Team Whistle

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Team Whistle
Company type Subsidiary
Founded 2014
Owner Eleven Sports ( DAZN )
Website whistlesports.com

Team Whistle (formerly known as Whistle or Whistle Sports ) [1] is an American digital media company focused on sports-related and entertainment content.

History [ edit ]

Since its launch in 2014, Whistle Sports has raised more than $56 million in funding to date. It raised $8 million in 2014, mostly from Sky Broadcasting, $28 million in a second round in 2015, [2] and $20 million in a third round in 2016. [3] The company's investors and equity holders include Tegna, Inc. , NBC Sports , Sky Sports , Liberty Global , and Emil Capital, as well as multiple professional sports leagues.

In addition, the company has had partnerships with Nickelodeon with "Top Ten Trick Shots," [4] and Wilson for their #MyWilson campaign. [5]

In 2018, Leeds United majority owner Andrea Radrizzani 's company Aser led a $28 million funding round. [6] In March 2021, Team Whistle was acquired by Aser via its Eleven Group subsidiary. [7]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Miller, Stuart (2019-07-15). "Gaining Ground on a Field That's Still Open" . Broadcasting & Cable . Vol. 149, no. 7. pp. 10, 12, 14, 16.
  2. ^ Russell, Jon. "YouTube Network Whistle Sports Scores $28M To Expand Its Global Focus" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2016-06-17 .
  3. ^ Spangler, Todd (2016-03-10). "Whistle Sports Raises $20 Million from NBC Sports, Tegna and Others" . Variety . Retrieved 2016-06-17 .
  4. ^ "Whistle Sports wins over Nickelodeon with Top Ten Trick Shots" . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  5. ^ "Wilson : Whistle Sports" . whistlesports.com . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  6. ^ "Aser makes major Whistle Sports investment" . SportsPro . 2018-06-22 . Retrieved 2022-09-29 .
  7. ^ "Team Whistle to Be Acquired by U.K.'s Eleven Sports" . Variety . Retrieved 2021-01-04 .