Second Spectrum

http://www.secondspectrum.com
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Second Spectrum, a subsidiary of Genius Sports, is a privately held company founded in 2013 and headquartered in the United States. With a team of approximately 200 employees, the company specializes in providing video data and analytics solutions. Second Spectrum's main product offerings include data tracking and visualization technologies, enabling users to analyze and interpret sports-related data.

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Second Spectrum, a subsidiary of Genius Sports, developed a new offside detection system called "Dragon" for the English Premier League, which will debut in the 2024/25 season starting on Friday. The technology utilizes a fleet of iPhones to enhance the accuracy of offside calls and other critical in-game decisions. Additionally, Second Spectrum will be participating in "A Night of Innovation" hosted by Project Invent, a nonprofit organization empowering students in invention for social good, on May 17, 2024. Furthermore, Second Spectrum's data analysis revealed that basketball player Brandon Ingram faced challenges when guarded by defender Dort in the recent game, with Ingram acknowledging the physicality of the matchup. In another development, Second Spectrum, through its parent company Genius Sports, has partnered with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to provide optical tracking technology to every WNBA arena.

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Dec

2nd

2024

16:35

Trae Young's Current Injury Status For Pelicans-Hawks Game

May not be the exact same data that Quin Snyder was using but... Trae Young is leading the NBA in assists (12.1 per game). He is also comfortably leading with 20.9 potential assists per game, according to Second Spectrum.

Sports Illustrated (US)

Aug

15th

2024

06:22

New Offerings

Premier League Subs VAR with iPhone and ML-based System

The English Premier League will debut a new offside detection system for the upcoming 2024/25 season, powered by a fleet of smart phones rather than VAR. Developed by Genius Sports, a sports data and technology company, and Second Spectrum, its subsidiary, the new tool, called Drago, promises to increase the accuracy of often controversial offside calls and other critical live decisions.

Digit (Scotland)

Aug

15th

2024

04:39

New Offerings

English Premier League to replace VAR with iPhone-based system for offside detection

As reported by The Wired, the upcoming 2024/25 season, which begins on Friday, will witness the introduction of "Dragon," a new offside detection system powered by a fleet of iPhones. The technology, developed by sports data and technology company Genius Sports and its subsidiary Second Spectrum, promises to enhance the accuracy of offside calls and other critical in-game decisions.

Computing (UK)

May

16th

2024

09:31

Events

Project Invent’s Night of Innovation 2024 Set to Showcase Student Ingenuity in Northern California

Former NFL Player Shawn Springs, Lockerverse Co-Founder James McFall, Boogio Co-Founder & CEO Jose Torres and Second Spectrum’s Heaven Chen and Catherine Xu Among Guest Speakers SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 2024 / Project Invent, the national nonprofit empowering middle and high school students to invent for social good, is thrilled to invite the public to A Night of Innovation on Friday, May 17, from 6-9 p.m. PDT.

Associated Press

Apr

29th

2024

17:36

Events

Colorado senior Tristan da Silva told Jonatha…

The 6-foot-8 forward is 7-for-22 from the field in the series when the brawny 6-4, 220-pound Dort is his main defender, according to Second Spectrum. “It’s a different defender who is physical,” Ingram told Andscape after Game 3.

HoopsHype

Mar

6th

2024

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings

WNBA and Genius Sports Bring Data Tracking to Every WNBA Arena

WNBA and Genius Sports Bring Data Tracking to Every WNBA Arena Story Highlights The Women’s National Basketball Association announce a multi-year venture through which Second Spectrum, a Genius Sports technology solution, will become the optical tracking provider to the league.

Sports Video Group

Mar

6th

2024

06:33

Procurement and Sales

Genius’ Second Spectrum named WNBA ball and player tracking provider

(Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The Women's National Basketball Association has announced a multi-year deal with Genius Sports' Second Spectrum to provide tracking data to the league.

SportBusiness

Mar

5th

2024

20:37

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings

WNBA to use optical tracking to enhance player analysis

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will become the first women’s professional sports league in the U.S. to have league-wide optical tracking after entering a multi-year deal with Second Spectrum, a Genius Sports technology solution. With this deal, the WNBA will have access to 3D tracking data that will allow teams to use real-time advance stats that can measure categories such as shot quality, shooter impact and paint touches.

Winnipeg Sun

Mar

5th

2024

14:46

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings

WNBA to use optical tracking to enhance player analysis

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will become the first women's professional sports league in the U.S. to have league-wide optical tracking after entering a multi-year deal with Second Spectrum, a Genius Sports technology solution. With this deal, the WNBA will have access to 3D tracking data that will allow teams to use real-time advance stats that can measure categories such as shot quality, shooter impact and paint touches.

Elk Valley Times

Mar

5th

2024

14:46

New Offerings

WNBA to use optical tracking to enhance player analysis

Quartz (US)

Feb

25th

2024

18:30

Partnerships and Alliances, New Offerings

Genius Sports’ player tracking and alternative streams change the game experience

Genius Sports’ 2023 was highlight-filled in two critical areas of its business: developing next-generation technologies for data tracking and augmented viewing. Second Spectrum, which Genius acquired in 2021, introduced its Dragon tracking system last March in partnership with the NBA, promising to increase the capacity and quality of player tracking data — and in a cost-efficient manner — by capturing the entire surface of the human body as opposed to a few dozen points.

Sports Business Journal

Aug

8th

2023

18:30

Events

SBJ Tech: Broadcast innovation on the Women's World Cup stage

It was really interesting to learn from Elissa Christie and Paul Hunt about their different processes in a collaboration between Fox Sports and a tracking-data company like Second Spectrum. One thing I’m understanding about partnerships, through this story and others, is the amount of pieces that have to be accounted for in order for a product to really shine.

Sports Business Journal

Second Spectrum's customers primarily consist of ball sports and streaming services companies. Examples of Second Spectrum's customers include National Basketball Association (NBA) and WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association). Second Spectrum has suppliers like Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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