Genius Sports Group acquires scoreboard data supplier Sportzcast
| By Daniel O'Boyle
Sports data provider Genius Sports Group has agreed to acquire Sportzcast, a US sports data distribution system manufacturer.
Sportzcast produced Scorebot, a program that delivers sports data to scoreboards within venues, which has been installed in more than 6,000 venues worldwide, across 194 scoreboard systems.
More than 400 US colleges and universities also use Scorebot for their scoreboards, Genius added.
“Genius is the ideal partner to accelerate our innovation and supercharge Sportzcast’s global growth through its strong distribution network,” Sportzcast President Michael Connell said.