SLATE RECEIVES $5.5M IN SEED FUNDING | # INVESTMENT

Slate has announced its latest funding, now totalling $5.5 million in seed funding. NYC-based Charge Ventures led this funding. Several other investors participated, including Interplay VC, Wise Ventures, TitletownTech, LAUNCH and more. 

WTA AND MORGAN STANLEY IN MULTI-YEAR TIE-UP | # SPONSORSHIP

WTA has today announced a multi-year global partnership with financial advisory giant Morgan Stanley

SEATGEEK REPLACES STUBHUB AS MLB’S TICKETING PARTNER | # TICKETING

MLB has announced a new long-term partnership that is worth around $100 million annually over five years with the online ticket exchange platform SeatGeek

NFL SURVEY REVEALS SUPER BOWL REACHED 200 MILLION VIEWERS | # NFL

The Super Bowl attracted a total audience of around 200 million viewers in the US, according to a survey commissioned by the NFL.

LIV SHOWED INAUGURAL GOLF LEAGUE LIVE ON NEW STREAMING SERVICE | # BROADCASTING

LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed men’s tour organiser, has launched a new streaming service that will house live and on-demand content from its competitions.

NFL PARTNERS WITH NETFLIX TO PRODUCE THE NEW ‘NFL: QUARTERBACK’ DOCU-SERIES | # FANENGAGEMNT

The NFL is partnering with streaming giant Netflix for the first time to produce the new ‘NFL: Quarterback docu-series due to premiere this summer.

BARCELONA TO INVEST IN SPORTS TECH STARTUPS | # INNOVATION

Barcelona plans to invest in technology startups through its Barcelona Innovation Hub (BIHUB) initiative. Visualfy and Oliver were the first two companies to be included in the initiative.

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