Sportradar drives cricket offering with InteractSport acquisition
Sportradar has entered a definitive agreement to acquire leading pro-cricket sports data supplier InteractSport, expanding its commercial presence within Oceania and the Asian subcontinent.The...
Recast raises $8.2m to grow OTT platform in investment round
UK-based over-the-top (OTT) platform Recast has raised $8.2 million in its Series A round of funding, bringing the emerging company’s total valuation up to...
Six Nations to remain free-to-air in Virgin Media and RTÉ tie-up
The Six Nations Championship will remain on free-to-air television in Ireland following the finalisation of the ‘first partnership of its kind’ between the rugby...
ITV bows out of the race for BT Sport stake
Commercial broadcaster ITV has reportedly withdrawn its interest in purchasing BT Sport, according to The Times.Last month, BT confirmed that it was holding talks...
Manchester United misses out on £200m sponsorship deal as fans blast...
Manchester United has missed out on a £200 million commercial partnership due to the cessation of discussions with ecommerce company The Hut Group (THG)...
Formula One on the road to recovery with Q1 2021 revenues
Formula One has bounced back from the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, posting revenues of $180 million for the first quarter of 2021,...
BCCI rules out completing IPL in India as authority lines up...
The second half of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in a different country, after India’s cricket governing body ruled out...
LaLiga triumphs in Real Madrid legal battle as DAZN strikes Spanish...
The Spanish LaLiga has triumphed in its legal battle against Real Madrid, after the European giants went up against the footballing authority to commercialise...
Sportradar enhances Asian presence with Kyodo News collaboration
Japanese media outlet Kyodo News has aligned with Sportradar to extend its existing collaboration with the sports data collection and analytics firm.Strengthening Sportradar’s position...
RCA ‘reasonably relaxed’ about Royal Ascot fan attendance
David Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Racecourse Association (RCA), has said that he is ‘reasonably relaxed’ about the return of spectators for the Royal...