TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Sports have been among some of the most popular and lucrative media plays in the world, luring broadcasters, advertisers and consumers to fork out huge sums to secure the chance to watch (and sponsor) their favorite teams and athletes. Even with the slowdown in a lot of sporting activity this year due to COVID — in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Greenfly’s latest funding round has a new face: Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul joined as a strategic investor and partner in the company, which developed digital media flow management software. He considers Greenfly “instant access to a media gallery” that he can share on his social media accounts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

What a busy week in the world of media liquidity. Hot media liquidity summer? In corporate-speak, Forbes Global Media Holdings is merging with blank-check company Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited. The company will sport an equity valuation of $830 million after the deal closes, per its own calculations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Amagi, which offers cloud broadcast and targeted advertising software to scores of media and entertainment giants, has raised a large new funding round as it looks to expand its tech offerings and invest in AI-powered personalization stack. General Atlantic values media tech Amagi at $1.4 Its clients include NBCUniversal, Warner Bros.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2022

The startup, which plans to expand its coverage into more areas including sports and launch newer products, isn’t currently charging its readers and listeners. The founding team also includes former Google India public policy executive Rajneil Kamath and Chinmay Bhogle , who previously worked at Times Internet, Star Sports and Tata Motors.

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CIO

APRIL 30, 2023

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Here, we explore two stellar examples in the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Open.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Likewise, games — told through simple text summaries of the action like you might see in the corner of a sports site — involve hits, balls, and stealing, but also incineration, shaming, and secret bases. Indian fantasy sports app Dream11’s parent firm raises $225M at over $2.5B WTF is daily fantasy sports?

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CIO

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. Souza says this is true of all businesses, not just sports. Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Digital Transformation, Media and Entertainment Industry The model gets smarter as you go,” Souza says.

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Trigent

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Artificial intelligence has become an important milestone in the digital transformation journey of all sectors, including media and entertainment. With the buzz it has created, it is no surprise that the adoption of AI in media and entertainment is a game-changer for the pioneering and the digitally inclined.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Information broke some neat news earlier this week about The Athletic, the subscription sports media website that has raised lots of money and, per the report, spent lots of it. However, after a quick scan of the numbers, I have to wonder a bit. So, did the spend work out?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A fantasy sports exchange founded by Irish betting veteran Paddy Power is bringing NFT-enabled live trading to rugby fans in a bid to expand globally. ASX Sports launched in May 2021 and took its exchange live on the Apple and Android app stores earlier this month. million active rugby fans, per sports analytics firm Gemba.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Black Swan taps into data from conversations on social media and analyzes the data to map “growth opportunities” for companies, attempting to identify trend signals more accurately than traditional market research approaches.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ishveen Anand grew up in England playing sports all of her life, including during her time at Oxford. However, what she found was that the process was inefficient — the sports world was slow-moving in terms of brands getting contracts with athletes. OpenSponsorship deals page.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Now the company is reaping the benefits of its trailblazing status with a new $305 million financing led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, sports and investing. billion, according to multiple media reports, and comes at a time when NFTs have captured the popular imagination. The new round values the company at a whopping $2.6

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CIO

JULY 24, 2023

IT is playing a key role in how the world’s most popular sport is played and experienced in Spain. The transformation, which started in partnership with Microsoft in 2016, is also enabling LaLiga to expand its business by offering technology platforms and services to the sports and entertainment industry at large.

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Trigent

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By 2024, Over-the-top (OTT) media revenue is predicted to touch $158.84B that’s more than double the $67.8B Here’s our take on 6 technology trends that will influence the media and entertainment world this year. in 2023 with eSports being touted as the future of sports. revenue that was generated in 2018.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It’s the world’s largest cycling event, attracting 150 million TV viewers in Europe alone and 10 million fans across social media platforms. Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), It’s also a huge logistical challenge, requiring a complex network of road closures as well as ensuring millions of spectators enjoy the race safely.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Talkshoplive CEO Bryan Moore said he founded the company with his sister Tina in 2018, after he led social media efforts at Twentieth Television (previously known as Twentieth Century Fox) and CBS Television. Live commerce is today where social media was 15 years ago. Now, the company is looking at food, beauty, fashion, and sports.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Football or soccer, the latter commonly used in the US, is the most popular and watched sport globally with over five billion football fans according to its apex governing body , FIFA. ” Sorare raises $680 million for its fantasy sports NFT game. . ” Sorare raises $680 million for its fantasy sports NFT game.

