Stats Perform has revealed that it will be optimising player ratings and PlayStyles features for Electronic Arts (EA) under a new long-term partnership. The news comes ahead of the launch of the new EA SPORTS FC 24 game – a continuation of the long-running but now terminated FIFA series which will reportedly look to bring ‘new levels of authenticity and …
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Stats Perform has partnered with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to provide the sport with its integrity services to enhance protection. The deal aims to boost the BWF Integrity Unit’s capabilities to investigate suspicious betting activity on badminton matches and is part of continuing deterrent initiatives against potential corruptors. Stats Perform CEO Carl Mergele commented: “The BWF are a key …
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Stats Perform has been named the exclusive distributor of data and live video streaming to licensed sports betting operators for Tennis Australia (TA). The multi-year deal sees the analytics company add the Australian Open, Australian Open Qualifying and other TA tournaments to its growing portfolio of live betting streams and trading data. The sport’s governing body will use Stats Perform’s …
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The prominent topic of ‘the impact of online abuse on professional sports’ is to be examined by a Stats Perform webinar hosted on Thursday 7 October (2pm BST / 9am EST). This summer, the sportstech company partnered with data-ethics specialist Signify to launch an AI and data learning project aimed to detect and monitor online abuse aimed at sports’ make-up …
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Stats Perform has pledged to develop a sophisticated monitoring system to help tackle and reduce social media abuse witnessed across all sports markets. The sportstech company has partnered with data-ethics specialist Signify Group to establish a new headline partnership, benefiting global sports and media stakeholders. The collaboration launches as governments, athletes and sporting bodies call for social media platforms and …
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Stats Perform has announced the acquisition of 13 Strides, a visual sports content studio, in a move towards the sports tech company’s strategic focus on fan engagement. The firm, which has partnered with various media companies, sports leagues, teams and brands to empower a range of clients with the ability to create visual content and graphics, addresses the challenge of …
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Stats Perform has been commissioned to undertake a sweeping reform of the WTA’s AI and data capabilities, enhancing professional women’s tennis’ commercial opportunities. Marked as a ‘landmark agreement for women’s sport’, Stats Perform will take charge of the WTA data feed arrangements, content distribution and AI-driven innovations, to bolster the commercial capacity of WTA syndicated matches and events for broadcast, …
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A new era for global sports data, integrity and content rights has begun after leading US incumbent STATS completed its acquisition of rival Perform Group. Absorbing the Perform assets of OPTA, RunningBall and Watch&Bet, STATS confirms the formation of new business entity ‘Stats Perform’ seeking to become the outright global leader in sports data provisions. Last April, finance magnate Robert F Smith’s …
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