Genius Sports Chosen as Successful Bidder for Exclusive Football DataCo Betting Rights Through 2029
12 Marzo 2024 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
- Genius Sports and Football DataCo enter exclusive period of
negotiation for official betting data rights for term
2025-2029.
Genius Sports Limited (“Genius Sports”) and Football DataCo
(“DataCo”), the data rights holder of English and Scottish
football, have entered into an exclusive period of negotiation to
extend their official betting data partnership.
The agreement remains subject to contract and approval of the
Leagues and their respective Clubs.
Since 2019, Genius Sports has been DataCo’s exclusive supplier
of official low latency data from the English Premier League
(“EPL”), English Football League (“EFL”) and Scottish Professional
Football League (“SPFL”) to the global sports betting industry. The
current rights agreement runs until the end of the 2024-2025 season
with the new rights cycle being 2025-2029.
About Football DataCo
Football DataCo was formed in 2001 by the professional football
leagues in England and Scotland to protect, market and
commercialise their official match related data. Working with the
Premier League, EFL, SPFL and a series of partners, Football DataCo
oversees the collection, management and distribution of the
League’s official event and performance data worldwide.
Football DataCo also protects the copyright of Premier League
and EFL still action images, and runs the online media
accreditation tool for journalists and photographers to apply to
attend their matches.
About Genius Sports
Genius Sports is the official data, technology and broadcast
partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting
and media. Our technology is used in over 150 countries worldwide,
creating highly immersive products that enrich fan experiences for
the entire sports industry.
We are the trusted partner to over 400 sports organisations,
including many of the world’s largest leagues and federations such
as the NFL, EPL, FIBA, NCAA, NASCAR, AFA and Liga MX.
Genius Sports is uniquely positioned through cutting-edge
technology, scale and global reach to support our partners. Our
innovative use of big data, computer vision, machine learning, and
augmented reality, connects the entire sports ecosystem from the
rights holder all the way through to the fan.
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