Credit: Joey Coleman Genius Sports, the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with the Canadian Football League (CFL), the second largest football league globally with over 100 years of history. Genius Sports will provide a ...
Read More »Genius Sports Group Appointed Serie A’s Exclusive Data Supplier For Betting
Genius Sports Group, a global leader in sports data technology, has been awarded the exclusive right to collect official Serie A betting data in stadia from the start of the 2019/20 season. The data will be captured using the Group’s advanced pitchside technology and instantaneously distributed as a live feed ...
Read More »German Football Partners With Genius Sports To Battle Match-Fixing
Following a competitive tender process, the German Football Association (DFB) has today selected Genius Sports to launch a new integrity program that will monitor over 7,500 games a year to prevent match-fixing and betting-related corruption. Beginning with the 2019/20 season, Genius Sports’ Bet Monitoring System will provide vital visibility across ...
Read More »Genius Sports Media Unveils Next Generation Sports Marketing And Publisher Tools
Genius Sports Media, the media technology arm of Genius Sports Group, has today unveiled a new suite of data-driven fan engagement services that transform the way brands and publishers connect with their audiences. Leveraging its 10 years of fan understanding, programmatic media buying knowhow and live sports data expertise, Genius ...
Read More »More Business Evidence In Women’s Sports Growth? LPGA Places A Safe Bet With Genius Sports
There is no doubt that the value and interest from a business standpoint in sports where women are the focus is growing. Women’s World Cup, the expansion of the WNBA and the coming Tokyo Olympics are just three top of mind spots, along with the continued vibrant businesses like golf ...
Read More »Another “Genius” Deal For Sports Betting Data
Last week UK based Genius Sports raised some U.S. eyebrows when they announced they had secured the first-ever exclusive gambling data deal with NASCAR. Thursday they doubled down across the pond with another massive deal, taking the data rights of Football DataCo, which includes The Premier League, from incumbent Perform ...
Read More »NBA Announces First Betting Data Partnerships In The U.S. With Sportradar And Genius Sports
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced its first betting data partnerships in the U.S. Beginning this NBA season, Sportradar and Genius Sports will have the non-exclusive rights to distribute official NBA betting data to licensed sports betting operators in the U.S. As more states legalize sports betting, Genius Sports ...
Read More »Funds advised by Apax Partners to acquire Genius Sports Group
Funds advised by Apax Partners (the “Apax Funds”) have today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Genius Sports Group, a global leader in sports data technology. The stake was acquired from founders, management, funds advised by Three Hills Capital Partners (“THCP”) and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to close ...
Read More »NCAA Launches Transformative Statistics Initiative
The National Collegiate Athletic Association today announced a landmark initiative to transform the digital collection and distribution of intercollegiate sports data. This initiative, conducted in partnership with Genius Sports, a global leader in official sports data and technology services, will benefit the NCAA’s more than 1,100 member institutions across all three ...
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