Technology
Deltatre, Sportec ramp up MLS association with new deal
Major League Soccer has agreed a multi-year deal with sports technology companies Sportec Solutions and Deltatre to create data feeds from all MLS matches for Apple’s MLS Season Pass service.
Sunrise launches new MySports OTT platform
Swiss telco Sunrise, a subsidiary of Liberty Global, has announced the creation of a new MySports OTT offering powered by the Green Streams streaming platform
USL, Stats Perform extend Opta deal to 2028
The United Soccer League has expanded its data provision agreement with Stats Perform in a deal that runs through at least 2028
OneFootball sheds another 150 jobs after Web3 overspend
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball is to shrink its headcount from 470 to 320 as it dramatically reduces its cost base in the wake of recent moves into the non-fungible token (NFT) and wider…
NBA unveils live game avatar experience within app
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has unveiled new personalised options that would be part of the future live game streaming experience, including the eye-catching feature for fans to scan their…
Genius player tracking tech deployed during Trail Blazers broadcasts
Genius Sports has aligned with the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers to run immersive broadcasts using the company's Second Spectrum optical tracking technology
WSC Sports adds ATP Media to tennis client portfolio
ATP Media, the global broadcast production and distribution arm of men’s tennis’ ATP Tour, has agreed a deal with automated highlights company WSC Sports to support its scalable content creation and dig…
NBA, Meta put VR at heart of deal extension
The National Basketball Association has signed a virtual reality-focused multiyear deal extension with global tech giant Meta
TSN and Genius Sports air augmented NFL feeds on TSN+
As part of TSN's recent launch of its streaming service, TSN+, the broadcaster has announced augmented game feeds of its National Football League coverage during the playoffs and Super Bowl together with…
Biswas joins Web3 platform Virtualness after leaving Meta
Web3-focused platform Virtualness has hired experienced media executive Joyee Biswas as a founding team member, heading sports and media partnerships for the fledgling Singapore-based company
Next League to buy services, product businesses from Infront X
Deal brings a full-circle moment for former Omnigon founders
Sporttotal brings in Hutton to aid international development plans
German technology and live streaming company Sporttotal has appointed experienced media executive Peter Hutton as the first member of its newly established advisory board, as it seeks to drive international…
Pixellot, Playermaker join forces to create new video analytics product
AI-automated sports production company Pixellot has partnered with sports technology company Playermaker to create a video platform that allows teams and coaches to analyse every aspect of their players'…
FIS M&M recruits Fifa’s Stoll to digital and innovation role
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has added to its team at its new in-house commercial division with the appointment of Fifa’s Benjamin Stoll as director of digital and innovation.
OneFootball sheds 11.5 per cent of global workforce
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball has made 62 redundancies following a review of business operations that has dramatically downsized operations in Singapore and downgraded revenue expectations…
Seven League Digital Trends Report predicts ‘generational change’
Digital agency Seven League has released its fifth annual Digital Trends in Sport report in which it claims the technology sector is undergoing its "greatest moment of transition seen for a generation"
Weber heads back to DFL to lead restructured sports technology operation
Hendrik Weber has returned to the German Football League (DFL), organising body of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, to head up a restructured sports technology and innovation department
Uefa set to launch technology and broadcast services tender
Uefa has announced the launch of a tender process for the provision of various technological and broadcasting services to be deployed at certain competitions run by European football’s governing body f…