17/01-2024
Article: Reliability and Continuity
Read more about the importance of reliability and continuity for sports media outlets and how we helped Fotmob and LiveScore improve in the area in a short case study.
Read more about the importance of reliability and continuity for sports media outlets and how we helped Fotmob and LiveScore improve in the area in a short case study.
For the last hack in our whitepaper excerpts, we will discuss ways to overcome several common industry challenges.
A lot of sports media outlets struggle with data providers that often deliver inconsistent and subpar data, damaging audience trust and resulting in misleading insights. Furthermore, technical errors and system interruptions can severely degrade a media outlet’s reputation as audiences lean toward more reliable sources of information. Therefore, it is crucial to think about actionable ways to improve reliability and continuity.
Maintaining an uninterrupted service is crucial for any business, but it becomes pivotal when operations are tied to high-stakes, rapidly changing events. A reputation for continuity can set a brand apart, laying the foundation for trust and a solid online presence. This reliability offers users a seamless experience, encouraging return visits as they come to depend on real-time, accurate information, which is a non-negotiable aspect in the dynamic world of sports.
The flip side of this coin is significant. In today’s fast-paced world, consumers are not inclined to wait, and with fierce competition, alternatives are just a click away. Service disruptions can quickly erode trust, diminish user engagement, and result in missed opportunities. Unreliable data or inconsistent service can drive users to seek out other sports content sources, dealing a significant blow to your brand’s reputation.
To safeguard against service disruptions, certain features are integral in a sports data service:
Let’s introduce two notable partners who collaborated with us and demonstrated a clear pathway toward enhancing service reliability and continuity.
Founded in 1998, LiveScore is a prominent global sports media company that offers real-time updates and live streaming services. With users across 200 territories, the brand has solidified its reputation for providing top-quality content, making it one of the most recognized names in the sports market.
Based in Bergen, Norway, FotMob is a leading live score mobile app revered globally by over 10 million daily users. With a small but passionate team behind it, the company has become one of the world’s favorite football apps, earning nods from heavyweights like Apple, Google, and the New York Times.
Across the sports ecosystem, the same “public” reality is tracked again and again: competitions, games, teams, players, and venues. But the way these entities are identified varies from system to system, which creates repeated mapping work, unnecessary complexity, and avoidable data errors.
Today, Enetpulse and SportsDataIO are launching SportsDataExchange (SDX) to change that; a free, open set of identifiers built to help the entire sports technology ecosystem align around one shared standard.
In the 109-year history of the Giro d’Italia, the 2026 race start in Bulgaria will represent something genuinely new. For the first time, a Grand Tour will begin in Eastern Europe. The Bulgarian start marks a true expansion of cycling’s reach, bringing the sport to new audiences and landscapes. The opening stages of this year’s Giro will take the race through some of the biggest Bulgarian cities, like Nessebar, Burgas, Plovdiv, and Sofia. All cities that are familiar to our employees.
Enetpulse has an office in Sofia, so the Giro passing through the capital also matters to us. Our local team works close to where the race takes place, and is actually able to watch the peloton ride through the streets of Sofia from their desks.
Organizers have set the Bulgaria stages for 8-10 May 2026. After the opening weekend, the Giro continues into Italy for the rest of the race.
When the Ice Hockey World Championship begins, user expectations are simple: the match page must be correct before puck drop, stay alive during the game, and still be useful when the final standings are decided.
If you’re building coverage for 2026, the key is knowing exactly which data points you can rely on, and how they fit into your tournament pages, match pages, and stats views.
The 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is hosted in Switzerland (Zürich and Fribourg) from 15-31 May 2026. Are you ready to cover it?