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The Sports Tech Annual is an industry research publication that brings Welcome to the inaugural Sports together the most comprehensive and complete directory of companies Tech Annual, brought to you by in the global sports tech landscape. Each Chapter features interviews with industry experts sharing their insights on the current challenges, Sports Tech World Series (STWS). innovative use-cases, industry trends and future predictions in sports technology.

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SPORTS TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY FRAMEWORK

The 2020 Sports Tech Annual is divided into eight chapters reflecting Categorizations are therefore based on the company’s primary function the eight categories in the STWS Sports Technology Framework, and area of product/service expertise. If a company is not present in a highlighted below. This Framework was developed to give structure to chapter it may be because they are better suited to another chapter/ the amorphous term “sports technology” and provides an exhaustive category. overview of the ecosystem. This chapter focuses on companies working within Media & Broadcast, Although the Framework provides an exhaustive overview of the including solutions that enable and enhance the sharing and distribution sports tech ecosystem, each category is not mutually exclusive. There of sports content such as streaming platforms, automated broadcast will inevitably be companies that fit amongst several categories. graphics and online content publishers.

ATHLETE PERFORMANCE & TRACKING ATHLETE, TEAM & EVENT MANAGEMENT Devices and platforms used to measure or Solutions that support the management of track athletes with the purpose of testing and athletes, teams, leagues and events, with a focus improving performance such as GPS, activity on improving overall efficiencies at an individual trackers and sensors. and organisational level.

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MEDIA & BROADCAST STADIUMS & VENUES Solutions that enable and enhance the sharing Solutions designed to improve the efficiency and and distribution of sports content such as customer experience in stadiums and venues. streaming platforms, automated broadcast From base level technology infrastructure, graphics and online content publishers. such as internet connectivity, to match-day fan experience platforms.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced sports properties, broadcasters and home, with little to no fans present in the stadium to build the gameday their partners to challenge long held assumptions on the most effective atmosphere. way of delivering content to their fans. It has also seen an explosion of creativity to develop new solutions or pivot existing ones. Our Industry Experts, Alexandra Willis and Tim Tubito, shared their perspectives on how the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and NFL One of these major challenges faced by sports properties in 2020 is respectively are responding to these 2020 challenges whilst still looking how to produce a high quality broadcast experience for the viewer at ahead to the future for their fans.

TIM TUBITO ALEXANDRA WILLIS NFL THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CLUB

Technology developments identified as particularly innovative include An area for future innovation and improvement is developing a unified, the creation of an immersive stadium experience for viewers at home modern approach to viewership metrics. The current systems of through watch-together solutions. This enabled fans to connect directly measurement are fractured, ill-defined and don’t take into account the with other fans at home, with the limited fans in the stadium, and even multi-screen and multi-platform consumption habits of a modern fans. with the players on the field or court. The use of artificial or virtual crowd Beyond even a common base level of viewership, measuring engagement noise to replicate the human interaction in a stadium was also a subtle is more important than just the number of eye-balls on screens. One of but incredibly important application of tech to enhance the viewing the first steps of being able to serve fans better is being able to develop a experience. Remote production solutions also saw a boost, necessitated deeper understanding of their consumption habits and preferences. by social distancing requirements restricting the amount of production staff on site to small teams. The stand out theme from these expert insights is the hope that the innovations and learnings emerging out of response to the COVID-19 Looking beyond the immediate response to COVID, a strengthening pandemic will continue to be built upon once the world returns to a new trend has been the integration of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality elements into the broadcast experience. Technical and computing TABLE OF CONTENTS capabilities have caught up to the much hyped expectations of what’s possible for creating a seamless viewing experience with AR. It is moving Executive Summary 4 beyond a gimmick or showcase and looks to become a mainstay of broadcast going forwards. Industry Expert Insights 5 Company Listings - OTT & Broadcasters 9 Company Listings - Vendors 12

INDUSTRY EXPERT INSIGHTS

These Experts represent the professionals, with the help of their technology partners, from some of the world’s most innovative and renowned sporting properties. We would like to thank their contribution to the Annual and for their part in moving the industry forward.

TIM TUBITO DIRECTOR, EVENT PRESENTATION & CONTENT NFL

Tim Tubito is an Emmy award winning producer and director with over 15 years of production and game presentation experience with the New York Jets, Madison Square Garden Company and most recently the NFL. In his current role Tim oversees Event Presentation and Content for all of the NFL’s major tent pole events including the Super Bowl, The NFL Draft, NFL Kickoff as well as Game Presentation Strategy across all 32 teams. Prior to this Tim was at the Madison Square Garden Company where he was responsible for games and events for the New York Knicks.

In his role, he was in charge of game scripting, as well as managing all event activity, including live music, arena lighting, entertainment coordination, and partner/marketing integration. He spent 12 years with the New York Jets in several different roles including overseeing football video operations then switching to the business side with responsibility for content, Event Presentation, virtual and augmented reality initiatives, and experiential production.

Key challenges: What are the key challenges When we looked at how we wanted to approach creating those Fan Cams it was building off our work with bringing fans into the Virtual Draft you’re facing and what role can technology earlier this year. The Virtual Draft solution was put together in only two play in solving them? weeks, so with more time we didn’t want it to just look like a traditional Microsoft Teams meeting. We wanted to give it some depth and put it in The key challenges, especially in the live event space, is limited or no a 3D environment with more graphic imagery. Working with the Famous fans. In a normal environment at our games and events we’re so focused Group and their partners we used Unreal Engine to build this out in a 3D on how we make these engaging, interactive, intimate experiences for environment and really give it a unique feel. our fans. Now with limited capacity or no capacity, how do we still bring the stadium experience to the fans at home and the fan experience back We also worked with our social team to develop what we call the to the players in the stadium? “Showtime Cam” which allows players to celebrate with fans on a screen in the stadium. It creates content and it’s a different way to engage our “There were sun studies of the fans whilst getting energy up for the players. stadium to make sure that in each Innovative Use-Cases: What is the best or individual frame the shadows most innovative application of technology and sunlight are hitting in a you’ve seen in the industry this year? It’s easy to point to all the flashy new technology that’s being used but natural, realistic way. That level what NFL Films has done with the crowd audio for broadcast has been crucial in creating that authentic experience for the viewer at home. I of detail is what really makes think people take audio for granted but it’s extremely jarring to the whole these graphics and animation experience when it’s not quite right. Vince Caputo and the team at NFL Films painstakingly went through a process of pulling audio from every look so good.” stadium in the league that they’ve captured over the years and really make that sound authentic to the game that’s being played. That was a We’ve done many different things on the NFL side to bring this together process that took a lot of time and people might not realize it but when and all of them rely on technology. An example of this is what we call you’re watching an Eagles game, you’re hearing audio that’s authentic to our “Fan Cams” which are basically mini watch parties where these a previous Eagles game and when you’re watching a Patriots game, that’s fans are getting to watch the game and organize chants together. This the actual sounds from Foxborough. creates content for broadcasts to use where they typically would have in-stadium fan shots. It’s covering all the key elements: getting the fans into the game, putting that into the broadcast and creating energy for the players themselves on the field.

That was important to us that you’re not hearing just a generic track, The level of detail that these graphic designers are creating is just you’re really hearing something that’s authentic to that stadium amazing. Even thinking back to the Super Bowl this year when we did experience. The process that they went through from getting the audio the AR presentation of NFL All Time Team. There were sun studies of from all these stadiums and training all these audio technicians to apply the stadium to make sure that in each individual frame the shadows and this to each game was a real technological feat. But it was one that’s well sunlight are hitting in a natural, realistic way. That level of detail is what worth it. It was also long process because the audio they captured has really makes these graphics and animation look so good. Although the all these other sound elements like announcements in there. It’s a real computing power and the technology is there, it still takes really great achievement to be able to isolate the sounds without all that extra stuff graphic designers to make this look as amazing as it does. and make it sound unique to each stadium. The audio is nothing that’s really new and cutting edge, but it’s innovative in the sense of how we’ve Improvements: What technology would you applied it. I wish I could take credit for the work here but it was Vince and his team. They did an incredible job of putting that together in a very like to see developed or adopted over the next short time window in a mostly remote work environment. one to two years?

Once things hopefully get back to a little bit more normal I would like to Trends: What major trends have emerged see how we could take our best learnings out of this virtual fan experience in the last 6-12 months in the application of then apply it to when fans are back in stadiums. technology, digital and data? There are some really good innovations that have come out of this with The use of virtual fans and bringing viewers at home into broadcasts regards to creating intimate viewing experiences in fans’ homes and is an easy trend to point to. However, I think probably the biggest connecting that to the stadium experience. The broadcast quality is advancements that I’ve seen over the past few years is the use of obviously not the same when you’re dealing with a feed from someone’s Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality graphics in both live events home computer camera or their iPhone, but there’s a level of authenticity and broadcast. to it that can certainly continue to apply to live events. As people come back to events and stadiums, how do we still apply the things we learned When you’re watching a broadcast or you’re at a live event, 3D graphics to continue to enhance the viewing experience? being applied from the virtual world into the real world has become such a natural part of the experience. It’s another thing that people don’t even I’m going to be interested to see how everyone handles that. I have an necessarily realize is happening because the graphics and animations eye on it because I know we’ve learned a lot over the past eight months. look so good and look so realistic. You wouldn’t even know you’re We’ve learned a lot of what works and what doesn’t work and what goes watching someone in an AR studio as everything looks real, everything well for the fans and what they respond to. We’ve tried things that we feels real. would have never tried in a normal environment and where we continue to see, week by week, what we can apply and what we can push from a It’s the same with graphics as you see them in stadiums being powered by technology standpoint that we probably wouldn’t even have considered things like Unreal Engine, which has been part of this huge advancement in a normal environment. over the past couple of years. Historically Unreal Engine started on the gaming side and now seeing how that’s applied in real life and how that It’s accelerated the application and acceptance of new technology. I continues to evolve is really interesting. hope as an industry as a whole we won’t forget to apply the things we’ve learned in this environment and adapt it to what we do once things get back to normal.

