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Daniel McLaren
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Dan is the Founder & CEO of Digital Sport. Can be found at sports industry events and heard every week on the Digital Sport Insider podcast. @DanielMcLaren

Yahoo Sports Technology Awards: 2018 Winners Announced

Last night (3rd May: London) the winners of the 2018 Yahoo Sports Technology Awards were revealed in a ceremony attended by industry leaders and elite athletes

Daily Digest: Turning fans into customers & how technology is killing a long held tradition

Daily Digest containing what else has happened at NewFronts, the demise of football programmes and Tim Crowe’s ‘inconvenient truth’.

Daily Digest: Twitter dominates the news with raft of new partnership announcements

Today’s digest is all about Twitter, with the news about a raft of new shows to be launched on the platform from the likes of Formula 1, House of Highlights and much more.

Daily Digest: Copa90 nets £70m valuation and how sports teams are using facial recognition to learn more about their fans

Facebook test out Reddit style down-vote button, Copa90’s new investment value business at £70m and how sports teams are using facial recognition to learn more about their fans.

Daily Digest: How a new kids app will secure the next generation of Man City fans

A rare Digital Digest on a weekend, but there was so much news on Friday that I had to drop an extra one to make sure you don’t miss out on the news.

Amazon snap up more football as Steph Curry comes back to YouTube

The best digital sport pieces around the internet you should be reading today.

Daily Digest: A new World Cup podcast & the Madrid Open goes live with VR

The round up of today’s stories you should be reading – on a slow news day.

2018 Sports Technology Start Up Awards Winners Announced

Today the Sports Technology Awards (STAs), in conjunction with presenting partner, Sportradar, revealed the winners of the inaugural 2018 STA Start Up Awards (StartUps).

New data-led agency Halfspace makes quantum leap with Oakwell investment

Oakwell Capital, the specialist corporate advisory service for the sports and media technology sector, has invested into Halfspace, the Signals & Engagement Agency for the sports, music and entertainment industries.

Bayern Munich launch suprise new team while Man United get together with a huge new partner

Today’s round-up of the most important news from within the world of digital and sport.