A total of $1,077,844,523 worth of sports wagers have been placed in Tennessee since sports betting was legalized there in November! Learn more with STATSCORE’s weekly Review!
- Premier League extends £4.8bn TV rights deal
- Tennessee becomes the first state to reach $1B sports betting mark
- Digital content keeps sports fans engaged way beyond matchday
- IOC says Tokyo Games to go on despite protests
- Champions League final moved to Porto
Premier League extends £4.8bn TV rights deal
The Premier League has announced a three-year renewal of its deal with broadcasters.
The league has renewed a £4.8bn (over €5.5bn) TV rights deal with Sky, BT and Amazon, and the BBC, avoiding an auction that could have led to hundreds of millions being wiped off the value of the next agreement.
The EPL also decided to provide £1.5bn to the wider football “pyramid” over three years, and an extra £100m spread over four years to “extend support to areas of the football community particularly vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19” including lower league and non-league clubs. Read more
Tennessee becomes the first state to reach $1B sports betting mark
A total of $1,077,844,523 worth of sports wagers have been placed in the state since sports betting was legalized there in November.
According to the numbers provided by the Tennessee Education Lottery, the state has become the first to cross the $1 billion mark in online betting. As a result, the sportsbooks earned $92 million, and the state of Tennessee has collected $18.3 million in taxes. Read more
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Digital content keeps sports fans engaged way beyond matchday
Watching sports events is certainly not enough for the fans nowadays. They’re constantly looking for something more – from highlights on social media, through analysis, videos, and infographics packed with data, to sports podcasts and fantasy leagues.
It’s clear that digital channels are necessary for sports organizations and teams to keep their fans and followers involved. How has their habits and attitudes changed during the last years, and how has the pandemic influenced it?
The sports playbook report from Global Web Index provides lots of interesting insights into sports fan engagement. Read more
IOC says Tokyo Games to go on despite protests
The IOC has insisted it is “moving fully ahead” with the Olympics despite the Japanese public opinion calling for the event to be cancelled.
“We listen but won’t be guided by public opinion,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, adding “everything is telling us … that the games can go ahead and will go ahead.” Read more
Champions League final moved to Porto
UEFA has decided that the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be held at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao on May 29.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, the European football authorities have decided that the game has to be moved. At first, there had been talks about holding the match at Wembley Stadium, but UEFA was not able to secure relevant quarantine exemptions necessary for media and guests to be able to fly into London. Read more
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