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The National Football League Expands and Extends Strategic Partnership with Genius Sports in Multi-Year Deal

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  • Genius Sports continues as the NFL’s exclusive distributor of official data feeds and watch & bet, powering Genius Sports’ BetVision product
  • Expanded partnership includes certain global digital advertising within BetVision as well as the NFL’s owned and operated digital platforms which is available to advertisers via the Genius Sports FANHub platform
  • The new extended deal will run through the end of the 2029 NFL season

The National Football League and Genius Sports Limited have agreed to a multi-year extension and expansion of their existing strategic technology partnership to power the next generation of NFL fan experiences through official data and video distribution.

Genius Sports will remain the NFL’s exclusive distributor of real-time, official play-by-play statistics, proprietary Next Gen Stats (“NGS”) data and the League’s official sports betting data feed to media companies and sports betting operators globally.

In addition to exclusively distributing official NFL data, Genius Sports will continue as the sole supplier of official NFL watch and bet low latency live games to sportsbooks internationally and will now exclusively represent the in-game advertising inventory. Genius Sports continues to be an official reseller of the NFL’s international owned and operated advertising inventory and the NFL’s legalized sports betting advertising inventory in the US, all leveraging Genius Sports’ proprietary FANHub platform. As part of the agreement, Genius Sports and the NFL will also collaborate on further activation opportunities with FANHub.

The expansion of the partnership will also see the NFL and Genius Sports powering ground-breaking innovations across the NFL ecosystem. In 2023, the partnership launched BetVision, the world’s first immersive sports betting streaming solution for local and national NFL low latency live games on phone and tablet in the U.S, as well as the EA SPORTS Madden NFL Cast in 2024, a first-of-its kind, fully branded live broadcast. GeniusIQ, Genius Sports’ next generation sports data and AI platform, will continue to deliver breakthrough solutions across betting, advertising, broadcast and fan experiences for millions of NFL fans.

Integrity of the game remains paramount to the NFL’s legalized sports betting ventures, and Genius Sports will continue to provide robust integrity services across all NFL games and tentpole events.

“Across data, video, advertising, and integrity services, Genius has proven to be an important strategic partner through the first four seasons of our partnership,” said Brent Lawton, VP of Business Development & Strategic Investments at the NFL. “We are excited to extend and expand our partnership as we continue to partner on innovative ways to deliver content to NFL fans.”

“The NFL delivers a tremendous platform to accelerate our business, and we are thrilled to extend and grow our strategic partnership,” said Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports. “Our expanded NFL partnership further strengthens our leading position at the heart of the sports technology ecosystem, and represents a key milestone in our FANHub rollout, setting a new standard for data-driven immersive experiences for NFL fans, broadcasters, teams, sportsbooks, brands, and sponsors.”

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Genius Sports partners with Reddit to supercharge new sports scores feature for NFL Season

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Reddit and Genius Sports announced a partnership to power the new live sports scores feature with official NFL data. When users visit team and league Subreddits with dynamic NFL scoreboards enabled, they will be able to instantly access live scores and real-time stats, powered by the highest quality official data.

Available on both the Reddit app and website, this feature brings the power of live game data to real-time fan conversations. As the provider of NFL Official League Data, Genius Sports brings the fastest, most accurate, and relevant NFL stats to fans across Reddit.

“We know sports fans flock to Reddit for discussions with other passionate fans about their favorite teams and top games,” said Sarah Rosen, Senior Director, Business Development at Reddit. “By working with Genius Sports, we’re able to make these conversations even more immersive and engaging and bring NFL fans on Reddit closer to the play-by-play action.”

More than 90% of Gen Z fans use social media to consume sports content, and Reddit’s partnership with Genius Sports gives fans the immersive experiences they expect in their social media platforms. Reddit users can stay up to date on live scores from their favorite teams, while actively participating in the conversations happening about the game on relevant Subreddits.

“The NFL season marks the pinnacle of global sports, and our partnership with Reddit streamlines how users interact with teams, scores and stats,” said Josh Linforth, CRO at Genius Sports. “We’re thrilled to further extend the reach of our Official NFL League Data, helping fans interact with the action before, during and after every game.”

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SIS extends US reach of its esports products through Genius Sports

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SIS (Sports Information Services), the leading multi-content supplier of 24/7 live betting services, has enhanced its existing partnership with global sports technology provider Genius Sports to extend the distribution rights of its esports products to the US market.

The updated agreement ensures Genius Sports can now deliver SIS’ H2H Global Gaming League game portfolio of more than 150,000 annual matches to its comprehensive US sportsbook network, significantly increasing the sports simulation product’s audience reach.

Already live in New Jersey ,Colorado and Kentucky, SIS’ esports products are built for sportsbooks and features regular short-form esoccer and ebasketball contests between professional gamers.

The highly competitive matchups from SIS’ H2H Global Gaming league are produced entirely in-house from SIS’ self-contained UK studios and features ultra-low (sub-second) latency live streaming, live caster commentary, and on-screen graphics with unique betting prompts to maximize engagement. SIS esports also has integrity at its core and is the only product in the industry to be accredited by ESIC, with visible, trained referees overseeing every match.

Genius Sports is a global leader in official sports data and technology, powering the ecosystem that connects sports, betting, and media. It provides sportsbooks and lotteries worldwide with award-winning data, odds, streaming, trading, and marketing solutions that are proven to drive profits and cost efficiencies.

Michele Fischer, Vice President at SIS Content Services, said: “Our sports sims titles continue to gain traction in the states that we are currently operating. Strengthening our partnership with Genius Sports supports our US strategy for widespread distribution of our esports products across all states.

“Our esoccer and ebasketball products have a clear track record of adding significant value to the bottom line of operators and we are sure US-focused brands will benefit greatly from having our content within their portfolios.”

Matt Stephenson, Global Partnership Director at Genius Sports, said: “SIS’ Competitive Gaming product is a compelling product that is already resonating with operators and players in the US. We have been delighted to integrate such an innovative product into our offering and by providing this margin-increasing content to our US partners, we are continuing to deliver the widest array of wagering opportunities.”

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Genius Sports Granted Temporary License by Maine Gambling Control Unit as Regulated Market Goes Live

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Genius Sports, the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, announced that it has been awarded a temporary gaming license by the Maine Gambling Control Unit (MGCU).

Genius Sports now holds 43 licenses, or equivalent, in North America across US states, territories, tribes and Canada, providing its award-winning products and services to leading sportsbooks.

Genius Sports is the exclusive distributor of NFL Official League Data, powering over 98% of the regulated North American sportsbook market.

“We are honored that the Maine Gambling Control Unit has awarded Genius Sports its temporary gaming license to enable sportsbooks to access our full suite of solutions including our ground-breaking BetVision streaming tool. Powered by the highest quality official data, our products are proven to help sportsbooks drive trading profits and cost efficiencies while engaging players at every step,” Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports, said.

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