[February 14, 2017] |
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FORIX joins the Motorsport Network
Motorsport
Network, the world's largest automotive and motorsport digital
technology business, today confirmed that it had acquired a shareholding
in FORIX,
the world's largest and most trusted motorsport results database.
The FORIX
motorsport database contains racing and rallying results from almost 500
championships spanning 3.9 million timed sessions alongside the career
records of 62,000 drivers & riders and over 1,000 motorsport venues from
around the world. The dataset includes historical events dating back to
1894 and covers every major series on two wheels and four - last season
alone, FORIX
captured and stored the results from 2,829 motorsport events.
FORIX
will become part of one of the Network's specialist businesses, Motorsport
Stats, which exists to syndicate motor racing content in words,
pictures and video as well as results from the organisation's
market-leading portfolio of media titles, including Autosport,
Motorsport.com and LAT
Images - the world's largest motorsport & motoring image archive
that spans the entire 123 year history of the FORIX
archive. Motorsport
Stats also supplements this digital content with highly engaging
visualised data that helps fans follow the racing performance of drivers
and teams. Motorsport Stats has already established itself as a leader
in the motorsports data analytics field having acquired the Wildsoft
motorsport database.
With a reputation for unparalleled accuracy, the FORIX
database will become the source of motor racing truth at th heart of
the Motorsport
Stats array of racing analysis and data products for fans as well as
promoters, sponsors, book-makers and media owners. By aligning FORIX
with its own assets and technologies, Motorsport
Stats will take a definitive leadership position in the motorsport
results and data analytics field.
Motorsport
Stats' CEO, Liam Clogger said, "Motorsport Stats has an impressive
arsenal of racing and rallying data, but Forix brings with it not just a
significant addition to our capability, but also a pedigree and
reputation for absolute accuracy that is the gold standard in our
sector. We're delighted that João Paulo Cunha and the Forix team have
agreed to partner us with the development of data-driven products that
will enrich the way motorsport is consumed on mobile, in social, in
broadcast and online."
Motorsport
Stats customers range from media organisations that are seeking to
secure best-in-class primary source motorsport journalism from trackside
at a fraction of the cost of sending their own staff to events to brands
seeking unique fan engagement content such as visualised data analysis
served through mobile applications.
João Paulo Cunha, FORIX's
Founder said, "Forix has been a labour of love for me for the past
thirty years. It is wonderful that we can align the depth of this truly
unique data source with the capabilities at Motorsport Stats and indeed
more widely across Motorsport Network in order that our endeavour can
fuel new and exciting products for the company and our customers beyond."
Zak Brown, motorsport.com's Chairman said, "Motorsport
Stats has a fantastic array of products breaking cover for
2017 which will re-shape the way motor racing is reported and viewed.
Underpinning these breakthrough products with the depth and accuracy
implicit the Forix name makes this news a compelling proposition."
Transaction Highlights
> FORIX
is the world's largest and most trusted database of motorsport results
> The business will become part of Motorsport
Stats, supplementing the company's own proprietary motorsport data
holdings and the Wildsoft
database acquired in 2015 to create the largest data repository of
motorsport information
> João Paulo Cunha and his team will continue to operate FORIX,
supporting its existing client base
> Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed
> This transaction follows Motorsport Network's acquisition of Motors TV
(November 18, 2016) and Haymarket Media Group's motor racing portfolio
(October 5, 2016)
Editor's Note - Motorsport Stats' Y2017 Products and Services
Forix Classified Results
Low-latency, high accuracy race and rally classified results services
offered in JSON, XML
ForixWire
Sports Desk publishing tool providing motorsport text news service,
bundled LAT Images (13m+ images covering all racing series), classified
results, short-form motorsport video, print-ready infographics and car &
helmet livery drawings
Widget Suite
MSS' widget suite offers digital media owners plug and play content
modules feeding calendar, event and results information and rich
analytics from major international motorsport series seamlessly into
host websites. Widgets provide 'native' sticky content generating high
dwell times and repeat visits and are wholly automated
API
The MSS API provides access to the wealth of Motorsport Network
motorsport media assets spanning news and features to real-time
visualised analytics of motor racing performance
Mobile App
MSS has a range of mobile applications providing live timing, editorial,
video, fan polling and analytics content elements for use by promoters,
sponsors, bookmakers and media companies
About Motorsport Stats
Motorsport
Stats helps to heighten the engagement of motor sport audiences with
a portfolio of editorial content, results data and visualised
performance analysis which it supplies to broadcasters & media owners,
federations and promoters, auto makers, sponsors and book-makers. Motorsport
Stats is part of Motorsport
Network
For more information, please visit: www.motorsportstats.com
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