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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

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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.

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Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’

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In December, ShareChat laid off nearly 5% of its workforce of 2300 employees as a result of shutting down its fantasy sports platform Jeet11. ” “Since our launch eight years ago, ShareChat and our short video app Moj have seen incredible growth. ” Exact details on what roles are impacted were not disclosed.

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Daily Crunch: YouTube rolls out support for dubbing videos in more than 40 languages

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Walmart sold Moosejaw to Dick’s Sporting Goods after acquiring the e-commerce outdoor retailer in 2017, Aisha reports. Daily Crunch: YouTube rolls out support for dubbing videos in more than 40 languages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Sarah has more. What happens when you see a better opportunity?

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Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN

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VSPN has a long-term vision and is dedicated to the sustainable development of the global esports ecosystem.”. As we observed in August, Tencent, already the world’s biggest games publisher, said that it would consolidate Douyu and Huya, the previously competing live-streaming sites focused on video games. Dino Ying, VSPN CEO.

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Mapping the progress of Air New Zealand’s digital rebuild

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Of course, achieving this kind of goal in such a competitive and unpredictable industry requires not just companywide cohesion, but partnerships that help synergize digital and sustainable ambitions to become reality. A key element of that is to be a company dedicated to sustainability in deed, not only word.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

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The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world. We have built the base and are now ready for sustainable scalability and growth at a scale-up stage,” Zaatarah adds.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

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In 2020, the company had plans to increase its average revenue per user (ARPU) in Africa for its video-on-demand service, iROKOtv, from $7-8 to $20-25. sports betting company, GVC and online fashion retailer, ASOS have done in the past. Through the first four months of the year, it seemed IROKO was set to achieve that.

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