Technology

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Apr 27, 2019 14:04
MUMBAI: Garmin India - a unit of Garmin Ltd., Friday launched a new model of its vívosmart series, 'vívosmart 4' with the new stylish design and Body Battery, pulse ox and advanced-sleep-monitoring features.
Apr 25, 2019 16:04
LONDON: DAZN Media, the global media partnerships, sponsorship and advertising entity of DAZN Group, has unveiled Wednesday, in association with integrated advertising platform, Adform, and Opta, its suite of dynamic creative assets for brands, ‘DAZN Dynamics’, the first proposition since the new business entity was launched in March this year.
Apr 24, 2019 16:04
MUMBAI: Mobile Premier League (MPL) has announced a Series A investment of $35.5 million, led by Sequoia India, Times Internet, and GoVentures with participation from other investors, including RTP Global, BeeNext, Base Growth, and Venture Highway. The funds will enable the newly launched mobile gaming platform to invest in product and user growth in India.
Apr 24, 2019 16:04
MUMBAI: IDfy, a Mumbai-based regulation technologies company, Wednesday announced that they are authenticating all KYC requests of Dream11’s userbase as they initiate withdrawals during the Vivo IPL 2019.
Apr 23, 2019 16:04
CHICAGO: Sports data and technology company STATS has announced the official launch of STATS VQ, which leverages proprietary granular data and AI to allow sportsbooks to create unique player prop bets using machine learning generated player predictions.
Apr 22, 2019 16:04
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: adidas has strengthened its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the reveal of Futurecraft.Loop - a 100% recyclable performance running shoe. Together with Parley for the Oceans, adidas introduced in 2015 the first performance footwear concept with an upper made entirely of yarns and filaments reclaimed and recycled from marine plastic waste and illegal deep-sea gillnets.
Apr 15, 2019 18:04
LONDON: STATS LLC, the leader in sports AI, announced Monday its combination with sports content company Perform. The transaction was enabled by an investment from Vista Equity Partners, a leading investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses with more than $46 billion in cumulative capital commitments.
Apr 11, 2019 13:04
NEW YORK: The sports technology market was valued at $8.9 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $31.1 billion by 2024; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.63% during the forecast period, according to research published by ReportLinker. In recent years, professional sports bodies have adopted new technologies such as sports data analytics, smart stadium, wearable devices, digital signage, and eSports.
Apr 04, 2019 15:04
CHICAGO: STATS, a leader in sports AI, has announced the official launch of AutoSTATS for college basketball.  
Apr 03, 2019 18:04
MUMBAI: Star Sports, the official broadcaster of VIVO IPL 2019, recently introduced ‘Voting on Google Search’, an exclusive voting partnership with Google that integrated technology into the cricketing experience for fans.