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Bruin Capital and Quadrant Owned TGI Sport Acquires Interregional Sports Group
Live sports advertising is the new way and Interregional Sports Group (ISG) virtual media solutions provider was so successful at it since launching in 2015, they were just acquired by TGI Sport in a joint deal with Australian based Quadrant Private Equity (Quadrant). This sports technology news comes out Melbourne, London and New York. TGI…
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Evil Geniuses New Seattle Inspired Jersey Created With Champion Sportswear
Evil Geniuses and Champion are now business partners and released a first-ever championship jersey celebrating the legacy of champions for the first year gaming entertainment and esports company hailing from my hometown of Seattle, WA. The cool looking and technologically functional jersey was designed to pay homage to Seattle’s famed sports culture, and the Emerald…
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Montreal Is Newest Premier Hockey Federation Team Inspiring Female Players Across Quebec
Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) is now in Montreal, Quebec expanding back into Canada for the 2022-23 season as the seventh franchise adding to the province’s pioneering history in the sport. Formerly known as the National Women’s Hockey League, the NHWL was incorporated in 2015 and went through a 2021 rebrand resulting in the now, PHF.…
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NLL Commish Nick Sakiewicz Steps Down Name Jessica Berman Interim Commissioner
National Lacrosse League (@NLL) Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz is stepping down after six-years of unprecedented growth. He was a major reason for the league’s recent financial success, new media partnerships with ESPN, ESPN+ and TSN in Canada, and expansion into new business spaces such as sports betting leading to an extension of their Official Sports Betting…
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The PHF (Premier Hockey Federation) Lands $25 Million Investment
Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) announced a $25 million commitment from the Board of Governors to directly pay players including benefits, during the next three seasons. The pledge specifies $7.5 million in salary and benefits for the professional women’s hockey in North America 2022-23 season. This capital signifies the largest one-time independent investment in the history…
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Vivid Seats Purchases Betcha Sports Adding DFS Props To Ticketing Platform
Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), acquired Betcha Sports to augment their online ticketing marketplace technology portfolio with a real money sport app complete with social media and gamification feature sets furthering the parent company’s fan connection while attending live sporting events. Vivid Seats completed the final business step for a purchase price of $25 million…
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ShotTracker Use On Live Display At Hall Of Fame Classic Nov 22-23
College basketball’s 2021 Hall of Fame Classic will showcase ShotTracker on November 22-23 at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, Mo. Coaches and players will have the opportunity to use and see real-time data and video experiences during live play and timeouts in a first of its kind experience. The Arkansas, Cincinnati, Illinois and Kansas State…
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Rebel Ventures Champions Pac-12 Conference Digital Strategy
Rebel Ventures is set to guide the Pac-12 Digital Strategy as part of a new partnership that aims to transform their media and entertainment businesses into the future. The global sports agency was appointed to grow the audience with a modern digitized strategy. The business goal is to elevate the Pac-12 through a proven digital…
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Costacos Collection Willie Mays NFT Benefits Say Hey Foundation
The Costacos Collection announced on Friday of last week their inaugural drop featuring one of the most respected legends in professional sports, Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. The Sports Techie community blog missed on the opportunity to share this wonderful story before today, my apologies for being tardy. The 90th Birthday Celebration Drop took…