FIBA and Genius Sports Renew their Partnership

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the world governing body of basketball and Genius Gaming, a global leader in sports data, technology and integrity services, announced a long-term reg of their landmark deal.

FIBA and Genius Sports have been working closely together since 2004, developing and deploying top-notch technology, transforming the data and digital infrastructure of over 200 basketball championships, leagues and federations worldwide.

The renewal of FIBA and Genius Sports’ partnership means that the essential solutions used by FIBA will have continuous and adoption from Genius Sports. These essential solutions include…

…FIBA Organizer, a digital competition management tool and FIBA LiveStats, the ground-breaking play-by-play data collection system which is operated courtside across more than 85,000 games annually around the world.

The Most Influential and Innovative Partnership

Both representatives from FIBA and Genius are happy about the continuation of their long-term partnership. Together, they’ve achieved exceptional results and there is no doubt that the following partnership will be even more successful.

Commenting the renewal, FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said:

“We are very pleased to continue this long-term and unique relationship with Genius Sports. We have been working together for more than 15 years to develop and offer state-of-the-art digital tools for national federations and leagues. Thanks to this renewal, we will continue the t efforts in creating innovative tools and make sure that our sport is even more attractive to fans around the world.”

The CEO of Genius Sports Group, Mark Locke said that the partnership between FIBA and Genius Sports has been one of the most influential and innovative in sports technology. He said that together, they’ve powered over 500,000 games from courtside in over 150 countries and engaged more that 25 million fans.

“But, this renewal is as much about the future as our achievements to date, and we’re excited to introduce a number of cutting-edge innovations later this year, driving the next stage of digital transformation and data analytics for leagues and federations at all levels of basketball,” Locke added.

Both parties have been committed to eradicate data piracy and prevent the collection of unofficial data from FIBA events, ever since the beginning of their partnership in 2004. They will continue to work closely to fulfill these goals in their renewed partnership…

…prohibiting the collection and distribution of unofficial feeds will allow the leagues and national federation for optimum control and visibility of their data and help them in maintaining their commercial value and in strengthening the integrity of their competitions from the corruption caused by betting.

About Genius Sports

The sports data and technology company that provides data management and integrity services to major sports leagues and organizations. Some of their most prominent partners include FIBA, NACAA, NBA, AFC, NBL, Bundesliga, Premier League, Euroleague Basketball and more.

Genius has earned the trust of these organizations due to their results and their technology that gives their partners a vital commercial edge. Helping sports leagues take control of their data and providing unique combination of technical and sporting expertise is what the brand is all about.

Source:

“FIBA and Genius Sports extend long-term technology partnership”, gamingintelligence.com, July 5, 2019.