Press release in relation to the settlement of database right infringement proceedings brought by Sportradar against Betconstruct and others

Sportradar is an established and well-respected technology innovator within the sports sector, providing data, content and streaming services to betting and media customers around the world. At the core of Sportradar’s business are the specialist collection, management and distribution of sports data.

The Sportradar group of companies have together invested a great deal of time, energy and resource into the creation and management of proprietary databases of sports data, often in partnership with national and international rights holders such as the International Tennis Federation (the ITF), the international governing body of tennis (further details below).

Sportradar has recently settled legal proceedings issued in the High Court in London on 29 September 2017 against Betconstruct and two bookmakers in relation to their use of live tennis data from ITF events and tournaments which was not licensed by Sportradar or the ITF to Betconstruct or the two bookmakers.