INDUSTRY EXPERT INSIGHTS

ALEXANDRA WILLIS HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, CONTENT AND DIGITAL THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CLUB

Alexandra Willis leads and oversees strategy and execution of communications, content and digital for the All England Club, Wimbledon, across all communications touch points including digital, publications, broadcast, social media, PR, public affairs and internal.

Her role includes managing the award-winning strategy for AELTC platforms and assisting with external platforms to deliver content and communications that ensure the quality and image of the Club, The Championships and the Wimbledon brand are maintained, while growing reach, exposure and value through quality communication, storytelling and engagement. Also includes digital marketing and commercial activation, broadcast marketing and content, operational communications, international brand development and intellectual property of the brand.

Alexandra’s work includes leading the redesign of Wimbledon.com (winner of BT SIA Digital Platform of the year 2016), Wimbledon social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Weibo, WeChat), Wimbledon digital platforms (iPad, iPhone, Android, mobile), Wimbledon content platforms (Live @ Wimbledon Video and Radio - shortlisted for Radio Academy Awards and Broadcast Digital Awards in 2014, 2015, 2016), Wimbledon ecommerce platform (shop.wimbledon.com), Championships programme, Championships annual (shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year Awards 2014), email communications, and other publications.

Key challenges: What are the key challenges I think it will be interesting to look at that question probably in six months time when we’ve emerged a little bit further out of the depths of the you’re facing and what role can technology pandemic. Because I think some of the changes have been very reactive play in solving them? to specific situations and it will be interesting to see how much they stand the test of time and exist as fundamental changes for the future. All businesses, including the sports industry, are facing some major challenges. Firstly, changes in consumer consumption with the move One of the things that I was really impressed by was what the NBA did towards a celebrity culture, people being time poor and just the vast in putting together their watch party product. Their sport is built on increase in terms of competition for attention. Secondly, at the same fans being in the stadiums to be able to create an atmosphere for fans time we’ve seen a tremendous explosion of opportunity through what consuming in their own homes, through their own platforms. The watch technology can enable. So if there are sweet spots in people’s attention party was innovating on the idea that you can bring both together to create then we can work out through a combination of data, insight and clever that feeling of togetherness that usually only comes from attending sport application of tech, how to get into that individual’s window of attention. in person.

Fundamentally, as a sports property, we’re trying to create more I think that’s something that is going to become more and more content more of the time and provide it to more people in the way that important as we continue to exist in a world where fans cannot be in they most want to receive it. The reason for doing that is to continue to stadiums. People don’t want to be isolated on their own for these viewing keep Wimbledon out there as a relevant sports property for the modern experiences. This has been reflected in the growth of the video gaming consumer. Because our event happens only once a year and only for two industry with streaming. Furthermore, commercial properties are weeks a year, we’re particularly feeling this pressure around competition going to want to demonstrate that sport is a communal activity and they for attention within those two weeks. The question is then how do we don’t want sport to be consumed in isolation. The work by the NBA was almost take that on the chin and say, well, it doesn’t just have to be only something that really caught our eye. two weeks. The two weeks is the pinnacle of our event but actually there’s a role for Wimbledon to compete for attention throughout the year. It’s a Another innovation in the midst of the lockdown in particular, was sports fascinating one because it goes to the heart of our commercial model and properties turning to archival footage to meet the needs of their fans. our commercial business, but also the way that we apply technology from What was fascinating for us to see was where properties went above and a more operational perspective. beyond to try and create a narrative around that archive in the way that it was presented. Rather than it just being something that was published Innovative Use-Cases: What is the best or all at once. There’s been so much focus on Over The Top (OTT) platforms most innovative application of technology and direct to consumer (D2C) platforms for the live offering and how can you hone content around live streaming and live products to make it you’ve seen in the industry this year? compelling or make it what fans want, but not so much around VOD or on the non-live content.

In the absence of the Championships this year we knitted together our With a particular focus on the last 6 months, the pandemic has helped archive in what we called The Greatest Championships with the focus of companies solve business problems of how you provide broadcast retelling some of Wimbledon’s greatest matches that built dynamically experiences that were akin to being in the live environment, such as day by day, rather than just all being published at once. We also served the NBA watch parties I mentioned earlier. One of the things that makes additional supporting content alongside that video. So you could browse them fun is being able to insert yourself into someone else’s living room the matches point by point. You could access the statistics of those to share in that experience. We’re also seeing strong growth in fan points, point by point, as well as editorial, narrative and photography. engagement solutions like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality That was really about trying to make it relevant to all sorts of different (AR). generations. Rather than fans saying, “I couldn’t care less about John McEnroe because I’m 18 and he’s a 50-year-old guy” or “I’ve never heard The other growth area that’s been very interesting to witness in the of Steffi Graf, cause she’s not in the public eye now”. It’s all about trying pandemic, and maybe an area that has suffered before now because it to play sports relevant for multiple generations rather than just focussing hasn’t been a necessity, is around remote production. Until now there on the superstars of today. have been these entities out there trying to rethink the way content is made but struggling to get that across in the context of “this is the way IBM, our tech partner, played a critical role in developing this Greatest we’ve always done it and it’s not broken, so why would we change it?” Championship product through applying their AI technology to refurbish Then you look at the creativity that media entities, production houses and and remaster this archival footage. This was important as we’re so used sports properties have shown this year because they haven’t been able to being able to view things in incredible pixel quality that when you look to use those traditional means of production; it’s been fascinating. I really at something recorded five years ago, let alone 25 years ago, most fans hope that creativity is something that remains when we are able to return will think it’s poor quality and just switch it off. So we felt that there was to the traditional, big production house way of doing things. an opportunity to show to fans old content doesn’t have to be all grainy and horrible. One of the things we drew inspiration from was filmmaker Improvements: What technology would you Peter Jackson restoring some of the First World War footage from black and white to color to make it more engaging for current generations. I’m like to see developed or adopted over the next not saying that we achieved that level of enhancement, but the difference one to two years? was noticeable. We had to turn this around in less than eight weeks when we usually have 52 weeks to plan what we’re doing so credit to IBM for An area that definitely needs improvement is developing some sort being able to respond so quickly. of common approach to viewer measurement, especially as we move towards more and more content being consumed in more and more places, more and more of the time. The question is how do we get towards “The watch party was innovating a better overview of success? Rather than needing to add up metrics on one platform and then another different platform, to try and make some on the idea that you can bring sense of them together.

both together to create that That’s partly because of the commercial model moving towards actual quality of engagement, rather than just media exposure. It’s very difficult feeling of togetherness that for us as an industry to sense check how well we’re doing if there isn’t a usually only comes from sort of a common approach to success. attending sport in person.” It comes back to the point earlier about innovating on gathering fan data and the traditional means of production. We need a new version of the traditional ways of evaluating media output so we can begin to truly The other innovative thing that IBM did which we were interested in, track consumer behavior properly, especially with younger generations. actually not for us but the USA Open, was how they redeployed their AI How can we get a true view of what that younger fan wants when they’re powered highlight solution. This was based around applying AI algorithms consuming across different screens and different platforms? That’s a to crowd noise to know when a match is most exciting, but they were able big challenge and we’re really excited for the creativity that some of the to update this to an environment where you had no crowds. tech platforms and particularly the social media entities are showing in addressing this. Trends: What major trends have emerged in the last 6-12 months in the application of The learning that sport has got to take going forwards is that it needs to be driven by consumer behavior, rather than packaging these beautifully technology, digital and data? produced programs and just throwing it out there and hoping somebody will engage with it. An overarching trend we’ve seen for a few years is around the application of AI by sports properties in learning more about their audiences and using that to inform what they develop. This is also reflected in the drive for first party data, rather than just relying on third party.

COMPANY LISTINGS - OTT & BROADCASTERS DAZN LIVE AND ON-DEMAND SPORTS STREAMING

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1,001-5,000 DAZN is a ground-breaking live and on demand DAZN’s global service will launch this fall ESTABLISHED: 2015 sports streaming service, giving sports fans in more than 200 countries and territories. WEBSITE: dazn.com the control and flexibility to watch their sports, EMAIL: [email protected] their way. From 2021, 121 out of 138 UEFA Champions KEY CLIENTS: Bundesliga, Premier League, League matches to be shown exclusively UEFA You don‚‘t need a cable or satellite dish to live on DAZN in Germany for three seasons RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all watch it, so the setup is quick and simple. You under new agreement. sports can download the DAZN app and watch on TAGS: News / Content, OTT multiple devices at home or on the go, all for an affordable price. It’s about putting sports fans first.

FLOSPORTS SPORTS CONTENT PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Austin, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 251-500 FloSports is the innovator in live digital sports Recently, FloSports has bolstered its ESTABLISHED: 2006 and original content. Based in Austin, Texas, motorsports offering with the acquisition WEBSITE: flosports.tv we partner with event rights holders and of the Speed Shift TV streaming platform. EMAIL: [email protected] governing bodies to unlock a world of sports The deal includes all of Speed Shift TV’s’ KEY CLIENTS: NCAA, NBA, Tour De France, coverage that true fans have been waiting for. assets and broadcast rights and will PBA, USAC Racing Through live streaming of premier events, bring over 400 additional racing events RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all original video programming, and weekly studio to the FloRacing platform. FloRacing sports shows, FloSports is growing the sports, the will now stream over 800 racing events a TAGS: News / Content, OTT athletes and the fans. year, with the new content adding to the platform’s DirtonDirt coverage, as well as a full schedule of United States Auto Club events.

FUBOTV SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: New York, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 251-500 fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused In April, Fubo merged with tech-driven ESTABLISHED: 2014 live TV streaming service with top leagues AR/VR company FaceBank. FaceBank, WEBSITE: fubo.tv and teams, plus popular shows, movies and which makes avatars and characters for EMAIL: info@ fubo.tv news for the entire household. We stream the virtual entertainment is in the process of KEY CLIENTS: ESPN, ABC, beIN, NBA League most popular entertainment, news and sports changing its name to that of the company Pass, NFL GamePass programming in the world, including more than it acquired. In June, Fubo TV announced RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all 30,000 live sporting events per year and 60,000 a new, multi-year carriage agreement to sports TV episodes and movies every month. bring 13 Discovery networks to Fubo TV’s TAGS: News / Content live TV streaming service, suggesting an expansion beyond the sports market is on the cards.

