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MODUS Super Series Darts debuts exclusively on Pluto TV

MODUS Super Series and Pluto TV have entered a groundbreaking partnership to bring darts to viewers in the UK and across several international markets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

MODUS Super Series Darts is a brand new channel, available for free on Pluto TV, dedicated to providing darts programming around the clock. Central to the channel will be the live Pluto TV MODUS Super Series tournament, with 104 live matches taking place every week, with Pluto TV becoming the title sponsors.

Darts fans can now immerse themselves in the sport like never before. The Pluto TV MODUS Super Series channel aims to deliver an unparalleled viewing experience, featuring a mix of live matches, expert analysis, and engaging behind-the-scenes content.

The live tournament, which serves as the channel’s centrepiece, showcases the skills of established players and emerging talent, creating thrilling moments that highlight the intensity and precision of the sport. Additionally, viewers can enjoy in-depth features and documentaries that explore the journeys and stories of darts personalities, providing a deeper connection to the game and its players.

Exclusively on Pluto TV, the channel will feature an exciting live event on Saturday 18 January: The Legends League Finals Night. This special live show will be graced by legendary darts figure, Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, who will be in the studio for the live action. The 16-time World Champion will provide analysis as other legends of darts battle out to win the Legends League.

The first full week of the exclusive partnership will be marked by the start of Pluto TV MODUS Super Series Ten, which will culminate with the victorious player pocketing £25,000 and following in the footsteps of renowned former winners such as teenage prodigy and current World Darts Champion Luke Littler, who won the tournament twice at the age of 16.

Olivier Jollet, Executive Vice President and International General Manager at Pluto TV, said:

“We are proud to offer exclusive access to the ‘MODUS Super Series Darts’ channel, bringing fans in the UK unparalleled content that can’t be found anywhere else. Darts has recently captivated millions of fans worldwide, becoming a true sport phenomenon. With the addition of ‘MODUS Super Series Darts’ channel to Pluto TV UK’s lineup, fans can enjoy live tournaments and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, all for free. This unique offering makes Darts more accessible to a wider audience, showcasing our commitment to delivering diverse and engaging content that truly feeds fandoms and attract new viewers”

Chris Murphy, CEO and Executive Producer, MODUS Super Series added,

“We are absolute delighted to collaborate with Pluto TV to bring a dedicated darts channel to fans. This partnership is a testament to the growing popularity of darts and our commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible entertainment to viewers and opportunities for players to tread a pathway to the very top. We are proud to be platformed on Pluto TV, which is easily accessible and free, and will undoubtedly bring more eyes onto darts. It is a perfect partnership with a tournament, sport and streaming television service that are experiencing rapid global growth. We are excited  to provide darts content around the clock.”

Mike Cobain, CEO of iGameMedia said:

“We are delighted to have brokered this deal along with our partners MODUS. As a sport, darts is one of the few rapidly growing mainstream sports and the Super Series has shown over its evolution, sustained growth of an engaged set of fans providing regular professional level darts. The Super series has seeded some of the world’s best talent in what is now the second largest darts tournament globally. Pluto TV is perfectly aligned to the changing landscape of the broadcast space where subscriber fatigue is leading to the fragmentation of traditional broadcast models. Having the Super Series FTA in our core markets of the UK and Ireland allows our fans unrestricted access of a fully dedicated and produced channel round the clock.”

MODUS Super Series Darts will be available for free on the Pluto TV platform, making it easier than ever for fans to catch all the action, whether they’re tuning in for live tournaments, reliving historic matches or catching the latest feature content. The channel promises to be the ultimate destination for darts enthusiasts and newcomers alike, celebrating the sport in all its dynamic glory.

Pluto TV is available anywhere you stream– mobile, desktop and CTV devices. Available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Tizen & TV+, LG, Sony, Hisense, Philips, Tivo, AppleTV, AndroidTV, Chromecast, Virgin Media, Portal from Facebook, Playstation, Xbox, iOS & Android mobile and more.

For more information on the channel and the upcoming schedule, visit Pluto TV’s website.

iGameMedia and Betinvest in Strategic Partnership

eSports, Fast Sports and AI-driven offerings now available at iGameMedia

We are pleased to announce the new partnership between iGameMedia and Betinvest.

Betinvest offers a range of exclusive esports, fast sports and AI-driven offerings and this, combined with iGameMedia’s global-scale, ultra low latency video solution, will offer real-time, up-to-the-second action that will enhance the overall betting experience.

