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 03, 2019 17:04
CHICAGO: STATS, the leader in sports AI, announced Tuesday the extension of work with FantasySpin, a patented fantasy sports game, to provide player-specific projections and game data to the platform.
Apr 03, 2019 16:04
CHICAGO: According to the new market research report "Sports Technology Market by Technology (Device, Smart Stadium, Esports, Sports Analytics), Sports (Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, American Football/ Rugby, Tennis, Cricket, Golf, Esports), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2024", published by MarketsandMarkets, the sports technology Market was valued at $8.9 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $31.1 bil
Mar 22, 2019 00:03
BENGALURU: Leading cricket website ESPNcricinfo has launched Superstats, a set of new-age metrics for a "more nuanced understanding of the modern game". ESPN India head Ramesh Kumar asserted Superstats "offer a final point of view to settle water-cooler debates and discussions on cricket" and "will validate cricketing wisdom".
Mar 22, 2019 00:03
PARIS: Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and Roland-Garros, today announced a strategic three-year technology partnership.
Mar 19, 2019 14:03
PUNE: American market research firm InForGrowth has come out with its latest study ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Sports Market’ which claims that AI will be eyed as a major investment by sports firms around the world owing to increasing asset value of major teams and substantial opportunity for operational improvements including efficiency and effectiveness enhancements.
Mar 19, 2019 13:03
MUMBAI: A day ahead of the schedule set by The Walt Disney Company to close its $71.3 billion acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox (12:02 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 20), comes the confirmation that Rupert Murdoch's youngest son James is independently setting up shop in India.
Mar 19, 2019 11:03
BENGALURU: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has confirmed a strategic, digital partnership with Interacting Technology Sports, an innovative online digital community platform based out of Israel, Business Standard reports.
Mar 14, 2019 15:03
LONDON: Formula 1 team ROKiT Williams Racing has confirmed Indian MNC Tata Communications as its official digital transformation partner starting the upcoming 2019 championship season.
Mar 08, 2019 13:03
MUMBAI: Dream11, India's largest online sports gaming company, Wednesday announced that it has become the industry’s first-ever platform to integrate and adopt WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned chat messenger, for digital marketing purposes.
Mar 05, 2019 14:03
MELBOURNE: STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, announced Monday the official launch of AutoSTATS, the first artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology to deliver comprehensive player-tracking data through any broadcast.