Sportradar US

Sportradar US
Formerly called
 SportsData
Private
Headquarters Minneapolis
Owner National Football League
Parent Sportradar AG
Website sportradar.us


Sportradar US, formerly SportsData, LLC, is the US branch of Sportradar. Based in Minneapolis, Sportradar US captures live play-by-play data and delivers it in real-time to companies in media, technology and fantasy sports. Its clients include Google, Bleacher Report, Facebook, Twitter and the Pac-12 Conference.[1] They have writers and editors who attend games, watch broadcasts and survey media to gather relevant news related to sports. Coverage includes injuries, in-game information, breaking news from existing media and internet outlets.

History

On December 2, 2013, SportsData announced its acquisition by Sportradar and rebranded to Sportradar US. They host coverage for 40 sports, 800 leagues and 200,000 events.[2] Sportradar is headquartered in St. Gallen (Switzerland) and also has offices in: Trondheim, Oslo, Stockholm, London, Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Gera, Bremen, Hamburg, Linz, Vienna, Zlin, Ljubljana, Tallinn, Moscow, Durban, Hong Kong, Montevideo, Usk, New York City, Sarasota, Minneapolis, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Beijing, Singapore and Kiev.[3]

On February 11, 2015, NASCAR signed a deal granting SportsData rights to distribute data. [4] NASCAR previously held statistics in house available to fans only from their official website. [5]

On April 20, 2015, Sportradar US becomes NFL's exclusive statistics distribution partner[6]

On September 29, 2015, also NHL choose Sportradar as their distribution partner.[7]

On October 27, 2015, Ted Leonis, Mark Cuban and Michael Jordan, led by Revolution Growth, invest $44 Million in Sportradar US' parent company.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Data". sportsdatallc.com.
  2. ↑ SportsData LLC (2 December 2013). "SportsData is Acquired by International Data Company Sportradar". prnewswire.com.
  3. ↑ "Sportradar - driven by facts - The official Sportradar website". sportradar.com.
  4. ↑ SportsData (11 February 2015). "NASCAR® Partners With SportsData To Distribute Live Timing & Scoring Data". prnewswire.com.
  5. ↑ "SportsData Strikes NASCAR Deal, Becomes First To Shop Out Sanctioning Body's Stats". sportsbusinessdaily.com.
  6. ↑ "NFL Tabs Sportradar as New Exclusive Statistics Distribution Partner".
  7. ↑ "http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/09/29/Media/Sportsradar.aspx". SportsBusiness Daily. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban, Ted Leonsis Betting $44 Million on Sportradar's Data". TechCrunch. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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