Horse Racing
Racecourse Media Group opens LBO-focused rights tender
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for a range of media and data rights involving 34 of the UK’s premier racecourses, has launched a tender process for media rights across a six-year period running from 2018 to 2023.
Seven to broadcast Royal Ascot in Australia
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights to UK horseracing showpiece Royal Ascot.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 12 to 25
Media rights clips From March 12 to 25
Racing Victoria signs rights deal with bookmaker
Australian horseracing organisation Racing Victoria has signed a non-exclusive digital streaming rights agreement with online bookmaker Sportsbet.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 26 to March 11
Media rights clips from February 26 to March 11
RMG could split up horseracing rights – report
Racecourse Media Group, which manages the media rights for 34 of the UK’s leading racecourses, will ask broadcasters which horseracing events they wish to bid for in the next cycle rather than restricting them to specific packages, according to the Daily Mail newspaper.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 12 to 25
Media rights clips from February 12 to 25
Racing UK picks up Qatari racing rights
UK horse racing pay-television broadcaster Racing UK has acquired rights for the finale of Qatar’s International Equestrian Sword Festival.
ADM launches new channel to showcase Emirati sport
Free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has launched a new sports channel dedicated to increasing the exposure for traditional Emirati sports in the Arab region.
Racing Victoria averts blackout with short-term Sky deal
Australian pay-television horseracing broadcaster Sky Racing has struck a short-term rights deal with the Racing Victoria state organisation, according to the Herald Sun newspaper.
TVG creates unified US racing platform through HRTV purchase
US horseracing pay-television broadcaster TVG, a subsidiary of internet betting exchange Betfair, has acquired rival pay-television broadcaster HRTV from gambling and horse racing company the Stronach Group.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 29 to February 11
Media rights clips from January 29 to February 11
Sky Racing picks up New South Wales racing rights
Australian pay-television horse racing broadcaster Sky Racing has agreed a 10-year rights deal with racing authorities in the state of New South Wales.
Truce called in Australian racing dispute as Seven eyes rights
Australian pay-television horse racing broadcasters TVN and Sky Racing have struck a temporary truce to their dispute over the sport’s rights in the states of New South Wales and Victoria, with commercial broadcaster Seven reportedly weighing up a lucrative bid for the contract.
MEDIA RIGHTS: October 30 to November 12
Media rights clips from October 30 to November 12
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 16 to 29
Media rights clips from October 16 to 29
NBC Sports Group extends Breeders’ Cup rights deal
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended a rights deal for the Breeders’ Cup horseracing event.
Sky Racing picks up Melbourne Cup rights
The Sky Racing channel, which is operated by Australian pay-television provider Foxtel, has acquired rights for the 2014 edition of horseracing’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.