ELEVEN SPORTS LIVE SPORTS BROADCASTING PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Brussels, Belgium SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 ELEVEN is an award-winning platform Throughout the past few months, ELEVEN ESTABLISHED: 2015 delivering world-class entertainment to has reached multiple partnership and WEBSITE: elevensports.com dedicated fans around the world since 2015. broadcasting opportunities across Europe, EMAIL: [email protected] We are challenging how live sport is packaged, including LaLiga and Belgian Pro League, KEY CLIENTS: NFL, NBA, Formula 1, Premier delivered and consumed, with a flexible as well as partnering with Grassroots League, LaLiga offering that democratizes sport content for Broadcasting Platform MyCujoo to RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all fans everywhere. From the world’s biggest broadcast the Myanmar National League. sports sporting events, to the best local sport, TAGS: OTT Esports and women’s sport - ELEVEN makes it all available to our global community of fans wherever and however they want to consume it.

KAYO SPORTS AUSTRALIAN-BASED SPORTS STREAMING SERVICE

HEAD OFFICE: Sydney, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 With over 50 sports instantly streamed, Live After shedding around 135,000 subscribers ESTABLISHED: 2018 and On Demand, Aussie sports fans can enjoy by May due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, WEBSITE: kayosports.com.au their favourite sports, anytime on Kayo Sports. Kayo managed to bounce back with a fury EMAIL: [email protected] With access to FOX SPORTS Australia, ESPN as Australians sought some much-needed KEY CLIENTS: ESPN, FOX Sports, beIN Group and beIN SPORTS content, Kayo delivers over sporting reprieve. In the final three months RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all 30,000 hours of the best sport, documentaries of the financial year of 2020, Kayo has sports and entertainment shows combined with game managed to greatly expand its paying TAGS: News / Content changing features. We are a cutting edge, subscriber base from 331,000 to 542,000. digital business that brings both sports and technology together to deliver fans a unique, world class sports streaming experience.

COMPANY LISTINGS - VENDORS INTEL IMMERSIVE MEDIA EXPERIENCES

HEAD OFFICE: Santa Clara, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 10,001+ Intel’s mission is to shape the future of Intel True View is a powerful end-to-end ESTABLISHED: 1968 technology to help create a better future platform that delivers views traditional WEBSITE: intel.com for the entire world. By pushing forward in cameras can’t. Dozens of high-definition EMAIL: [email protected] fields like AI, analytics and cloud-to-edge 5K cameras are mounted all around KEY CLIENTS: NFL, NBA, LaLiga technology, Intel’s work is at the heart of stadiums and arenas worldwide, capturing RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all countless innovations. Intel Sports helps fans volumetric video. That gets processed sports discover the immersive media technologies through highly-advanced Intel Xeon TAGS: Computer Vision, News / Content, VR that let you watch and experience sports at the processor-based servers, Intel Core (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality) highest level, all in exciting new ways. High- processor-powered PCs, and Intel True performance cameras, advanced computing View. It renders 360-degree replays, power, software algorithms, and Intel True stunning freeze frames, and never-before View and Intel True VR deliver all-new ways for looks at the most exciting plays. you to watch and experience sports.

HARMONIC VIRTUALIZED CABLE ACCESS & LIVE VIDEO STREAMING

HEAD OFFICE: San Jose, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1,001-5,000 Harmonic, the worldwide leader in video Whether simplifying OTT video delivery ESTABLISHED: 1988 delivery technology and services, enables via innovative cloud and software-as-a- WEBSITE: harmonicinc.com media companies and service providers to service (SaaS) technologies or powering EMAIL: [email protected] deliver ultra-high-quality broadcast and OTT the delivery of gigabit internet cable KEY CLIENTS: Sky, Foxtel, Comcast, HCTC, video services to consumers globally. services, Harmonic is changing the way Telkomsel media companies and service providers RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all The company has also revolutionized cable monetize live and VOD content on every sports access networking via the industry’s first screen. TAGS: News / Content, OTT virtualized CCAP solution, enabling cable operators to more flexibly deploy gigabit internet service to consumers’ homes and mobile devices.

DELTATRE WE BRING SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT TO LIFE

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1,001-5,000 Deltatre is the global leader in fan-first video Deltatre launched a new SaaS-based ESTABLISHED: 1986 experiences and is trusted by the world’s solution, mtribes, in 2020. The tool enables WEBSITE: deltatre.com largest sports federations, leagues, and media any media operator running a multi- EMAIL: [email protected] companies. Its market-leading product and platform digital or over-the-top (OTT) KEY CLIENTS: FIFA, UEFA, DAZN, PCCW, services portfolio has helped redefine the way service to quickly identify user groups and Discovery the world consumes sports, film, and TV by their behaviors, create highly personalized RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all offering specialist innovations in over-the-top user experiences (UX), and measure the sports (OTT) streaming, websites and apps, graphics, effectiveness of personalization through TAGS: Official Data Provider, OTT, VR (Virtual data, officiating systems, user experience real-time insights. Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality) (UX), and product design. Over its 34-year history, the company has grown to employ more than 1,000 staff based in offices spanning 11 countries.

SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY VIDEO GRAPHICS PROVIDER

HEAD OFFICE: Durham, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 251-500 SMT offers an unparalleled level of technology SMT was essential in creating virtual fans ESTABLISHED: 1986 and services unavailable anywhere else in for the beginning of the 2020 Major League WEBSITE: smt.com the sports market. Our suite of products is a Baseball Season for FOX Sports. The EMAIL: [email protected] producer’s dream, from fan favorites like data- project utlized SMT’s technology allowing KEY CLIENTS: NASCAR, IndyCar, NHL, NCAA driven graphics, clock-and-score bugs, tickers virtual graphics to be inserted into the basketball, PGA and virtual solutions to behind-the-scenes broadcast with geospatial precision. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all services such as video board production, sports talent prompters and information systems. TAGS: OTT, VR (Virtual Reality) / AR SMT provides clients with a full-service, (Augmented Reality) turnkey solution designed to bring producers and patrons the highest level of technical innovation available.

APPLICASTER CLOUD BASED PLATFORM FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

HEAD OFFICE: New York, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Applicaster is a world-leading cloud-based Applicaster recently announced it has ESTABLISHED: 2009 platform for app development and content secured $11 million to support continued WEBSITE: applicaster.com distribution, providing the tools and insights technology and customer growth amid EMAIL: [email protected] needed to own and engage audiences across record demand for streaming content KEY CLIENTS: Comcast Technology Solutions, all platforms and devices. Our innovative services. The company in June launched Adobe, AWS, DirecTV, Viacom platform enables nearly endless functionality, Zapp’s newest framework, called Quick RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all provided through formal integrations, an open Brick, which streamlines the design, sports plugin environment, and tools for development deployment and management of complex TAGS: News / Content and design. video apps.

BROADCAST SOLUTIONS GROUP SYSTEM INTEGRATION INNOVATION FOR BROADCAST AND MEDIA

HEAD OFFICE: Bingen, Germany SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Broadcast Solutions is one of Europe’s German broadcast production company ESTABLISHED: 2003 biggest system integrators and consists of HD Broadcast is set to unleash its latest WEBSITE: broadcast-solutions.de a group of companies acting worldwide. UHD 2 OB truck on the start of the German EMAIL: [email protected] Started in Germany more than 15 years ago, Football Association (DFB) cup matches KEY CLIENTS: Eurovision, The Grammys, Tour Broadcast Solutions stands for innovation for the 2020/2021 season, The stylish De France and engineering. With subsidiaries in Europe, OB, designed and planned by Broadcast RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Asia and the Middle East the group plans, Solutions, can cope with up to 30 cameras. sports implements and realizes projects and offers its TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), OTT services in all broadcast and content related areas’ globally.

CHYRONHEGO CREATE. MORE.

HEAD OFFICE: Stockholm, Sweden SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 ChyronHego is ushering in the next generation ChyronHego is developing the world’s ESTABLISHED: 1966 of storytelling. Founded in 1966 as Chyron, leading tracking, coaching, and in-venue WEBSITE: chyronhego.com the company has played a pioneering fan engagement technologies. EMAIL: [email protected] role in developing broadcast titling and KEY CLIENTS: MLB, La Liga, Bundesliga, graphics systems. With a foundation built Ask us about TRACAB Gen 5, our FIFA DAZN, SKY Sports on innovation and efficiency, ChyronHego certified, EMMY Award-winning optical RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all has become a household name and global tracking system; Click Effects PRIME sports leader in broadcast, with a focus on customer- 3.5 for live sports & entertainment TAGS: Performance Data Analytics, Sports centric solutions. Today, the company offers productions; and Coach Paint- the most Officiating Tech, Video Analytics production professionals the industry’s widely used video analysis software in most comprehensive software portfolio for professional sport. designing, sharing, and playing live graphics to air with ease.

CUBEE TECHNOLOGY SPORTS-FOCUSED BIG DATA

HEAD OFFICE: Shanghai, China SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Based in Shanghai, Cubee is China’s leading Cubee has grown rapidly in the last couple ESTABLISHED: 2012 sports big data company. Cubee’s football data of years, receiving initial financing from WEBSITE: cubee.com analysis service can count among its clients Ping An Ventures and Northern Lights. EMAIL: [email protected] many of the biggest names in the Chinese In the summer of 2016, Cubee received KEY CLIENTS: Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Nike, media industry, including Baidu, Tencent, major investment from CMC Holdings, the Sina Sports SSports, Sina, LeTV and PPTV. Cubee’s big Chinese sports investment company who RELEVANT SPORTS: Soccer data team also work with the Chinese Under 15 also own 13% of Manchester City Group. TAGS: Fan Analytics, Video Analytics national team and Nike SOP.

ENDEAVOR STREAMING VIDEO DISTRIBUTION FOR LIVE AND ON-DEMAND CONTENT

HEAD OFFICE: New York, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Endeavor Streaming is a global leader in The Endeavor Streaming team was recently ESTABLISHED: 2004 premium video distribution for live and on- shortlisted for the 2020 SVG Europe Sports WEBSITE: endeavorstreaming.com demand content across the entertainment TV Awards for their work with the Ultimate EMAIL: [email protected] and sports industries. We combine stunning Fighting Championship on the newly KEY CLIENTS: UFC, NFL, NBA, EFL, WWE video with the most far-reaching interactive redesigned UFC FIGHT PASS. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all features to create personalized, over-the- sports top experiences on every screen imaginable. TAGS: News / Content, OTT Through the global footprint of the Endeavor network and our position at the forefront of technology, Endeavor Streaming provides solutions with unmatched flexibility in content delivery, management, consumption and monetization.