Betinvest is renowned for delivering reliable, high-quality live streams and precise data and odds directly to operators which, when combined with our ONEPlatform and OTT video trading client, ONEOTT, will ensure uninterrupted action and real-time engagement for bettors.

Chris Cousin, Commercial Director of iGameMedia Ltd., expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership:

We are delighted to partner with BetInvest to bring compelling esports, fast sports and their next generation AI football content to the betting space. iGameMedia’s revolutionary ONEPlatform with its synchronized video capabilities is the perfect fit for operators to maximise value against the content available. We are excited to bring “Always ON” content to operators backed by comprehensive and robust automated betting markets for both pre-match and in-play to maximise the user experience!”

Dmytro Matiukha, Deputy CEO at Betinvest, added:

Collaborating with iGameMedia presents a fantastic chance to extend our reach and provide high-quality content to a wider audience. Their ONEPlatform offers a seamless and reliable transmission system, which aligns perfectly with our goal of offering a top-tier betting experience. We appreciate their innovative methods and are confident that, together, we are raising the bar and delivering lasting value for our clients.”

Leveraging the combined expertise of both companies, we are thrilled to push the boundaries of the betting industry with groundbreaking innovations, offering a streamlined and immersive experience that maximises engagement for both operators and bettors alike.

Read more about ONEMap and ONEPlatform here   |   Read more about ONEOTT here

iGameMedia and Pragmatic Play join forces to deliver a fully supported Sportsbook Platform Solution

A fully supported sportsbook platform solution for live sports streaming

iGameMedia, the leading sports streaming platform with an extensive history in B2B ultra-low latency, is proud to announce a new multi-year partnership with Pragmatic Play to deliver ultra-low latency sports streaming through its innovative ONEPlatform streaming solution. 

iGameMedia, together with Pragmatic Play has launched a fully integrated streaming solution that allows its customers to access all sports streaming content available without requiring multiple integrations, significantly reducing integration timelines, change management, and empowering the inplay betting product commonly used today.

The iGameMedia ONEPlatform has established integrations with all major content providers that expose all streaming content agreed by the sportsbook operator delivered as a unified content API.

Infront bettor | StatsPerform | IMG Arena | Genius Sports | SportRadar

iGameMedia’s integrated solution provides sportsbooks and platform providers with a content gateway to a vast and diverse world of sports content.

In addition, it presents a unique solution to the industry challenges of mapping live streaming with event data essential for the sportsbook product offering. For years customers and suppliers have been required to map IDs from different API sources, leading to multiple challenges and failures, resulting in the inability to offer a live game for the inplay product.

The iGameMedia ONEMap product utilises a single API instance that exposes the respective IDs of all third party vendors associated with the live event. AI and ML technology delivers a truly automated solution with an accuracy rating of 99.7% first time mapping achieved.

At its core, ONEMap’s proprietary AI model utilises advanced algorithms and powerful machine learning capabilities to establish precise connections between AV provider data and event creation data on the ONEPlatform.

Common challenges that exist in the industry include the non-standard approach to team name conventions that are exposed against a content API, whereby typical machine processing cannot identify if PSG or Paris Saint Germain is the same team, often leading to un-mapped events that require manual intervention.

Pragmatic Play is a leading content supplier to the iGaming industry, and rolled out its new sportsbook product in October. The launch of Pragmatic Play’s sportsbook facilitates delivery of a full-service iGaming solution, providing not only sports betting, but also player-favourite slots, live casino and virtual sports. 

It marked a new chapter in product development for Pragmatic Play, as the company continues to work towards its goal of becoming the industry’s preferred supplier across all verticals.  

Pragmatic Play’s sportsbook utilises the ONEPlatform solution in order to offer its customers a completely streamlined managed services solution, and fully supports live streaming.

iGameMedia’s Commercial Director, Chris Cousin, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to have partnered with Pragmatic Play in supporting their unrivalled platform innovation and offering a truly consolidated content approach for the sportsbook market.”

Pragmatic Play’s VP of Sports, Gareth Crook said: “Our partnership with Chris & the team at iGame helps solidify our aim of delivering a first class sportsbook product to current and future customers. Operators now have access to an unrivalled portfolio of ‘always on’ official live video streaming content from the world’s highest profile sports events and competitions. This delivered at ultra-low latency providing an enhanced betting experience to Sportsbook bettors.”

Read more about ONEMap and ONEPlatform here

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