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.
| Formerly | SportsData |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Sportradar AG |
| Website | sportradar |
History
editOn 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, Zlín, Ljubljana, Tallinn, Moscow, Durban, Hong Kong, Montevideo, Usk, New York City, Sarasota, Minneapolis, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Beijing, Singapore and Kyiv.[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 Leonsis, Mark Cuban and Michael Jordan, led by Revolution Growth, invest $44 Million in Sportradar US' parent company.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Sports Data". sportsdatallc.com.
- ^ SportsData LLC (2 December 2013). "SportsData is Acquired by International Data Company Sportradar". prnewswire.com.
- ^ "Sportradar - driven by facts - The official Sportradar website". sportradar.com.
- ^ SportsData (11 February 2015). "NASCAR® Partners With SportsData To Distribute Live Timing & Scoring Data". prnewswire.com.
- ^ "SportsData Strikes NASCAR Deal, Becomes First To Shop Out Sanctioning Body's Stats". sportsbusinessdaily.com.
- ^ "NFL Tabs Sportradar as New Exclusive Statistics Distribution Partner".
- ^ "Sports Business Journal". SportsBusiness Daily.
- ^ "Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban, Ted Leonsis Betting $44 Million on Sportradar's Data". TechCrunch. Retrieved 31 October 2015.