{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Genius Sports Issues Letter From CEO - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jxTvgYotJF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/genius-sports-issues-letter-from-ceo\/\">Genius Sports Issues Letter From CEO<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/genius-sports-issues-letter-from-ceo\/embed\/#?secret=jxTvgYotJF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Genius Sports Issues Letter From CEO&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"jxTvgYotJF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Genius Sports Issues Letter From CEO NEW YORK &amp; LONDON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Genius Sports Limited (NYSE: GENI) (\u201cGenius Sports\u201d or \u201cGenius\u201d) today issued a letter to shareholders from Mark Locke, CEO and Co-Founder. Dear Shareholders, Why We Acquired Legend The market&#8217;s reaction to our acquisition of Legend has been divided. That has happened before when we made transformative deals. When we entered official data rights agreements, the economics were questioned. When we signed our long-term partnership with the NFL, many doubted the scale and sustainability of the opportunity. When we acquired Second Spectrum, there were similar concerns about commercial application. In each case, our thesis was rooted in structural change rather than short-term convention. Over time, execution clarified what the strategy &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20260218248925r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en"}