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The Hustle

JANUARY 25, 2024

But the sport seems to be entering the modern era, with a surge of women showing interest. Multiple factors are likely contributing to the influx of women into the sport, per The Washington Post : Overall interest in golf surged during the pandemic as people looked for outdoor, socially distant activities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The idea for Storyteller spun out of the Edinburgh, Scotland-based specialist entertainment agency Storm Ideas , founded by Bob Thomson , which provides a range of services to media companies along with various social products. Image Credits: Storyteller. Storyteller emerged from that same process. Image Credits: Storyteller.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

“Oh, I don’t need any of that social media crap. You know, like building relationships, having a real conversation, solving problems…” I laughed, “Sounds like the perfect way to use social media to me!” 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Improve Your Sales. Want to talk sports?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. This latest round comes after NEX raised an $8.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Draftea , which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America , is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Now, spatial computing is already starting to make an impact, including on communication and co-presence, manufacturing, gaming, human resources, media, sports and entertainment, and data visualization. Apple’s entrance into the market is a big step for the technology, but the idea has been in development for years.

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CIO

MAY 17, 2023

While best known for Aussie rules games, Marvel Stadium has also hosted some of the biggest international sporting events such as UFC, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and international rugby union tests. My goal in my role as a technologist is not to be the best sports stadium in the world.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We focused on FTX promoters to start, which includes sports superstars Shaquille O’Neal , Tom Brady , Naomi Osaka and Stephen Curry. He also is co-founder of Religion of Sports , a sports media company in Santa Monica, California, that provides videos, podcasts, films and social content about athletics.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world. The company is planning to allow users access content via different media: Meta/Oculus headsets, Qualcomm, immersive avatars and a web platform, Zaatarah said to TechCrunch.

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David Walsh

JANUARY 15, 2024

Streaming services have revolutionized content delivery, sending linear media companies into a panic as they watch traditional cable services decay. We’re a decade into streaming so I wanted to share my thoughts on the state of new media: first impressions, second thoughts, and the third degree! Want to watch American Football?

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QAspire

JUNE 19, 2019

Leadership in a connected world is a complex sport. Leadership that is social in approach when it comes to building communities, enabling engagement and participating in knowledge flows across the network (both inside the organization through corporate social tools as well as external social media). Future of Work: Ways to Prepare.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But behind the scenes, he’s a serious entrepreneur building a multiplatform media empire. He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. Hollywood powerhouse, comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart makes the world laugh both onstage and on camera.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It also operates its own ad-supported streaming service called Mango and has a B2B division to run the OTT platform of other media and telecom companies. It quickly expanded to focus on sports in general, and then non-sports content. Overall, 17 million people have created a Molotov account — most of them are in France.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Media technology company Amagi announced Friday $100 million to further develop its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected televisions. Accel, Avataar Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners joined existing investor Premji Invest in the funding round, which included buying out stakes held by Emerald Media and Mayfield Fund.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

The startup’s marketplace, Ayokenlabs , will feature digital collectibles from musicians, sports brands and influencers from all over the world. What this means is that celebrities do not have to rely on their social media following to drive transactions. Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

One British startup pursuing this, Papercup, claims its technology is being employed by media giants Sky News, Discovery, and Business Insider and was used to translate 30 seasons of Bob Ross’ iconic show, T he Joy of Painting. ” The market for AI-generated “synthetic media” is growing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The company is still fairly small, with around 90 employees, though it lists some big-name media powerhouses among its clients, including The New York Times, Fox Sports, Marvel, iHeartMedia and Microsoft.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

This is in partly because people have been spending more time on social media and e-commerce shopping during the pandemic. ” Zaccaria added that one of Linktree’s differentiators is its adoption by users in a wide range of categories, including health and wellness, real estate, sports, music, politics, publishing and food.

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