Genius Sports
Finance & Law

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has recorded revenues of $53.7m (€44m) in the first quarter of 2021, a 51.9-per-cent uplift on the same period last year.
Finance & Law

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Patrick Keane, chief executive of the Action Network, which just completed a major deal in which it will be acquired by Danish sports betting media group Better Collective. Eric and Chris also discuss Verizon’s deal to sell its digital media assets to Apollo Global Management, Genius Sports’ furious run of dealmaking that includes a $200m agreement to acquire data tracking and visualization company Second Spectrum, new Covid-19 protocols in New York state that allow normal seating at outdoor stadiums for vaccinated fans, and recent turmoil surrounding the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers.
Data

Continuing a furious run of dealmaking as a newly public company, London-based sports data and technology firm Genius Sports has entered into a definitive deal to acquire data tracking and visualization…
Finance & Law

The remarkable run of activity this spring for Genius Sports is continuing as the London-based sports data and technology company is acquiring FanHub Media Holding Ltd
Finance & Law

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has revealed it made a $30.3m (£21.9m/€25.2m
Finance & Law

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Chris Halpin, National Football League chief strategy and growth officer. Eric and Chris also discuss the dramatic rise and fall of the proposed European Super League, Vivid Seats’ plan to go public in a merger with a special purpose acquisition company led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly, and a $80m (€66.1m) round of funding for digital sports media entity Overtime.
Finance & Law

Sports data and technology firm will trade on New York Stock Exchange
Basketball
Data

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has signed an exclusive international streaming and data rights deal with Japanese basketball’s B.League.
Finance & Law

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jahm Najafi, chief executive of The Najafi Companies and vice chairman of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent deal in which venerable trading card entity The Topps Co. will become a public company, the continued growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), New York state enacting mobile sports betting, and the emergence of Genius Sports following its landmark agreement to acquire National Football League data rights.
American Football
Finance & Law

League gains warrants for 22.5 million shares in addition to rights fees
Marketing

Specialist sports data and technology firm Genius Sports Group has today (Wednesday) unveiled a company rebrand that will unite its various entities under one identity
American Football
Data

League gets equity in London-based sports data and technology firm
Football
Data

Sports data company Genius Sports Group has signed a long-term deal with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) covering a range of club competitions
Industry Moves

Sports data and technology provider Genius Sports Group has appointed Rob Pietroforte, vice-president at merchant bank the Raine Group, as its new director of mergers and acquisitions
Industry Moves

Experienced US sports media industry executive David Levy has been appointed the new chairman of sports data company Genius Sports Group
Rugby Union
Sports Betting

Major League Rugby has made its first significant move into the sports betting industry by striking a data and streaming partnership with sports data company Genius Sports
Volleyball
Media

Digital sports content and technology company Genius Sports Group has further enhanced its presence in volleyball by forming an exclusive official data and streaming agreement with Lega Volley, the governing…
Ice Hockey
Technology

Digital sports content and technology company Genius Sports Group has rolled out its LiveStats platform for use among ice hockey leagues and federations