Football DataCo

LONDON: Genius Sports Group has been appointed by Football DataCo, the data rights holder of all competitions organized by the Premier League, the English Football League and Scottish Professional Football League, as its official supplier of live data to the global sports betting sector.

Next season, Genius will replace Perform Group, which agreed last month to be sold to Vista Equity Partners by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s DAZN Group. Financial terms of the multiyear deal with Genius weren’t disclosed.