Genius Sports and Football DataCo (FDC) have renewed their partnership, enabling the former to retain a hold of Premier League sub-second and skeletal tracking data. Football DataCo is the data rights holder to UK football, meaning Genius will continue to function as the official tracking partner of the English top flight via its Second Spectrum subsidiary. The partnership will include …
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Genius Sports and bet365 have come to terms on a long-term extension of their existing partnership, centred around sports content provision. The London-based international data, tech and commercial provider will continue to supply bet365 with its portfolio of official data rights, including the Premier League, NFL, Canadian Football League (CFL), American Hockey League (AHL) and Nascar. A further caveat at …
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Genius Sports has been named the official data partner of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men (ALM) and Liberty A-League Women (ALW) for their 2022-23 season. Through the firm’s 24/7 bet monitoring technology and educational services, the exclusive deal, formed with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), aims to protect Australian football from match-fixing and betting-related corruption. The data company outlined that …
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Sportradar and Genius Sports have settled their long-running dispute on the data collection and distribution rights of English and Scottish football. Yesterday the sportstech rivals confirmed that they had reached a joint settlement on the data rights and exclusivity terms for the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) granted by Football DataCo (FDC). The …
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Genius Sports has announced a major product launch, bringing its AI-powered In-Play MultiBet solution to market in time for the ongoing NFL season and ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Branded as the next evolution of accumulator/parlay bets, the In-Play MultiBet solution will allow Genius’ client sportsbooks to offer automated live odds, enabling their customers to add-or-change multi-bet wagers …
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As the World Cup in Qatar edges ever closer, sportsbook marketing teams continue to search for the formula that will deliver impressive levels of player acquisition and retention, and a return on their substantial investments in promotional campaigns. Traditional tactics such as bonuses, free bets and newspaper advertising still have a role, but as Josh Jolliffe, Sales Director – Media …
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Genius Sports has secured a stronger foothold in the US, as the ink dries on a newly-signed partnership with MaximBet. As a result of the deal, Genius will provide MaximBet with official PreMatch, Live Data and LiveTrading solutions to deliver real-time price feeds and pin-point pricing. Additionally, the sportstech and data firm will supply the operator – a private betting …
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Genius Sports has reported a robust opening to year trading, as its NYSE settled business narrows first-half 2022 losses to $45m. Total group revenue during H1 2022 amounted to $157m, a 43% increase on the 2021 figures of $109m, whilst income in the second quarter specifically rose by 27.3% to $71m (2021: $55.8m). Although losses were recorded during both the …
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SBC is excited to announce that the shortlists for this year’s SBC Awards 2022 ceremony, taking place as part of the SBC Summit Barcelona in September, have now been decided. The shortlists cap a successful year for Betsson Group, which leads the way with nine nominations, hoping to maintain the Casino Operator of the Year title and dethrone Bet365 in …
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Leading Central European bookmaker Tipsport has approved a ‘major expansion’ of sports and betting data provisions supplied by Genius Sports. The uplift will enhance the Tipsport sportsbook inventory with Genius Sports’ suite of data-driven pre-match, LiveData and LiveTrading solutions whilst providing full flexibility and control over each element of its sportsbook trading operations. Tipsport will benefit from the firm’s optimal …
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