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Birmingham Post
Technology
Tom Houghton

Urban Zoo signs deal with Nottingham Forest FC as firm eyes overseas expansion

A Warrington-based sports tech business has announced that two-times European champions Nottingham Forest have joined its roster of leading sports clients.

The Championship club has re-launched its digital offering to supporters using Urban Zoo’s integrated Gamechanger platform, which claims to be gaining rapid market share amongst major sports brands.

Everton, Aston Villa and Celtic are amongst a host of clubs now using the technology.

The deal has seen the launch of a new club website and mobile app alongside a new streaming service, called Forest TV.

Urban Zoo CEO Chris Grannell said: “This is another big step forward for us. Nottingham Forest have a remarkable pedigree and our Gamechanger platform will deliver on the club’s commitment to improving their digital interactions with fans.”

Mr Grannell said fans will benefit from a new “single-sign-on” process across the club’s on-line services, adding: “We will deliver a step-change in performance across all metrics."

David Cook, Nottingham Forest’s COO, said: “Enhancing the digital experience for supporters has been an important part of our commercial strategy over the last few years.

"The new single-sign-on feature will allow fans to sync their web, ticketing and retail accounts to make it much easier to interact with the club.”

Urban Zoo recently announced that it expects to bring ‘up to ten’ new major sports brands on board at the company this year, which is located at Warrington’s tech hub, The Base, on Dallam Lane.

The firm also confirmed it had begun discussions with its first European football club.

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