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30 September 2015, Manila / St. Gallen
Sportradar becomes the “Official Data Partner” of the PBA
The Philippine Basketball Association has appointed Sportradar to be its “Official Data Partner” until the end of the 2020/21 season. Under the terms of the agreement, Sportradar will be granted the right to collect, sell and distribute live scores, stats and other data exclusively to gaming companies and on a non-exclusive basis to media outlets.
The agreement will see Sportradar collect and distribute data of all three major conferences: the PBA Philippine Cup, the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, and the PBA Governor’s Cup, as well as the PBA D-League, PBA All-Star Game and all pre- and post-season matches. Sportradar will also be developing an “Official PBA Mobile App” providing PBA fans with the fastest live data and data visualization tools straight to their mobile devices.
“Our league is always looking for ways to serve our fans and create new ones. This partnership with Sportradar will provide PBA fans around the world instant access to PBA scores and statistics including through the official PBA Mobile App. We are excited to see what the next six years will bring!”, said Atty Chito Salud, President of PBA.
Dr. Johannes Ranke, Managing Director, Sports Data & Licensing, added, “The recent months have been hugely encouraging for us in the Asian region and we have managed to secure some exciting and innovative partnerships. And with the PBA, as the second oldest basketball league in the world, we have some exciting projects ahead of us. The passion of the people in Philippines for their basketball is staggering and invigorating and we are confident that the services and products we will develop with the PBA will stoke that passion and take the league and the sport’s engagement to the next level.”
ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
The Philippine Basketball Association is responsible for organizing and running the professional men’s basketball league in the Philippines, which is composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. It was the first professional basketball league in Asia, founded in 1975, and is today the second oldest continuously existing basketball league in the world after the USA’s NBA.
The PBA plays three conferences per season: the Philippine Conference, the Governor’s Cup, and the Commissioner’s Cup. Each conference is played for approximately two and a half months, with a two-week break between them and the season starts in February, ending in December.
More information can be found on www.pba.inquirer.net
ABOUT SPORTRADAR
Sportradar is the global leader in understanding and leveraging the power of sports data and digital content for its clients around the world. We provide cutting-edge solutions and services to media companies, bookmakers, sports federations and state authorities.
Partnering with the likes of the National Football League (NFL), International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as their Official Data Partner, we have provided numerous rights holders with the tools and services to unlock the full power and impact of their data. Consequently, all our partners have enjoyed increasingly efficient data collection and distribution, and have all broadened the reach and impact of their data, growing revenue and engagement as a result. Besides market leading companies in the sports betting and media industry, Sportradar also operates a unique Fraud Detection System (FDS) for several federations, including the AFC, CONCACAF and UEFA.
More than 800 businesses in over 80 countries rely on Sportradar’s data depth and quality services in their daily business. Headquartered in Switzerland, Sportradar has offices in 34 other cities and employs over 1,200 highly experienced staff worldwide.
More information can be found on www.sportradar.com
For further press enquiries:
Alex Inglot
Head of Communications
Sportradar AG
P: +44 203 695 22 14
E-mail: a.inglot@sportradar.com