LIVEU LIVE VIDEO STREAMING AND REMOTE PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS

HEAD OFFICE: Hackensack, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 With over 3,000 customers in 130+ countries, Current Projects include: ESTABLISHED: 2006 LiveU is bringing its award-winning broadcast - Germany’s Exo-Tennis series, working WEBSITE: liveu.tv technology to the sports world, enabling you with PlaySight to deliver automated sports EMAIL: [email protected] to cover more events with reduced costs and broadcast and SmartScore technology KEY CLIENTS: FIA World Rally Championship, the highest-quality, reliable live content. LiveU - Streaming live the Simulation Game NY Jets, NASCAR, Fox Sports US, Tencent offers flawless and dynamic HD/1080p60 and of the International Skating Union Sports 4K HEVC live video streaming and a broad Championships RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all set of production services for every type of - Mexican Soccer League, LIGA MX BBVA sports sporting event, based on its patented bonding live streamed virtual (Esports) tournament TAGS: Drones, News / Content, Social Media and video transport technology. LiveU offers - NFL draft an extensive cloud-based management and - NASCAR races video distribution solutions for live video coverage, anytime, anywhere.

NETCO SPORTS TURNKEY OTT OFFERS & MULTI-PLATFORM APPLICATIONS

HEAD OFFICE: Paris, France SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Netco Sports are an international company Collaborating with ISG, Netco Sports Italy ESTABLISHED: 2009 designing and developing multiplatform recently deployed for Italian Football WEBSITE: netcosports.com applications and OTT solutions for Sport & League Serie A virtual centre pitch logos of EMAIL: [email protected] Media key players. We are in the forefront of club partners before kickoff, at half-time KEY CLIENTS: Canal+, BeIN SPORTS, TVA technology and integrate innovative solutions and prior to the second half kick-off at Sports Canada, Fox Sports Australia, Eurosport (Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Internet stadiums. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all of Things, etc) at any step of the value- sports chain from video-recording to end-users TAGS: Fan Analytics, OTT, Social Media applications.

PIXELLOT THE WORLD LEADER IN AI-AUTOMATED SPORTS PRODUCTION

HEAD OFFICE: Petach Tikva, Israel SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Pixellot is the leader in automatic AI-based Pixellot is the biggest sports production ESTABLISHED: 2014 sports production solutions for the sports company in the world in terms of live WEBSITE: pixellot.tv market. Our end-to-end technology production hours. EMAIL: [email protected] streamlines productions using an unmanned KEY CLIENTS: ESPN, FloSports, NEP, FC multi-camera device. Using AI, we enable In two years, the company produced Barcelona, Real Madrid sports organizations to broadcast and more than 500,000 games and is currently RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all monetize sporting events which would producing and distributing more than sports otherwise not receive coverage. In addition to 40,000 live games each month on a variety TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Athlete the engaging video coverage, fans can enjoy of platforms (web, mobile, OTT etc.) Empowerment / Promotion, Computer Vision real-time commentary, graphics, automated around the world. highlights, and stats , similar to a professional broadcast.

SECOND SPECTRUM BROADCAST IMMERSION TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OFFICE: Los Angeles, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 We are bringing everyone closer to the game in During the NBA’s return to play for the ESTABLISHED: 2013 ways never before imagined, with new forms 2020 season in it’s Bubble environment, WEBSITE: secondspectrum.com of interaction, immersion, and personalization. Second Spectrums “Clippers Courtvision” EMAIL: [email protected] From mobile apps, to giant touchscreens, to has been utilized to not only provide KEY CLIENTS: NBA, Premier League, Major smart TVs, to VR/AR, we deliver exactly what statistics to broadcast, but also allow League Soccer, NCAA, ESPN each fan, commentator, coach, or player wants teams to further the immersion of home- RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all to see. We are pushing the boundaries of deep court advantage with Augmented Reality sports tech; machine learning, computer vision, big driven sponsorships courtside and on the TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Official Data data, augmented and virtual reality. basketball court itself. Provider, VR (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality)

SPORTLOGIQ AI POWERED SPORTS ANALYTICS

HEAD OFFICE: Montreal, Canada SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Sportlogiq is an AI powered sports analytics Sportlogiq is implementing an automated ESTABLISHED: 2015 company. We help teams win more games and content creation system powered by Arria WEBSITE: sportlogiq.com broadcasters engage more viewers. NLG Studio, to generate data-oriented EMAIL: [email protected] stories automatically, dynamically, KEY CLIENTS: NHL, NFL, NCAA Football Our advanced analytics software tracks the and at scale. These AI-driven insights, RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all location and actions of every player on the ice, gathered from their proprietary datasets, sports field, or court using standard game footage. will provide exclusive information on TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Video Machine intelligence techniques are then underlying team performance, trends, and Analytics used to extract meaningful insights from the systems to help teams win more games data collected, allowing teams and fans to and better equip broadcasters to engage understand and experience the game in ways more viewers. previously unimaginable.

SPORTSCAST AUSTRALIA SPORTS BROADCASTING

HEAD OFFICE: Melbourne, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 Sportscast Australia are an agile sports At Sportscast Australia we have been ESTABLISHED: 2016 broadcaster delivering TV quality live streams focusing on refining our remote production WEBSITE: sportscastaustralia.com.au for national, state and grassroots sports. From solutions which are delivering national EMAIL: info@ sportscastaustralia.com.au single cam to multi-cam and everything in sports with cost effective solutions to KEY CLIENTS: NBL, Cricket Australia, Cycling between, Sportscast Australia can take your cover events anywhere in the country. Our Australia, Melbourne Vixens, Volleyball productions to the next level without exploding remote productions feature the full suite of Australia the budget. broadcast enhancements including multi- RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all angle slow motion replays, live graphics, sports At a grassroots level, our proprietary cloud sponsorship integration and live talent TAGS: Grassroots / Youth, News / Content, OTT editing platform - Sportscast Game Analysis interviews. Commentary can be added Platform - is helping grassroots sports onsite or offsite. maximize the power of video analytics through automated editing.

THE FAMOUS GROUP A FAN EXPERIENCE COMPANY

HEAD OFFICE: Culver City, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 When you inspire and engage a live audience We’ve been in the experiential business ESTABLISHED: 1997 they become fans. For more than 20 years, for over 20 years, creating immersive WEBSITE: thefamousgroup.com we’ve created passionate fans for the biggest fan experiences for Fortune 500 EMAIL: [email protected] brands, venues and events in the world. We brands, professional sports events, KEY CLIENTS: NFL, WWE, Riot Games, AT&T, begin working with each of our client partners Esports, concerts, festivals and retail Nike by deeply understanding their brand, their environments. That includes 13 Super RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all goals, and their audience. We then execute Bowls, Nike, the NFL Draft, Live Nation, sports with award-winning creative, rock-solid the NBA finals, Ubisoft, NCAA Final Four, TAGS: Computer Vision, OTT, VR (Virtual production and proprietary technology. Pepsi, NHL All-Star Weekend, AT&T, and Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality) more than 90 professional sports teams and venues.

UNIQFEED COMPUTER VISION SPECIALISTS

HEAD OFFICE: Zurich, Switzerland SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 We offer highly innovative, groundbreaking On August 1st, 2020, the annual Swiss ESTABLISHED: 2015 and entirely software-based solutions (3 National Day, uniqFEED will extend its WEBSITE: uniqfeed.com patents), which virtually overlay existing geographical reach further still by joining EMAIL: [email protected] perimeter board advertisements in sports SportWorks at the Maison du Sport KEY CLIENTS: Swiss Tennis, ATP Tour, ITTF stadiums with other content of choice for the International (MSI) in the Olympic Capital, RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all live television broadcast feed. Lausanne. sports TAGS: Computer Vision, News / Content, OTT Our two entirely software-based solutions Swiss Tennis has partnered with virtual for live setup allow us not only to generate advertising solutions provider uniqFEED, multiple feeds (AdApt), but also to distribute who will deploy their technology at the multiple feeds with lower data usage Securitas Pro Cup, a three-day event which (ManiCode). uniqFEED uses only digital SDI took place at the Swiss Arena in July. signals as input for a non-intrusive workflow.

WAVE.TV SPORTS MEDIA CONTENT

HEAD OFFICE: Santa Monica, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 WAVE.tv is a sports media company for today’s WAVE.tv recently secured $32m in Series ESTABLISHED: 2017 fan. We entertain modern day sports fans with A funding, which will allow it to grow the WEBSITE: wave.tv the content they love, produced for the digital business into a comprehensive sports EMAIL: [email protected] platforms where they spend the most time. Our entertainment company with an eye KEY CLIENTS: Under Armour, Miller Lite brands can be discovered across Snapchat, for continued category and platform RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and expansion, IP and talent development, sports other core and emerging platforms. WAVE.TV e-commerce, acquisitions, sports betting, TAGS: News / Content, OTT media brands reach over 200M unique users and more. monthly, (largely Gen-Z and Millennials) generating over 3 billion video views.

WSC SPORTS AUTOMATED SPORTS VIDEO SOLUTIONS

HEAD OFFICE: Givatayim, Israel SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 101-250 WSC Sports’ platform generates personalized WSC Sports is a significant player in the ESTABLISHED: 2011 sports videos for every digital platform and AI revolution of sports. We grant editorial WEBSITE: wsc-sports.com every sports fan - automatically and in real- teams superpowers to multiply what they EMAIL: [email protected] time. used to do and create new and innovative KEY CLIENTS: NBA, WarnerMedia, Discovery, experiences. By working with our clients, PGA Tour, J League Currently being used by leading media rights we facilitate opportunities for sponsors RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all owners such as NBA, MLS, FIBA, WarnerMedia, and media partners to engage fans in a sports Discovery, Bleacher Report and many others, way that matters; whether that be for a TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), News / WSC Sports’ platform utilizes advanced AI fantasy game, a betting opportunity, social Content technologies to analyze live sports broadcasts, media engagement, or signing up to an OTT identify each and every event that occurs in service. the game, create customized short-form video content and publish to any digital destination.

