month’s Betting on Sports conference (12-15 September), has secured a promotion to Managing Director at Betgenius. Formerly Business Development Director, Stephenson has replaced Jack Davison, who has become Chief Commercial Officer for Betgenius’ parent company, Genius Sports Group. Davison joined in 2012 and will now oversee commercial strategy across the Group. Having spent …
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The latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Live Betting Data and CRM will be tackled on the Betting on Data track – part of the Betting on Sports Conference by SBC Events (12-15 September). Asking the question: ‘How can AI be effective in terms of a sports betting environment?’, the first Betting on Data panel features the insight of CEOs from …
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Sports content and data specialist Perform Group (Perform) has confirmed that it will launch its Opta-powered ‘Football Visualisation’ product at ICE 2017 (London 7-9 February). Debuting its Football Visualisation product, which graphically replicates live match action. Perform states that it has developed the fastest and most accurate ‘live-ball tracking visualisation’. Perform further states that its product will be unrivalled within …
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Sports data and insights provider Perform Group (Perform) has confirmed that it has secured French betting and gaming operator Winamax SAS (Winamax) as a new client of its live streaming solution for sports betting Watch&Bet. The streaming partnership will see Winamax who launched their French online sports betting product in May 2014, bolster its market offering by gaining access to …
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Digital sports content and media group, Perform, has today announced the launch of its new IP retail betting service. The service is optimised for retail and incorporates video, visualisations, pre-match and in-running data. It also offers bookmakers the opportunity to incorporate their own odds via the new Perform Odds Store. Available video includes full coverage of major sporting competitions, such …
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