Kalshi Secures Exclusive U.S. Prediction Market Deal With Catalist Sports

Kalshi has entered an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Catalist Sports, securing U.S.-only access to Catalist’s live sports streams and official low-latency data for its regulated prediction market platform. The deal immediately broadens Kalshi's international tennis, football, basketball, and ice hockey market offerings to U.S. customers, underpinning its operations with official, rights-holder-grade content.

Exclusive Access to Live Streaming and Official Data for U.S. Prediction Markets

Under the terms confirmed by both firms, Kalshi receives exclusive U.S. prediction market rights to the entire Catalist Sports live streaming portfolio. This includes official, low-latency data services to enable reliable creation, management, and settlement of prediction markets. Kalshi is the first U.S.-licensed prediction market platform to form such a partnership with Catalist Sports—a move expected to set the groundwork for similar media and market integrations.

James Monk, Vice President and General Manager of Catalist Sports, stated,

"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. 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."

Expanding Kalshi’s Sports Prediction Market Coverage

The partnership immediately boosts Kalshi’s reach across high-profile sports events and leagues:

• Tennis: Full official live streaming and data for the complete World Tennis Tour, plus official data coverage for the Australian Open and Davis Cup.
• Soccer: U.S.-exclusive streaming/data access for France’s Ligue 1 and Brazil’s Série A.
• Other sports: Access to Catalist’s growing content across basketball and ice hockey competitions.

Catalist Sports reports this portfolio encompasses over 65,000 matches per year, making it one of the most comprehensive sources of premium sports content available to any U.S. prediction market operator.

Market and Audience Impact: Why Exclusive Data Deals Matter

For Kalshi, the exclusive arrangement offers more than just additional events—it brings access to official, low-latency feeds that are crucial to maintaining integrity, quick settlement, and bettor trust. Kalshi can now build precise markets across live-play and future outcomes, leveraging fully sanctioned league data. The deal also reflects the broader trend of prediction markets serving as an alternate distribution channel for media rights, with the potential to drive both engagement and new revenue for leagues, data rights holders, and operators alike.

According to Catalist Sports, the move “extends the reach of official sports rights and creates new ways for U.S. audiences to engage with leagues and competitions from around the world.”

Kalshi’s Product Roadmap and Strategic Rationale

Arjun Sawai, responsible for Markets at Kalshi, explained the decision to partner with Catalist Sports:

"Catalist Sports is the first sports streaming provider we have partnered with and access to premium official content is essential to building a best-in-class prediction market. By combining exclusive live streams with official data across some of the most interesting international leagues and competitions, we're reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality, regulated prediction markets built on the most reliable sports content available."

Bolstered by the Catalist Sports relationship, Kalshi can leverage real-time market mechanics—pairing broadcast feeds with rapid market settlement logic and responsive odds management. By offering fast, authentic streaming and resolution data, the firm stands to differentiate its product against less regulated rivals and attract a bigger, more engaged U.S. audience.

Prediction Markets: A New Channel for Sports Content

The Kalshi-Catalist Sports arrangement signals the next phase in the convergence of regulated prediction markets and official media rights. As more rights holders and data distributors look to broaden reach beyond traditional betting, exclusive data/streaming deals with platforms like Kalshi can accelerate the shift. This integration allows customers to participate in legal markets with regulatory oversight, informed directly by live and accurate event information.

The U.S. prediction market sector remains subject to strict compliance controls, with official-source data offering a key layer of transparency and trust for regulators, customers, and sports partners alike. The Kalshi-Catalist partnership will be closely watched by the larger b2b and sports data communities as an indicator of future sports content distribution strategies.