GRABYO CLOUD-BASED VIDEO PRODUCTION PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 51-100 Grabyo is a leading cloud video production, Grabyo has empowered sports ESTABLISHED: 2013 editing and distribution platform. Grabyo’s broadcasters and rights holders to WEBSITE: grabyo.com lightweight platform is the future of broadcast continue creating content and engaging EMAIL: [email protected] - equipping partners with the tools to manage audiences remotely throughout the KEY CLIENTS: The English Premier League, agile video distribution strategies across all COVID-19 health pandemic. MotoGP, AELTC Wimbledon, Tennis Australia, major digital, OTT and social platforms. MLS Grabyo’s cloud-native platform is accessed RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Delivered as a SaaS platform and accessed from anywhere using a web browser. Its sports through a web browser, Grabyo is trusted by live production capabilities, including TAGS: News / Content, OTT, Social Media major publishers and rights holders across the remote contribution features, are helping world. It has strategic partnerships across OTT, sports publishers to safely resume social media and broadcast including Twitter, coverage of live sport as it begins again. Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat.

KISWE MOBILE REMOTE CLOUD BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OFFICE: New Jersey, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 51-100 Driving true remote cloud broadcast Working with the biggest names in Sports ESTABLISHED: 2013 capabilities. Helping content producers and Entertainment to bring innovative WEBSITE: kiswe.com and broadcasters overcome capital and engagements. Transform your content EMAIL: [email protected] operating barriers and find new engagement/ into personal, social and interactive KEY CLIENTS: NBA, Premier League, beIN monetization opportunities. experiences. Sports, ESPN, Turner Sports RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all sports TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), OTT, Social Media

ON REWIND ENRICHED OTT SOLUTIONS FOR SPORTS & ESPORTS

HEAD OFFICE: Paris, France SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 51-100 On Rewind (acquired in 2017 by Euro Media On Rewind has reimagined mobile video ESTABLISHED: 2015 Group) is a major innovator in live streaming streaming with its patented interactive WEBSITE: onrewind.com for sports and Esports, thanks to its highly- video player that delivers a compelling user EMAIL: [email protected] engaging end-to-end OTT solution. experience designed to engage today’s KEY CLIENTS: Proximus, MediaPro, FC RedBull demanding audiences. This unique solution Salzburg, Olympique de Marseille, AS St With premium clients like the Belgian telco has been the subject of numerous press Etienne Proximus, the French Football Federation, coverage in the sports and media industry. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all MediaPro, the Top 14 Rugby, FC RedBull On Rewind recently merged with sister sports Salzburg, SFR Sports or the Olympique de company Netco Sports, one of the world’s TAGS: OTT Marseille among others, On Rewind is always leading providers of cross-platform sports seeking to innovate in the streaming industry applications, to strengthen IT development by answering to the present and future needs and meet growing demands of OTT market. of the broadcasters and their community.

ABONAIR WIRELESS VIDEO SYSTEMS

HEAD OFFICE: Tel Aviv, Israel SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 ABonAir is the leading provider of wireless ABonAir’s Wireless Video Systems support: ESTABLISHED: 2008 video solutions for broadcasting, electronic • Sub-frame delay (7 msec): For live event WEBSITE: abonair.com news gathering, sports events and reality coverage and multi-camera production. EMAIL: [email protected] shows. ABonAir develops wireless microwave • High-picture quality (+52dB PSNR): KEY CLIENTS: NBC, France TV, LSU, FSU, UGA, links that enable video transmission from Revolutionary H.264 CODEC technology. Horse Racing field cameras directly to a news track, OB • Teleprompter. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all trucks or media center. ABonAir’s customers • Video Return. sports include sport facilities, universities, news • 4K and HD. TAGS: Social Media broadcasters, production companies, mobile • Superior coverage utilizing MIMO and trucks, rental houses and system integrators. fiberbased antenna. ABonAir’s unique technology enables it to • Single-zone and multi-zone upgradable provide exceptionally robust and reliable Fiber Coverage Extender (FCE) support. wireless video links.

BLINDER REMOTE INTERVIEW PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Auckland, New Zealand SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Blinder lets broadcasters, content producers Blinder was born out of frustrations ESTABLISHED: 2016 and PR managers tell better stories, faster, juggling the demands of storytelling, WEBSITE: blinderhq.com from anywhere. content production and duty of care in EMAIL: [email protected] pro sport. It’s since been used around the KEY CLIENTS: SKY Sport, The FA, US Women’s Our remote interview platform easily brings world by teams from the AFL to the NFL Soccer, New Zealand Rugby, Atlanta Falcons anyone into conversation, through any device, and the NCAA to the Premier League. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all without the need for new software, and with sports multi-channel HD recordings captured to a By focusing on making it really easy for TAGS: Athlete Empowerment / Promotion, cloud-based team dashboard. athletes to join Blinder calls, it turns out we News / Content, Social Media made the tech incredibly easy for the media That’s changed the way athletes and coaches to use too. And broadcasting has been our can connect directly with the media, fans and biggest growth area in 2020. in-house content creators.

CAMBOX THE NEW GENERATION ACTION CAMERA

HEAD OFFICE: Nantes, France SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Since 2013, the Group Cambox manufactures, 2020 marks a breakthrough in Cambox’s ESTABLISHED: 2013 produces and sells helmet cameras dedicated range with the launching of a brand new WEBSITE: cambox.eu/en to equestrian sports, motorsports & outdoor model : The Cambox V4 plus & V4 pro. EMAIL: [email protected] sports. Our Objective: To offer an innovative Cambox has a watchword : to offer the best KEY CLIENTS: Formula One, France Galop, solution to record your most beautiful product as possible today and for the futur. Mercedes, Allen Berg Racing Schools emotions. In this aim, the newest models have been RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all thought in order to meet all our customers sports To meet the growing demand for this kind of and prospects expectations taking into TAGS: Wearables / Smart Devices products, Cambox grew up through the years account the feedback we have had since by having today three offices in the world: the launching of the first Cambox. France, USA and Australia.

CINFO CLOUD-BASED AUTOMATED BROADCASTING SERVICE

HEAD OFFICE: La Coruna, Spain SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 We provide advanced cloud-based automatic Cinfo were selected by the Microsoft ESTABLISHED: 2000 TV production systems, coupled with Global Sports Innovation Center for their WEBSITE: cinfo.es cloud settopbox technology and metadata “Smart Stadium” program. In turn, Cinfo EMAIL: [email protected] databases. Working with Cinfo, you can create have had the opportunity to work with La KEY CLIENTS: FOX, SONY, Rakuten TV events using only our robotized cameras Liga club Real Club Sociedad’s stadium to RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all and our artificial-intelligence-based tracking further their digital transformation process sports software. Our systems produce standard using connected technology. TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Grassroots / broadcast TV signal, multicamera signals, VOD Youth, OTT libraries, personalized promo channels or OTT streaming for any video destination platform

FANCODE MULTI-SPORT AGGREGATOR PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Mumbai, India SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 FanCode is a multi-sport aggregator platform From the house of Sporta Technologies ESTABLISHED: 2019 for every sports fan, focusing on long-tail (the parent company of Dream11), WEBSITE: fancode.com sports content and contextual commerce. FanCode has already amassed over 1 EMAIL: [email protected] Founded by sports industry veterans Yannick crore+ app installs and won the ‚‘Best KEY CLIENTS: Indian Premier League, Colaco and Prasana Krishnan in March 2019, Sports Startup’ award at FICCI India Sports Eredivisie, FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIVB FanCode offers a personalized, curated sports Awards 2019. Volleyball World Cup, NBA experience across live streaming, news, live RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all match scores, in-depth game analysis and sports fantasy sports statistics & tips. TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Fan Analytics

HOLOSCRIBE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES - 360° AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Being able to connect with supporters in new Holoscribe has recently worked alongside ESTABLISHED: 2016 ways on their mobiles through 360° interactive, Spurs to produce a 360°interactive WEBSITE: holoscribe.com augmented reality and virtual reality content, experience, enabling fans to interact in EMAIL: [email protected] enables clubs and brands to make really different ways with the club. We produced KEY CLIENTS: Tottenham Hotspur, EA Sports, memorable experiences. a private 360° tour of the grounds to allow BBC, Virgin Media, Amnesty International fans to see parts that they never have got RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Thanks to Holoscribe’s ‘off the shelf’ to see. The 360° journey includes video sports technology, we offer a new approach to this hotspots of mini training sessions from the TAGS:News / Content, Social Media, VR new digital publishing option that brings down players to help people progress with their (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality) common barriers-to-entry: cost and lack of football skills and get active. understanding, which can prevent brands from bringing their content to life. aia360.tottenhamhotspur.com

JOYMO LIVE SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Oslo, Norway SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Joymo is a streaming platform that makes it Joymo has 100 customers in Norway and ESTABLISHED: 2016 easy for any sport club, federation, league and collaborates with several associations, WEBSITE: joymo.tv event, anywhere in the world, to broadcast including a framework agreement with the EMAIL: [email protected] their valuable content to fans across the Norwegian Sports Confederation as well KEY CLIENTS: Larvikturn, Frigg Oslo FK, globe. Through innovation in technology, as agreements with the Norwegian Bandy Oppsal Idrettsforening broadcasting, AI and automation, Joymo Association, the Norwegian Kickboxing RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all enables the creation of video content from any Association and the Norwegian Swimming sports level in sport and delivers that content to fans, Association. TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Fan Analytics, athletes, coaches, referees and scouts through Grassroots / Youth an innovative and exciting platform.

