Football DataCo
Genius Sports in line to retain key Football DataCo contract
Genius Sports, the sports data and betting services company, looks set to retain its lucrative betting data deal with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights-holder for the top football leagues in England and Scotland.
Football DataCo invites event data bids for English, Scottish leagues
Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights-holder for the top football leagues in England and Scotland, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the provision of event data collection services, data capture,…
Genius Sports expands Football DataCo tracking contract
Betting data services company Genius Sports has expanded its contract with Football DataCo (FDC) to include sub-second and skeletal tracking across the Premier League
Genius and Sportradar settle Premier League data rights dispute
Betting data services company Genius Sports has announced the end of its competition dispute with rival data company Sportradar concerning the data rights to the English Premier League, English Football…
Premier League data rights dispute to be heard by UK competition court
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed an application from Football DataCo, the data rights-holder for the English Premier League, English Football League and Scottish Professional F…
Can data be classed as IP? Sportradar and Genius want to find out
Sportradar contends that Genius Sport's exclusive supplier deal with Football DataCo, the data rights-holder for the English Premier League, EFL and Scottish Football League is anti-competitive. Ben Cronin examines the dispute and asks what it means for the way rights-holders tender their data contracts.
Sportradar and Genius dispute will influence future data deals
Is sports data 'ownable' and can it be treated to same protections from piracy as sports media rights? Ben Cronin thinks the dispute between Sportradar and Genius Sports will influence the way the US major leagues take their data rights to market
Sportradar and Genius Sports embroiled in data dispute
Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar is threatening legal action against rival firm Genius Sports over a dispute concerning the latter’s exclusive ability to gather data from all competitions o…
Genius Sports hails landmark deal with Football DataCo
Sports data company Genius Sports has today (Thursday) hailed a “transformational” multi-year deal with Football DataCo, the data rights-holder of all competitions organised by the Premier League, Eng…