Sportradar acquires US firm SportsData

“This acquisition marks another important milestone in our endeavor to become the world’s leading global service provider for sports content and information. With its state of the art infrastructure and its focus on technology, SportsData perfectly matches our strategy of continuously investing in technology and development to provide our customers with an unrivaled product and service quality. The entry into the US market will not only fulfill our customers’ demand for comprehensive international content around the clock, but also prepare Sportradar Group even better for playing a leading role in the dynamic market for sports services.” said Carsten Koerl, Sportradar’s Group CEO.

“Sportradar’s strong position in the European sports market, their experience in growing businesses as well as their financial backing, provide SportsData the perfect support to continue to rapidly grow our company,” said Rob Phythian, CEO of SportsData. “Our shared focus on technology and scalable solutions as well as our complementary product offering, customer portfolio and geographic presence make this a perfect partnership. We strongly believe in the continued growth of the US sports market, as well as globalization of both US and international sports, and are convinced that SportsData can support Sportradar’s ambitious growth targets.”