LIVE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS - LIGR AUTOMATED AND CLOUD LIVE SPORTS GRAPHICS

HEAD OFFICE: Sydney, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 LIGR is a new generation of live graphics and We recently raised a 7 figure seed ESTABLISHED: 2016 broadcast management software that offers investment round, with lead investor Alston WEBSITE: ligrsystems.com TV-quality sports graphics but with no need Elliot Graphics, the leading broadcast EMAIL: [email protected] for hardware, designers, skilled graphics graphics service company in the world, KEY CLIENTS: Australian Football League, operators, or developers. And because our producing graphics for the Rugby World Belgium Basketball - Euromillions Basketball solution is out-of-the box, we get you up and Cup, Cricket World Cup, Indian Premier League, 7 FFA members including Football running in minutes. League, English Premier League etc. NSW & Football Victoria, Gravity Media, Queensland Rugby League Since 2016, we’ve offered live graphics We are launching early access to our self RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all solutions to sporting organisations and serve SaaS platform in July 2020, with sports production companies. We’ve helped improve product and brand launch in May 2020. TAGS: Grassroots / Youth, Official Data the quality of their live streams and monetize Provider, Sponsorship Analytics through powerful in-stream advertising.

LIVELIKE CUSTOMER-DRIVEN NETWORKING

HEAD OFFICE: SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING San Jose, United States We’re passionate about Virtual Reality (VR) We’ve only been around since January of EMPOYEES: 11-50 and we’ve created an end to end white label 2015 and we’re already making waves. ESTABLISHED: 2015 solution that enables broadcasters and global We’ve announced a successful partnership WEBSITE: livelikevr.com sports organizations deliver an immersive, with Fox Sports and created “Fox Sports EMAIL: [email protected] live sports viewing experience. What that VR”, which on its launch (Sept. 17, 2016) KEY CLIENTS: Top football teams from England means for the end user is that through our was one of the largest ever live broadcasts and France, French Open Tennis technologies and our partners content, they’re in VR. We’ve announced our Series A RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all able to leverage the immersive nature of VR to funding, which was lead by the likes of sports bring the thrill of the game-day stadium right former NBA commissioner, David Stern. TAGS: News / Content, VR (Virtual Reality) / to their living rooms. AR (Augmented Reality)

MAESTRO WHITE-LABEL INTERACTIVE VIDEO PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Los Angeles, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Maestro is the white-label interactive video In April 2020, SeventySix Capital invested ESTABLISHED: 2015 platform for creators and content owners into Maestro, further supporting its move WEBSITE: maestro.io looking to build meaningful relationships into Esports content. With customers EMAIL: [email protected] with viewers. Our solution empowers anyone such as Epic Games, Activision Blizzard KEY CLIENTS: Microsoft, WarnerMedia, to go direct-to-consumer, enabling them to and Fortnite already, SeventySix Capital Activision Blizzard, EA, Sky Sports own, engage, and monetize their audience. Managing Partner Wayne Kimmel said RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Maestro contains a suite of engagement “Maestro provides a unique, monetizable sports and monetization features. The platform’s and customized viewer experience for TAGS: Fan Analytics, OTT analytics help customers get to know their traditional sports and Esports fans”. viewers, correlate engagement to key metrics, and understand how to maximize return on investment.

MIXHALO REAL-TIME, HIGH-QUALITY AUDIO BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OFFICE: San Francisco, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Mixhalo is a real-time audio platform When it comes to buying a ticket vs. ESTABLISHED: 2016 delivering a high-quality, immersive watching the game on the couch, Mixhalo WEBSITE: mixhalo.com experience for live events including concerts, is fighting for the real thing. Mixhalo is EMAIL: [email protected] conferences, festivals, sporting events. the only technology that delivers color KEY CLIENTS: STAPLES Center Founded by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and commentary in any language to an app on RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all internationally-acclaimed violinist, Ann Marie fans’ phones at live sports events - with no sports Simpson-Einziger, Mixhalo provides real-time delay and crystal-clear sound. Fans simply TAGS: VR (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented audio delivered directly to attendees’ own slip on earbuds and hit play to access Reality) phones (via an app) and headphones. Mixhalo innovative content such as the sonic action has been deployed by big names including anywhere on the field and player-curated STAPLES CENTER, Aerosmith, Charlie Puth, playlists. They can also view stats and Incubus, Metallica, and TechCrunch. participate in raffles and trivia.

MYCUJOO DEMOCRATISING LIVE STREAMING TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OFFICE: Amsterdam, Netherlands SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 We’re the world’s largest live football Our existing partnership with the Brazilian ESTABLISHED: 2014 streaming platform, active in more than Football Confederation was enhanced via WEBSITE: mycujoo.tv 150 countries, and streaming more than 50 our first ever major Esports tournament, EMAIL: [email protected] matches a day to millions of fans each month. the e-Brasileiro, with 844 games KEY CLIENTS: Brazilian Football Our scalable, state of the art technology allows being live streamed via our in-house Confederation, Asian Football Confederation, anyone to stream from a device as simple as a developed technology. We’ve continued Beach Soccer Worldwide, NISA, Oceania mobile phone, and it revolutionized the football to successfully support the sustainability Football Confederation broadcast landscape. In 2020, we launched of long-tail football through further RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all MyCujoo Live Services, a unique, highly monetization of content via our Bundles sports scalable SaaS live streaming solution built on implementation, and in 2020 we launched TAGS: News / Content, OTT, Video Analytics the stack which powers MyCujoo.tv. MyCujoo MyCujoo Live Services, a unique, fully Live Services provide the technology and tools integrated SaaS live streaming solution. to deliver a superior live streaming experience.

SCEENIC WHITE-LABEL CO-VIEWING SOFTWARE

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Sceenic Watch Together white-label software To coincide with the return of the Premier ESTABLISHED: 2014 solution (SDKs & APIs) power the world’s best League, BT Sport tapped Sceenic’s WEBSITE: sceenic.co co-viewing experiences for media companies, technology to launch a “Watch Together” EMAIL: [email protected] telcos, sport leagues and OTT vendors, on their feature for its customers. KEY CLIENTS: BT Sport, NPO, Innpulsa own platforms. These include the Eurovision Colombia Song Contest (NPO / Avrotros), LaLiga, RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all WeLoveGaming Esports and BT Sport among sports others. TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Fan Analytics

SNAPSCREEN MAKING TV AND STREAMING DISCOVERABLE AND SHAREABLE

HEAD OFFICE: Vienna, Austria SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Snapscreen’s technology makes watching TV Snapscreen has a B2B solution for ESTABLISHED: 2015 and its content socially shareable - you simply broadcasters and streaming services that WEBSITE: snapscreen.com open a browser or integrated app, snap the TV can be embedded in a native app or in a EMAIL: [email protected] screen, that takes you to that exact moment mobile website. Soon we’ll launch our B2C KEY CLIENTS: Fox Sports Australia, Rugby in the broadcast/stream, you reverse forward product for the US market. Until then a Australia or backward to the moment you like and share whole new feature set will be implemented RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all where you want, all in high definition and to personalize your snapped clips even sports perfect audio. more. TAGS: Computer Vision, Social Media Based in Vienna, Austria with offices in the USA and Australia, Snapscreen is a technology startup focused on the use of mobile devices and image recognition.

SPORTSFAN MEDIA ENGAGING SPORTS CONTENT AROUND DATA

HEAD OFFICE: Ulft, Netherlands SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 SFM operate an F1 brand known as GPFans FootballCritic has been live for around ESTABLISHED: 2017 which reaches over 3m people per month seven months and has been receiving WEBSITE: footballcritic.com worldwide, and we have recently launched superb feedback from coaches, analysts, EMAIL: [email protected] FootballCritic, our statistics and analysis agents, and fans alike, as we attempt to KEY CLIENTS: Sporting Life, Zone7, John Viola platform. In the near future we have another utilize football data to explain what is Agency, Voetbalzone, DAZN exciting project set to launch, again in the data/ happening in the modern game. RELEVANT SPORTS: Soccer analysis field. TAGS: News / Content

SUPPONOR SPORT VIRTUAL ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Supponor pioneered and is the established We will shortly support UHD HDR ESTABLISHED: 2001 market leader in modern virtual advertising end-to-end, fully remote production WEBSITE: supponor.com technologies - having successfully completed and can now deliver fully downstream EMAIL: [email protected] nearly 500 live, commercially broadcast with dirty programme feeds offering KEY CLIENTS: LaLiga, Mediapro, Bundesliga, deployments across a wide variety of Tier increased quality operational efficiency NBA, NFL 1 sporting events, including La Liga, the and scalability. In the lab, intelligent RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Bundesliga, FA, NHL and NBA. Supponor offers processing of huge volumes of our unique sports a broad range of premium, fully-integrated, virtual advertising event data is allowing us TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Sponsorship broadcast-quality virtual advertising solutions, to complete previously unimaginable tasks Analytics, VR (Virtual Reality) / AR including both software and hardware-based and our next generation NSA3 solution (Augmented Reality) technologies which transforms perimeter, on- immediately benefits from this work and pitch and other signage using its commercially sees ‘beyond color’. proven virtual advertising broadcast

TEXEL PERSONAL TV PLATFORM WITH CO-VIEWING/CHEERING

HEAD OFFICE: Herzelia, Israel SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 The Texel platform was already trialed with We are now deploying the platform for ESTABLISHED: 2016 Rakuten for the NBA games, and with T-Mobile the initial customers supporting millions WEBSITE: texel.live PL and TVN for the Top Model both with the of users and then the platform will be EMAIL: [email protected] ability to control what you view, social and available to support any sporting event. KEY CLIENTS: Rakuten, DT, TVN stat feeds, multiple camera angles, selection RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all of alternate commentators or vloggers and sports watching together synchronized OTT feeds TAGS: OTT, Social Media all at scale and making use of edge compute capabilities.

THUUZ SPORTS AUTOMATED VIDEO HIGHLIGHT PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Palo Alto, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Leveraging its automation platform, Thuuz Thuuz recently did it’s first integration with ESTABLISHED: 2010 enables Personalized Clips, Highlight Reels, existing software, integrating with Adobe, WEBSITE: thuuz.com and Condensed Games: any duration, any giving editors access to Thuuz’s highlights EMAIL: [email protected] perspective, involving any set of plays, players, engine to build the most exciting highlights KEY CLIENTS: NFL, FOX Sports (US & fantasy rosters, narratives, and themes. Thuuz and clips in Premiere Pro. Through a simple Australia), NBC Sports, IBM, Deltatre also offers a Subjective Sports Metadata export from Thuuz’s SmartReels portal, RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Service that enables its customers to deliver the desired clips and highlights populate sports sports apps and guides that deliver a true quickly and cleanly for the editor, making TAGS: News / Content personalized experience to their fans based on the system more efficient than ever before. leveraging Thuuz excitement ratings, dynamic headlines, and real-time notifications. Thuuz customers reach well over 150 million sports fans worldwide.

