Catalist Sports Signs Multi-Year Deal Granting Kalshi Exclusive US Access to Live Sports Streaming and Data
TL;DR — Catalist Sports signed a multi-year deal giving Kalshi exclusive US access to live streams and low-latency data for tennis, soccer and basketball. Coverage includes over 65,000 annual tennis matches from events such as the Australian Open and Davis Cup. The agreement highlights prediction markets’ role as a sports content distribution channel.
SCCG Take — The deal advances official content integration for regulated prediction platforms while tying new revenue to compliance with applicable rules. Rights holders and operators will watch how this model scales at the sports betting intersection.
Catalist Sports has entered a multi-year agreement with Kalshi that grants the prediction market platform exclusive US access to live streams from a global sports portfolio covering international tennis, soccer and basketball.
The deal provides Kalshi with these streams for its US prediction market offering, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. It also supplies official low-latency data used to create, manage and settle markets across international tennis events.
Portfolio Scope and Event Coverage
The Catalist Sports Kalshi partnership expands tennis offerings through official live streaming and data for the World Tennis Tour, Australian Open and Davis Cup. The tennis content covers more than 65,000 matches annually.
It adds international soccer properties, building on US interest after the 2026 World Cup, along with basketball and ice hockey competitions. Official streams and data allow prediction markets to use verified competition information for creation and settlement.
Catalist Sports supplies licensed sports content to operators and platforms in the US and Canadian regulated markets. Its services draw on global sports-media partnerships and exclusive US distribution of Infront’s live streaming and data portfolio.
Partnership Statements and Market Role
“This agreement marks a major milestone for Catalist Sports, bringing together our portfolio of premium official rights with the largest prediction market platform in the U.S.,” said James Monk, Vice President and General Manager of Catalist Sports. “By offering Kalshi exclusive U.S. prediction market access to our live streaming portfolio, we’re creating new value for our rights-holder partners while helping deliver a richer, more trusted fan experience.”
Monk added: “The agreement reflects the continued growth of prediction markets as a new distribution channel for premium sports content, extending the reach of official sports rights and creating new ways for U.S. audiences to engage with leagues and competitions from around the world.”
“Catalist Sports is our first streaming partner, and premium content of this caliber is the foundation of a best-in-class prediction market,” said Arjun Sawai, Markets at Kalshi. “Pairing exclusive live video with official data from some of the world’s top international leagues puts everything traders need in one place — and reinforces our commitment to reliable, regulated markets.”
Kalshi was founded in 2018 and operates as a regulated exchange for event-based markets. It has established prediction markets as a financial asset class in the US. As reported by iGaming Future, the Catalist Sports Kalshi deal reflects the growing role of prediction markets as a distribution channel for sports content, a segment drawing increasing regulatory and commercial attention as operators explore intersections with iGaming and sports betting.
Reporting: iGaming Future
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Prediction markets are now a licensed content channel — rights holders get new revenue, platforms get official feeds, engagement deepens.
At SCCG, we've watched prediction markets mature from regulatory curiosity to commercial infrastructure. This deal proves official rights holders now view platforms like Kalshi as distribution — not risk. That shifts how leagues, data providers, and operators think about partnerships, compliance, and fan engagement in regulated markets we help clients enter daily.
- Kalshi gains exclusive US access to 65,000+ annual tennis matches, plus international soccer and basketball streams
- Catalist supplies low-latency official data for market creation and settlement, tying content to compliance
- Prediction markets validated as licensed distribution channel, opening new rights-holder revenue and operator models
SCCG angle: SCCG connects platforms, data providers, and rights holders across every regulated market. We broker the introductions and structure the partnerships that turn content deals like this into compliant, scalable revenue — whether you're a prediction market, sportsbook, or league looking for the next distribution play.
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