Sportradar has launched its Sportradar OTT product that provides sports federations and rights holders with a customizable OTT platform. Sportradar takes care of the technical provision, maintenance of the platform and monetizing traffic through a pay and/or an advertising-based model while the audiovisual rights holder provides and manages the content. All revenues that are generated […]
Every year nearly 40,000 men and women apply to work as data journalists for Sportradar, the sports data and content company. Only 1% of those applicants are ultimately offered the position. Data journalists are responsible for transmitting live data via mobile devices to the Sportradar servers in real-time. The job is all about speed and […]
In 1920 eight members of the Chicago Black Sox were indicted by a grand jury for throwing the 1919 World Series at the behest of gamblers. In 2007 NBA referee Tim Donaghy pled guilty to two felony charges of conspiracy, admitting to having bet on games that he officiated. In 2009 “around 200 games across […]
Data often informs the way we consume and relate to sports, and since the publication of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball sports leagues, teams and fans have all become more aware of the inherent capabilities of sports analytics. For instance, you probably know that there are a series of algorithms and analytic programs driving your live gamecasts […]
One of the immovable laws of the sports industry is that the business revolves around the fans. Sportradar, the sports data and content company, has worked to evolve over the years to take this to heart. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland. With offices all over the world, […]