VIEWLIFT DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: New York, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 ViewLift is a full-service digital content Recently, created in partnership with ESTABLISHED: 2008 distribution platform empowering media ViewLift, mixed martial arts organization WEBSITE: viewlift.com companies, sports leagues and teams, Professional Fighters League (PFL) EMAIL: [email protected] education providers and others to monetize launched a new direct-to-consumer KEY CLIENTS: TEGNA, Monumental Sports their content through native branded apps streaming service, called the PFL MMA Network, Lax Sports Network, Major League on major OTT devices including web, mobile, app. It will be made available on Apple TV, Lacrosse, Arena Football League TV-connected devices, Smart TVs and gaming Roku, Fire, Android, and iOS devices. RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all consoles. ViewLift’s team brings years of sports domain experience as an operator (not just TAGS: Fan Analytics, News / Content, OTT a technology provider) and strong industry relationships to offer a complete end-to-end solution for creating, launching and monetizing video applications across all major devices.

VUULR GLOBAL ONLINE CONTENT RIGHTS MARKETPLACE (B2B)

HEAD OFFICE: Singapore, Singapore SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Vuulr is an online, B2B content rights With travel bans and many trade shows ESTABLISHED: 2017 marketplace enabling buyers and sellers of unfortunately cancelling or having to ‘go WEBSITE: vuulr.com rights to reach each other, across the world online’ - forcing changes in working habits EMAIL: [email protected] ALL year round, faster, to realize more revenue - digital marketplaces are fast becoming KEY CLIENTS: Disney, Turner, Legendary, and save costs. a critical alternative, allowing acquisition Astro, SBS, ViacomCBS, and sales to continue to flow in these RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all unusual times. We now have over 4500 sports Sellers, 3500 Buyers and have processed TAGS: Marketplace, OTT over 7000 offers (& counting!), with huge growth this year, an average deal time that ranges from 8-10 days, and an increasing fee trend.

VBVR RETHINK IMMERSIVE. LIVEVR SPORTS LIKE NEVER BEFORE

HEAD OFFICE: San Jose, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 YBVR transforms ‘watching’ live sports into a Virtual Season Ticket as a tangible ESTABLISHED: 2016 live experience - immersive, interactive and monetization strategy. In a reduced WEBSITE: ybvr.com personalized. YBVR’s cloud-based patented mobility scenario created by COVID-19, EMAIL: [email protected] technology enables Live Sports in VR like the live sports events industry is looking KEY CLIENTS: Australian Open Tennis, Verizon, never before. YBVR’s cutting edge technology for innovative solutions to bring back BMW, Telstra, NBL enables the ‘Fan In Control’ paradigm shift in fans into the sport from home. YBVR RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all the sports media broadcasting industry. YBVR immersive technology allows to provide sports operates in the intersection Sports Media and fan experiences closer to be at the stadium. TAGS: OTT, Ticketing, VR (Virtual Reality) / AR 5G to drive large scale business opportunities YBVR is cooperating with Euroleague (Augmented Reality) in the live sports market. Customers such as Basketball and some relevant basketball Verizon, BMW, Rakuten, Telstra, Australian teams worldwide in a new concept, the Open and Laver Cup are already trusting YBVR virtual season ticket. tech with global operations worldwide.

ZERO DENSITY REAL-TIME VIRTUAL STUDIO AND AUGMENTED REALITY PRODUCTS

HEAD OFFICE: Izmir, Turkey SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 11-50 Zero Density offers the next level of virtual Zero Density launches its ground-breaking ESTABLISHED: 2014 studio production with real-time visual effects. control, automation and workflow WEBSITE: zerodensity.tv It provides Unreal Engine native platform, integration tool Reality HUB to the market. EMAIL: [email protected] ”Reality Engine”, with advanced real-time Bringing ecosystem connectivity from a KEY CLIENTS: BBC Sport, FOX Sports, Esportz compositing tools and its proprietary keying single hub, Reality Hub provides a unified, Network, Star India, TF1, ESL, Ziggo Sport, technology, Reality Keyer. Reality Engine is HTML5 dynamic user interface for ‘Reality’, RTBF the most photo-realistic real-time 3D Virtual virtual studio and on-air graphics system RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Studio and Augmented Reality platform in the powered by Unreal Engine. HUB redefines sports industry. the control applications by upgrading TAGS: News / Content, VR (Virtual Reality) / them to a web-based technology that AR (Augmented Reality) World leaders of media industry rely on virtual allows them to run on multiple platforms production solutions developed by Zero supporting web browsing. Density.

ANALYSISPRO IP CAMERA INSTALLATIONS AND PORTABLE FILMING MAST

HEAD OFFICE: Llanelli, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 AnalysisPro educates and enhances the Our AP Capture IP Camera solutions, ESTABLISHED: 2011 performance analysis workflows utilized at the including a variety of fixed multiple camera WEBSITE: analysispro.com elite levels of competition, whilst empowering installation options and our professional EMAIL: [email protected] coaches and analysts from the grassroots and portable AP Capture Sports Mast. KEY CLIENTS: English FA, Liverpool FC, levels up to replicate these effectively. We With our AP Capture software and bespoke Hartpury University, Cardiff Metropolitan listen to our users and the demands of the configurations, we are streamlining filming University industry to continuall evolve and provide workflows so that one person can capture RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all powerful video analysis solutions that are and create high-quality video footage for sports affordable, truly bringing analysis for all. video analysis, whilst also delivering a TAGS: Computer Vision, Social Media, Video We have the tools you need to Shoot, Analyse, broadcast-quality live stream to platforms Analytics and Share. Capture and live stream high- like YouTube and Facebook, with integrated quality video with our IP Cameras, analyse with scoreboards and sponsor image overlays. software like Nacsport and then share online.

CLICKNCLEAR DELIVER OFFICIALLY LICENSED MUSIC TO PERFORMANCE SPORTS WORLDWIDE

HEAD OFFICE: London, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 ClicknClear are an award winning music ClicknClear have been developing a ESTABLISHED: 2016 licensing and tech startup delivering officially license verification system that enables WEBSITE: clicknclear.com licensed music to performance sports performance sports teams to upload EMAIL: [email protected] worldwide. We work directly with record their music mixes ahead of competition, KEY CLIENTS: International Cheer Union (and labels and publishers to clear a unique bundle it recognizes the music being used and National Federations), World Dance Sport of rights needed by the sports ecosystem verifies that against the teams license Federation, FloSports, Sony Music, Universal and make that music available on our agreement to deliver a fully auditable trail Music Publishing marketplace. We then work with International of licensing to the federations and event RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all Sports Federations to implement our license producers at all competitions in their sport. sports verification technology which provides a This also enables them to obtain additional TAGS: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Sports fully auditable trail of licensing for every rights needed such as live streaming, video Officiating Tech competition. on demand and broadcast.

CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY EVENT TECHNOLOGY, BROADCAST AND MEDIA INTEGRATION

HEAD OFFICE: Melbourne, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Convergence is a global event technology CTG is presently engaged in some ESTABLISHED: 2014 specialist operating in the fast-paced world of exciting software enhancements for WEBSITE: convergence.technology events. CTG has helped define, plan, design Aircast, enabling one of the fastest video EMAIL: [email protected] and deliver event technology and broadcast steaming services in the market, greater KEY CLIENTS: Channel 7 Australia, Melbourne solutions for many of the world’s leading functionality and customization. This Boomers, Australian Football League sporting events and exhibitions. CTG also development will enable greater in-game RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all continues to develop sophisticated event perspectives and sports organizations sports technology and broadcast software solutions greater access and penetration into game TAGS: OTT such as Aircast for real time event streaming day markets. CTG has also partnered with and YourWay, an integrated indoor wayfinding Morris Goding Accessibility Consultants to initiative. CTG continues to work with some of develop indoor wayfinding to assist major the leading sports and broadcast organisations events and venues. to provide customized innovative solutions

EDISN.AI AI POWERED FAN ENGAGEMENT AND MONETIZATION PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Philadelphia, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 edisn.ai is an AI computer vision platform that - Won the Jury’s Choice Award during a ESTABLISHED: 2019 delivers interactive and personalized content competition organized by EuroLeague WEBSITE: edisn.ai to viewers. Our patent-pending technology Basketball in Barcelona EMAIL: [email protected] recognizes players on a live game in real-time - Featured as one of the most exciting KEY CLIENTS: Comcast, NBC, EuroLeague, using facial recognition, jersey numbers and startups in North America by global Yokohama FC colors and other tracking mechanisms. We do consulting firm, SportechX RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all this without the need for additional cameras - One of 12 companies (from 160 that sports in stadiums or chips on players. This enables applied) as finalists of Sports Tech Tokyo, TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Computer fans to click on their favorite players and an initiative by Dentsu for sports tech Vision, OTT access stats, social media and other content startups to enter Japan on demand. Content owners can leverage this -Completed the Comcast - Techstars platform to increase fan watch-time and also program in Philadelphia monetize.

GLORY LEAGUE AUTOMATED VIDEO ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR EVERYDAY SPORT

HEAD OFFICE: Auckland, New Zealand SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Glory Leagues ‘virtual cameraman’ technology Development pipeline includes live ESTABLISHED: 2013 provides automated game video, highlights, streaming to third party platforms, referee WEBSITE: gloryleague.basketball and stats for all levels of Basketball and other and coach development portals and a EMAIL: [email protected] sports. The system includes a scoring app platform and scoring app for Football. KEY CLIENTS: Basketball Australia, Basketball or integrates with partner technology. The New Zealand, Gold Coast Basketball, Geelong platform automatically provides user accounts Launched first Football customer in late United to participants and enables users to utilize 2019, including initial development of a RELEVANT SPORTS: Basketball content in meaningful ways e.g. for analysis, Football scoring app and user portal. Will TAGS: Grassroots / Youth, OTT family engagement, social media etc. be exploring other sports opportunities. Glory League operates on 150+ courts in New Zealand, Australia, UK and USA.

