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Matt Tewhatu
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Matt is the editor of Digital Sport and Chief of Snack Media's rugby division and has a journalistic background both here in UK, Australia and in his native New Zealand. Follow him on Twitter @mtewhatu

Talking Grabyo’s journey with CEO Gareth Capon

It’s no secret that social video is exploding. With the rapid rise of video-focused social media including the likes of Snapchat and Vine, some of the more established social media

The first ever Drone Racing League is launched

In what is truly a sign of things to come in the digital sport world, the world’s first ever Drone Racing League (DRL) has been launched in New York City

Why Snapchat needs more than sports partnerships to grow

Over the past 12 months but in particularly the last 6, Snapchat has taken the world by storm. It’s easy-to-navigate interface combined with a ‘pick-up and use’ element has appealed greatly

Under Armour inks lucrative deal with Welsh Rugby

US apparel brand Under Armour has signed what is thought to be an extremely lucrative sponsorship and supply deal with Welsh Rugby which will keep them associated with the union

Arsenal rakes in best matchday profit in Europe for 2014/2015 season

Arsenal Football Club tops the European clubs for matchday profit according to a report compiled by Deloitte profiling football’s highest earning clubs. Raking in approximately £100.4 million in matchday profit

Facebook joins the sports game with its own Sports Stadium

Determined not to miss out on the buzz generated by social media users during sports events, Facebook has launched a ‘Sports Stadium’ feature which allows Facebook users to experience sports

NBA broadcasts first ever live match in 4K

The NBA showdown between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic became the first ever live match to be shown publicly in 4K with the NBA teaming up with BT Sport

What we learnt at CES2016

The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest gathering of new tech on earth, and the size of the sport technology offering at this year’s event made it clear once and

FC Bayern Munich forms partnership with Thai sugar company

FC Bayern Munich has announced a partnership with Thai sugar company Wangkanai which is the football club’s first partnership in the region. Fresh from signing a deal with Yahoo Sports to

Liverpool teams up with Skype to assist fan interaction

In one of the more unusual partnership deals of 2016 to date, crowd-favourite Liverpool Football Club has teamed up with online communications service Skype to help engagement between club fans. The