Horse Racing
Entain, Arena Racing sign long-term horse and greyhound racing deal
Sports betting and gaming operator Entain and UK racecourse operator Arena Racing Company have sealed a long-term horse racing media rights deal and also established a joint venture for greyhound racing
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.
SIS to distribute Saudi Cup rights to bookmakers worldwide
SIS, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, has agreed a two-year deal to distribute live broadcast pictures and data to horse racing’s Saudi Cup.
HBA Media secures continued global coverage for Pegasus World Cup
This year’s edition of the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series, which takes place in the US city of Miami, will be aired in major markets around the world after rights distribution agency H…
Ascot head of broadcast and digital Evans on the move
Miles Evans, head of broadcast, digital and content at Ascot Racecourse, has left the famous UK horse racing venue and rights-holder
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…
HBA Media distributes Melbourne Cup rights in over 120 territories
Next week’s Melbourne Cup horse racing event will be aired in over 120 territories around the world, with first-time broadcasters to include Eurosport India and SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television o…
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…
HBA Media to advertise brand in Tom George yard sponsorship
HBA Media, the horse racing media-rights agency, it to sponsor the stable of UK racehorse trainer Tom George in a two-year agreement
Svenska Spel hires Red Bee Media for French horse racing streaming
Red Bee Media, the UK-based media services company, has been recruited to provide OTT streaming services for a new French horse racing streaming service put in place by Svenska Spel, the state-owned gambling…
Kentucky Derby ratings down, but still strong amid pandemic
United States television ratings for the Kentucky Derby on September 5 showed both sharp drops from last year and strong results amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Sky Sports Racing and Ascot go the distance in new rights deal
UK pay-television channel Sky Sports Racing has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with Ascot Racecourse
Racing Victoria secures new five-year deal with Seven
Racing Victoria, the governing body for horse racing in the Australian state, has signed a five-year extension to its rights deal with free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven
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