Racecourse Media Group (RMG)
RMG and SIS renew broadcast, data deal for betting shops
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has agreed a three-year extension to its distribution and transmission deal with Sports Information Services,…
Stevenson named FitzGerald’s full-time successor as Racecourse Media Group CEO
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has appointed Martin Stevenson as its chief executive on a permanent basis
ITV and RMG negotiate extra free-to-air coverage for Cheltenham Festival
UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV will offer expanded coverage of this year’s edition of horse racing’s Cheltenham Festival under a one-off agreement with rights-holder, Racecourse Media Group.
Virgin Media renews Racecourse Media rights till 2023
Commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television has extended and expanded its rights in Ireland to Racecourse Media Group’s UK horse races until 2023.
Australia’s Sportsbet acquires rights for British and Irish horse racing
British racecourse alliance Racecourse Media Group and Irish racecourse rights owner Sports Information Services have agreed a streaming, marketing content and betting deal with Australian online betting…
RMG boosts Bahrain International Trophy international broadcast exposure
Racecourse Media Group, the horse racing media and data rights holding company, has more than doubled the global exposure for the second running of the Bahrain International Trophy, the showpiece international…
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
FitzGerald departs as Racecourse Media Group CEO
Richard FitzGerald has stepped down as chief executive of Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, after nearly 12 years in the position
ITV renews UK horse racing rights until 2023
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has renewed its exclusive free-to-air broadcast rights deal for British horse-racing events until 2023 after protracted negotiations
RMG ensures distribution in over 60 countries for Bahrain’s International Trophy
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights distribution to a host of UK racecourses, has reported a “hugely encouraging” uptake from broadcasters for the International Tro…
Racecourse Media Group rights payments break £100m barrier
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights involving a host of horse-racing destinations, has reported an 18-per-cent increase in payments to its members, with talks…
RMG brings on board two non-executive directors
Racecourse Media Group has appointed Jim Mullen and Britt Boeskov as independent non-executive directors, it said today (Wednesday)
ITV set to retain racing rights – report
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is poised to extend its deal for exclusive coverage of top British horse racing, according to The Times
Racing TV to create ‘Netflix of racing’
Pay-television channel Racing UK has revealed it will rebrand to Racing TV as it prepares to welcome horse racing from all 26 Irish racecourses on January 1
Racecourse Media Group extends Meydan partnership
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving a host of horse-racing destinations, has signed a two-year extension to its partnership with Dubai’s Meydan Group.
IMG adds live horse racing to Sport 24
In-flight and in-ship channel Sport 24 has acquired rights to six leading horse-racing events through an agreement with Racecourse Media Group and media consultancy Henry Birtles Associates.
RMG member racecourses gain uplift in media rights payments
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving 34 of the UK’s premier racecourses, has said it distributed media rights payments totalling £80.2m (€102.8m/$116.9m) to its members in 2015.