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SIS grows international racing portfolio with Saudi Cup deal

Racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has strengthened its international racing portfolio after securing a new partnership with the Jockey Club...

Tata upgrades sports broadcasting with 4k boost

Technology firm Tata Communications has collaborated with Net Insight to offer sports broadcasters a 4k delivery boost.The partnership will help meet growing bandwidth demands...

Barcelona unveils 24/7 streaming service Barça TV+

Reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona has announced plans to launch a 24/7 streaming platform in the spring of this year.The subscription-based over-the-top (OTT) service...

Stats Perform strikes exclusive global data partnership with MLS

Stats Perform has added to its portfolio of partners after securing a deal with Major League Soccer (MLS).As part of the agreement, Stats Perform...

FOX Sports strikes multi-tournament TV deal with Concacaf

Fox Sports has agreed an exclusive multi-year U.S. English-language rights deal with Concacaf.The agreement provides the firm with exclusive U.S. rights for the 2021...

Lancashire Cricket strikes revolutionary deal with TIXnGO

Lancashire Cricket has announced a partnership with TIXnGO, a new blockchain mobile tickets platform.The deal activates secure mobile tickets for all domestic and international...

SIS and WWin agree racing content deal

Racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has secured a new partnership with Pin Projekt's sports betting brand WWin which will...

Pegasus World Cup boosts its profile with global broadcasting deals

America's Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is set to benefit from global coverage after the race is due to be shown across Africa and...

Italian channel Rai to air ATP Finals in 2021

Italian public broadcaster Rai has secured free-to-air broadcast rights for the ATP Finals, one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, from 2021...

NBA’s fantasy content to stay with SportsGrid

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has extended its deal with SportsGrid to provide NBA fantasy content across NBA.com, SportsGrid Network and the SportsGrid syndication...