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Insights from Genius Sports’ Mark Locke, Tony Marlow and Josh Linforth at Cannes Lions

Getting the data? Easy. Knowing what to do with it? That’s the hard part. “In the U.S. we have access to 250 million people… if you’re local team is losing you’ll want to spend 25% more on takeaways, that’s what the data is telling us,” Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports, told Scott Soshnick. Tony

Published 30 Jun 2026Curated by Transfer Window
Insights from Genius Sports’ Mark Locke, Tony Marlow and Josh Linforth at Cannes Lions

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Getting the data? Easy. Knowing what to do with it? That’s the hard part. “In the U.S. we have access to 250 million people… if you’re local team is losing you’ll want to spend 25% more on takeaways, that’s what the data is telling us,” Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports, told Scott Soshnick. Tony