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Football DataCo expands official data partnership with Genius Sports to include sub-second, skeletal tracking for the English Premier League

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Genius Sports Limited (Genius Sports) (NYSE:GENI), the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, has clinched an expansion of its Official Tracking Data partnership with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights holder of UK soccer, to capture sub-second and skeletal tracking data across the Premier League (PL).

Key Points: 
  • Genius Sports Limited (Genius Sports) (NYSE:GENI), the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, has clinched an expansion of its Official Tracking Data partnership with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights holder of UK soccer, to capture sub-second and skeletal tracking data across the Premier League (PL).
  • FDC will also work with Genius Sports to develop and exploit skeletal tracking data for the benefit of the PL, fans, media partners and broadcasters.
  • Genius has believed deeply in this vision for many years, which is now becoming a reality in partnership with Football DataCo and the Premier League.
  • Football DataCo was formed in 2001 by the professional football leagues in England and Scotland to protect, market and commercialise their official match related data.