Horse Racing
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
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
Sky retains Racing Queensland rights in 10-year deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Sky Racing has agreed a 10-year domestic and international rights deal with Racing Queensland, extending a long-standing relationship with the organisation
Broadcast rights to behind-closed-doors Ascot distributed in 124 territories
Broadcast rights to Royal Ascot, which will take place this week behind closed doors, have been distributed in 124 countries
ITV ‘seeks £1.5m rebate’ on Grand National rights fee
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is said to be seeking a £1.5m (€1.67m/$1.83m) reduction in its rights fee following the cancellation of this year’s Grand National.
Free-to-air deal close for racing from Brisbane and Sydney
Australian gambling entertainment group Tabcorp has said it is close to a deal to provide coverage from its pay-television horse racing broadcaster, Sky Racing, on a free-to-air basis until the easing…
NBC to broadcast inaugural virtual Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs, the organizers of the Kentucky Derby, has announced it will conduct a virtual running of the iconic horse racing event on May 2
Australian horse racing viewing figures surge during lockdown
Horse racing in Sydney has seen a huge growth in television viewing figures, as it continues behind closed doors while most other sports are shut down completely
British horse racing ‘faces £500m shortfall’, 4.8m audience peak for Virtual Grand National
The loss of the Grand National, the biggest annual horse race in the UK, will leave an estimated £500m ($615m/€569m) hole in the sport.
ITV to broadcast ‘virtual’ Grand National and re-air Euro 96
UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV will fill the hole in the gap left by the cancellation of the 2020 Grand National by offering live coverage of a virtual version of the iconic horse racing event