HOOPFILES BASETKBALL CONTENT COMMUNITY FOR THE WORLD

HEAD OFFICE: Austin, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 A website/app for basketball fans to follow and • Partnership with former NBA player and ESTABLISHED: 2019 react to trending content around their favorite media personality, Jerome Williams WEBSITE: hoopfiles.com players, teams, and topics. • Key partnerships evolving that could EMAIL: [email protected] bring thousands of AAU, college and pro KEY CLIENTS: Jerome Williams players onboard RELEVANT SPORTS: Basketball • Partnership in discussion to produce TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), News / high-profile “Web Shows” Content, Social Media • Interest by the Australian Basketball League to use our technology • Potential integration with player/video recognition technology

LETS LIVE ACTION SPORTS SOCIAL-MARKETPLACE PLATFORM

HEAD OFFICE: Sydney, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Focused on the action and extreme sports Lets Live will soon be releasing the newly ESTABLISHED: 2018 industry, Lets Live is an online social network built, highly-anticipated version 2 of the WEBSITE: letslivesport.com and marketplace application catering to over Lets Live platform! With the inclusion of EMAIL: [email protected] 55 different sporting disciplines. The Lets Live various new features allowing users to KEY CLIENTS: Our most important ‘client’ - platform allows users of all ages, skill levels, find, create and share unique content like Passionate individuals wanting to experience locations and interests to find locations to do never before. With the new platform also these sports! these sports, keep track of upcoming events, comes a new focus on supporting NSO’s RELEVANT SPORTS: Action Extreme source the best local shops and connect with around the world, who are able to benefit TAGS: GPS Tracking, Marketplace, News / other like-minded enthusiasts. Lets Live aims from both the industry reach and data Content to become the home of action sport, a $250bn capabilities provided by Lets Live. industry with 300 million participants and 1.92bn spectators growing at a mind-blowing 4.3% per year!

LEVELUP SPORTS EARN MONEY WHILE STREAMING YOUR SPORTS GAME

HEAD OFFICE: Aalborg, Denmark SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 We are developing a mobile application We came up with the concept for our app ESTABLISHED: 2018 that allows sports to stream their games to during the quarantine to help sports teams WEBSITE: getlevelup.com/stream2 Facebook in a better way. By adding the score, bring their games to their audience at EMAIL: [email protected] highlights, stream in better quality, and the home, and also, to help them raise money KEY CLIENTS: AaB ability to run fundraisers during the game. in a time of financial struggle. RELEVANT SPORTS: Soccer TAGS: Grassroots / Youth, News / Content, Social Media

MY SPORT LIVE LIVE STREAMING AND MEDIA SERVICES

HEAD OFFICE: Melbourne, Australia SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 My Sport Live provides an outlet for sports We have been able to collaborate with a ESTABLISHED: 2013 organisations and event promoters to stream number of new clients around the world WEBSITE: mysportlive.tv live events on the internet. Designed to target and been able to do a lot in the way of EMAIL: [email protected] sporting events around Australia, it provides remote connective streaming on the back KEY CLIENTS: Australian Kart Championship, an end-to-end service to take a sporting event of the Covid-19 situation. Continuing Australian Calisthenics Federation, Darts into the living rooms and pockets of sports to grow despite the drop off in sporting Australia, Arnold Sports Festival, Tennis customers’ live. activities. Australia RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all sports TAGS: News / Content, OTT, Social Media

NEO 360 TOUCHSCREEN VIDEO CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

HEAD OFFICE: Los Angeles, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Three years ago, neo 360 developed a first- In the next version of our live API, ESTABLISHED: 2001 of-its-kind touchscreen video clip control highlights will be cut automatically, and WEBSITE: 360neo.com technology which is now used by sports when 5G is further developed, the user will EMAIL: [email protected] leagues such as the NFL and NRL. In August be able to control the video directly on the KEY CLIENTS: NFL, National Rugby League 2020, the company announced the first-ever live feed or long-form content. (Australia) patented live system through which users RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all can view live streams while simultaneously sports controlling the highlights on the same screen TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), OTT, VR with just a push or swipe on the screen. (Virtual Reality) / AR (Augmented Reality)

POLPO.AI AI POWERED LIVE CONTENT PROTECTION

HEAD OFFICE: Los Angeles, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 The content piracy problem is solvable with With 15 years’ experience in the industry, ESTABLISHED: 2019 artificial intelligence that adapts to the arms we are experts in combating online content WEBSITE: polpo.ai race between pirates and content owners. piracy. We are entering a time when the EMAIL: [email protected] Polpo offers faster discovery time, more traditional methods used by the industry KEY CLIENTS: N/A results and lower cost compared to other are no longer capable of appropriately RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all market solutions. With the AI-powered anti- protecting high value live content. We sports piracy solution from Polpo your high value live developed our proprietary AI technology TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Business content is fully protected. to refine the existing process and minimize Intelligence the human element to increase speed and accuracy while decreasing the overall cost. We train machines to detect, verify and enforce on pirate streams in seconds.

REELY CLIPS, HIGHLIGHTS, AND CONDENSED GAMES

HEAD OFFICE: Santa Monica, United States SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 REELY uses computer vision and deep learning REELY has reached an agreement with ESTABLISHED: 2016 to automatically identify, clip, and distribute PlayVS to provide real-time video WEBSITE: reely.ai sports highlights. No human required! Our analysis, live highlights, and condensed EMAIL: [email protected] SaaS platform functions on a wide variety of matches for PlayVS Collegiate Summer KEY CLIENTS: Major League Lacrosse, St Louis field and gymnasium sports at every level, Showdown Fortnite tournament. REELY Blues, University of Kansas, Nvidia from little league to the major leagues. We will also sponsor the tournament providing RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all help sports organizations save time and money premium access to the RocketReel.gg sports while producing content that their fans will Esports platform to the top three finishing TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Computer love. collegiate Fortnite teams. Vision

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SALSA SOUND AI-DRIVEN AUTOMATED AND ENHANCED AUDIO TOOLS

HEAD OFFICE: Manchester, United Kingdom SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 We are passionate about providing tools to Our AI-driven mixer automatically mixes ESTABLISHED: 2017 enable sports content creators to produce and enhances the sound from pitch-side WEBSITE: salsasound.com high-quality audio experiences to better microphones so all of the important on- EMAIL: [email protected] engage with fans. Whether it is a sports club/ field sounds are picked up and present in KEY CLIENTS: Premier League clubs. federation looking to drive more fans to their the mix for a dynamic and engaging audio international broadcasters digital platforms or a broadcaster looking to mix for broadcast content. We also work RELEVANT SPORTS: Soccer produce higher quality, more cost-efficient with Premier League clubs to bring a Fan TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), OTT content, we provide the tools. Our automatic Experience that helps unite their growing audio production tools are built upon a global fanbase by providing an immserive patented AI framework and enable more sound experience of being on the Front immersive, more engaging bespoke content to Row of the stadium. be produced at a fraction of the cost.

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SPALK REMOTE PRODUCTION OF SPORTS COMMENTARY

HEAD OFFICE: Auckland, New Zealand SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Spalk’s Virtual Commentary Studio allows Our new linear product which not only ESTABLISHED: 2015 sports commentators to call games live from allows us to publish the game feed with WEBSITE: spalk.tv their laptops at home instead of needing to be perfectly synchronized audio back to EMAIL: [email protected] at a studio. This software gets used by content any OTT platform but also to linear (TV). KEY CLIENTS: World Rugby, FIBA, NBA G owners around the world like World Rugby, We are looking at more Esports events League, Formula E, Six Nations FIBA, and ITTF to either reduce production like Formula E where we are producing RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all costs or to cost-effectively produce multiple the Spanish commentary for their Race sports commentary options for their live events and At Home series. Before COVID, we were TAGS: News / Content, OTT, Social Media customize content for fans. In addition to covering for the World Rugby 7s and our software, we also have a portfolio of 500 produced the matches in Japanese, professional sports commentators located in Mandarin, German, Italian, French, and 50 countries who can be booked if as specific Spanish. style or language is needed.

SPORTCOMPASS SWISS ARMY KNIFE FOR SPORTS BAR MANAGERS

HEAD OFFICE: Copenhagen, Denmark SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Sport Compass provides a SaaS product Pre-Covid, we had several users in ESTABLISHED: 2018 designed to be a bar manager’s best friend. Copenhagen, Malmo and Minneapolis. WEBSITE: sportcompass.dk Our easy-to-use platform allows sports bars to The slowdown during the pandemic EMAIL: [email protected] effortlessly find upcoming matches, organize allowed us to optimize the sales strategy, KEY CLIENTS: The Dubliner (Copenhagen, and optimize viewing schedules, and alleviate improve the product, and define the brand Denmark), The Shamrock Inn (Copenhagen, the stresses of social media and online identity. In the first 2 months of the sports Denmark), Pub og Sport (Copenhagen, marketing tasks. Coupled with providing bar industry re-opening, we’ve reached Denmark), The Local (Minneapolis, MN, USA) metrics for data-driven insights to help spur a 150% increase in new user acquisition RELEVANT SPORTS: Applicable across all customer growth and retention, this is the in Copenhagen. Having a strong foothold sports Swiss Army knife for sports bar managers. in the capital, we are now looking into TAGS: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Business covering 40% of independently owned bars Intelligence, Social Media in Denmark by the end of 2020.

SPOTFAV TECHNOLOGIES LIVE CAMERAS AND WEATHER DATA ON WATERSPORTS SPOTS

HEAD OFFICE: Tarifa, Spain SUMMARY WHAT’S EXCITING EMPOYEES: 1-10 Spotfav offers live video streaming at the We are developing a stunning new mobile ESTABLISHED: 2012 best watersports spots in Spain, Morocco and app to offer a better user experience, WEBSITE: spotfav.com Germany, as well as real-time weather data. introducing weather forecast and more EMAIL: [email protected] amazing features. KEY CLIENTS: Wet Watersports RELEVANT SPORTS: Sailing In addition, we are expanding our camera TAGS: News / Content network along Spanish coastline and Southern Europe very soon!

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