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Tour de France Femmes drives global growth in women's cycling

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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The Tour de France Femmes has sparked global growth in women's cycling, boosting audiences, participation, and professional opportunities since 2022, says Zwift.
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TeamViewer partners with F1 Academy to empower women

Wed, 12th Mar 2025
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TeamViewer has partnered with F1 Academy, committing to boost female representation in motorsport over the next two years and enhance inclusivity in the sport.
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IWD 2025: Triathlons to boardrooms: The power of sport in leadership

Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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On International Women's Day, a tech leader shares how her journey in sports instilled resilience and leadership skills that empowered her in a male-dominated industry.
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PPDS extends partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing team

Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
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PPDS and Oracle Red Bull Racing have announced a multi-year contract extension, continuing PPDS as the exclusive digital display supplier for the F1 team.
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Neat partners with Oracle Red Bull Racing for innovation

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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Neat has secured a three-year partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, becoming its exclusive video conferencing hardware partner to enhance team collaboration.
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Computex 2024 success draws global tech leaders & innovation

Mon, 10th Jun 2024
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Computex 2024 concluded successfully, drawing 85,179 ICT professionals globally and featuring innovations like AI-integrated PCs, smart mobility, and metaverse tech.
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HID integrates U.ARE.U camera system with Amazon Rekognition

Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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HID integrates its U.ARE.U Camera Identification System with Amazon Rekognition, enhancing facial analysis and verification for self-service and POS environments.
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AliExpress to give away UEFA EURO 2024 tickets in promotions

Tue, 4th Jun 2024
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AliExpress is set to enhance its promotional campaigns by giving away 1,000 UEFA EURO 2024 tickets, bolstering its global consumer engagement with exciting football-themed activities.
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NAB Show 2024: Harnessing GenAI for media's next frontier

Thu, 18th Apr 2024
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The NAB Show 2024 illuminated the potential of General AI (GenAI) in media but also highlighted the gap between its hype and readiness, with Qvest pointing the way forward.
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TVNZ launches innovative sports streaming service with MediaKind & Qibb

Tue, 16th Apr 2024
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TVNZ, in alliance with MediaKind and Qibb, debuts a cutting-edge sports streaming service on TVNZ+, using cloud-based platform for efficient live streaming of major sports events.
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Exclusive: How BirdDog is shaking up the broadcasting industry

Thu, 11th Apr 2024
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Melbourne-based BirdDog is revolutionising the broadcasting industry with its pioneering use of Network Device Interface (NDI) technology.
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Exclusive: How Sportradar is fighting back against match fixing

Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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Sportradar is battling match-fixing worldwide, utilising advanced AI in corruption detection and fostering partnerships with over 30 sporting bodies.
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Sportradar Introduces FanID for Revolutionary Fan Engagement in Sports

Wed, 17th Jan 2024
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Sportradar debuts FanID, an industry-first data clean room marketing solution, to enhance fan engagement amid phase-out of third-party cookies.
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Bitget Wallet strengthens sports fan economy with Chiliz partnership

Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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Bitget Wallet bolsters its partnership with blockchain platform, Chiliz, in a bid to boost mass adoption of Web3 technologies and digitise the sports industry worldwide.
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Sony unveils world's lightest 300mm telephoto prime lens for 2024 release

Mon, 13th Nov 2023
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Sony unveils G Master FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS, the world's lightest 300mm telephoto prime lens, due for January 2024 release.
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Clear-Com appoints Paul Morini as Southeast Regional Sales Manager

Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Clear-Com appoints new sales manager for Southeast US region, focusing on customer engagement and driving sales activities.
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Rugy World Cup highlights needs for cybersecurity

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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Major sporting events such as the RWC are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, especially from bad actors with financial motives.
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TEG invests in sport with Left Field Live and Rugby Live

Mon, 29th May 2023
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TEG, live entertainment, sport, ticketing and data provider, announces the acquisition of two international sports businesses, Left Field Live and Rugby Live.
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Linius provides its digital archive platform to IMG

Thu, 27th Apr 2023
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Linius Technologies has announced a new agreement with IMG to provide its sports solution, Whizzard, to its digital archive platform, IMG Replay.
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Workday becomes the official partner of McLaren Racing

Tue, 4th Apr 2023
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McLaren Racing has announced a multi-year partnership with Workday, which makes the company an official partner of the 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Team.