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Esports · 10 Feb 2026 · GB

ePremier League 2025/2026 Finalists head to Group Stage

The eighth season of the ePremier League enters the final stages of the 2025/2026 season, starting with the Group Stage on February 28th. The final 40 players representing 20 football clubs have been decided after several months of online qualifiers and playoffs, each of whom will aim to be crowned…

Esports Insider
Broadcast & Streaming · 30 Jan 2026 · GB, US

FOX Sports Unveils Historic FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcast Schedule

FOX Sports, America’s English-language home for the FIFA World Cup 2026, unveils its historic broadcast schedule for this year’s highly anticipated global sporting event. From Thurs., June 11 through Sun., July 19, 2026,

Sports Video Group
M&A · 29 Jan 2026 · GB, US

New York’s WSC snaps up UK SportTech Partnerbrite

A London-headquartered digital sponsorship activation platform used by top Premier League clubs has been acquired. WSC Sports, a sports content automation platform, has swooped for Partnerbrite, which enables brands to activate fan engagement through targeted campaigns. The acquisition expands WSC…

BusinessCloud
Partnerships · 9 Jan 2026 · GB

TikTok named first ever preferred platform for World Cup

The governing body has agreed a deal with the entertainment platform to serve as a central destination for the upcoming expanded 48-team tournament. This partnership builds on the successful collaboration between the two organisations during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, which resulted in tens…

Sport Industry Group
Startups · 8 Jan 2026 · GB

Three tech stars signed by Burnley FC for 6-month programme

Burnley Football Club has selected Camb.ai, Mantis XR and Piing to take part in the inaugural cohort of its new Innovation Hub. The selection follows a highly competitive global application process that attracted more than 200 companies. The three businesses were chosen after a virtual Pitch Day…

BusinessCloud
Partnerships · 26 Nov 2025 · GB

Ticketmaster Sport and Brentford FC: Pioneering SafeTix

Brentford has built its reputation on innovation, both on and off the pitch. As one of the most progressive clubs in English football, Brentford’s ambition to continually improve the matchday experience for its supporters led to a partnership with Ticketmaster to deliver a first for the Premier…

Sport Industry Group
Analytics & AI · 20 Nov 2025 · GB

West Ham United become first club to use AI for first team scouting

West Ham United has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AI specialist Crayon to develop what is being described as one of football’s most advanced scouting platforms. The Premier League club says the generative AI-powered system will overhaul how it identifies and evaluates talent across…

BusinessCloud
Broadcast & Streaming · 19 Nov 2025 · GB

Inside Brighton & Hove Albion’s Fan-First Media Machine

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club currently sit in 11th place in the Premier League, but there’s another ranking of England’s topflight football teams in which the Seasiders sit at the

Sports Video Group
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