The business of sports tech, in brief.
College football fans have long been starved for access to all-22 game film, silent clips of plays shot at high angles for coaches to study. “The lack of college all-22 film in 2026 is stupid and maddening,” ESPN commentator Kevin Clark wrote online this spring. Now, a feast arrives. Sports tech…
James Hird swaps Essendon chaos for Affinda’s AI sports push, turning messy club data into wins and revenue.
Vizrt has announced that Richmond AFL has signed on to use Viz Libero Teams for coaching analysis and content creation. The platform provides 3D match analysis tools including measurements, defensive
The National Basketball League (NBL) has announced a partnership with Australian sports technology company iCoach, integrating artificial intelligence and predictive intelligence to transform live game coverage and deepen fan engagement.
Technology has for a long time shaped how football clubs analyse players, prepare for matches and make decisions, and that technology is now officially entering the classroom. The Global Institute of Sport (GIS) has partnered with Impact Soccer to bring AI and computer vision-powered football…
If you've ever sat through a club's end-of-season review, you'll know the drill. A coach pulls out a folder of notes, someone half-remembers what a player was like back in Round 3 and a parent quietly wonders what they actually got for their rego fees beyond a team photo. Football club platform…
AI-powered camera technology has moved another step closer to mainstream sports broadcasting. This comes after it was deployed for the international tactical feed of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The system, supplied by Broadcast Solutions, combined…
Football is becoming faster. The physical demands on players are rising. Fixture lists are getting busier. Travel adds another challenge. That makes player availability one of the biggest priorities in the modern game. Technology is now helping clubs tackle that challenge. STATSports GPS gives…
Football recruitment platform FMDB Pro is positioning itself as a tool to help clubs, federations and recruiters make more informed decisions by bringing greater structure and context to the early informal stages of talent identification. The platform has been developed by Sports Interactive, the…
Advanced athlete intelligence platform Athoz has officially announced its expansion into the Australian sports market, securing an agreements across the National Rugby League, National Basketball League, and Australian Football League.
Superstat bags $3.5m to drag amateur sport analysis into the AI era, then bolts for Austin.
Sports technology leader Catapult (ASX: CAT) has announced the global launch of IMPECT Video Scouting, an advanced video scouting solution powered by IMPECT's proprietary Packing data and contextual football intelligence.
PMY Group deployed its AI-powered crowd intelligence platform, Optic, at the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The platform uses CCTV, ticketing, accreditation, point-of-sale, event management systems,
Fernwood Fitness, Australia’s leading women-only health and wellness network, has announced a partnership with Ovum AI, an innovative health-tracking platform.
The Barclays Women's Super League (WSL) will collaborate with Nike and Sportable, a data and analytics company in the sports landscape, making it the first football league in the world to use advanced tracking technology. Where innovation meets football Sportable's Connected ball technology will…
In the fast-evolving field of sports technology, KineMo’s trajectory in early 2026 reflects a piece of a wider movement- one powered by AI, single-camera biomechanics, and a drive to democratise motion tracking across sport, rehab, and even astronaut training. For Australian club administrators…
In sports technology, evolution is rarely linear. The story of Ochy’s journey from running retail to global football is proof that the right bet, on athletes’ movement and real, usable data, can fundamentally shift the landscape. For stakeholders in Australia’s football, performance and tech…
By deploying Spectatr.ai’s PULSE AI engine, the league delivered 10.6M + video views and 9x fan engagement growth during its global expansion season. Hockey One League, Australia’s premier national field hockey competition, partnered with AI sports technology company Spectatr.ai to deliver…
The AFL and Telstra have announced a leap in their sports technology, entering a two-year partnership with Champion Data to trial cutting-edge Optical Tracking Technology at Marvel Stadium.
In an announcement made yesterday, Football Queensland revealed that it will partner with StepOut, an AI-driven performance analysis platform. The collaboration aims to boost player development and make talent identification more accessible to coaches. An innovative training tool By establishing a…
