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Will Whitehead: How to truly stand out in the dynamic igaming landscape

SBC News Will Whitehead: How to truly stand out in the dynamic igaming landscape

Ahead of ICE London next month, Will Whitehead, Commercial Director at mkodo, underlines the importance of collaborating with front end experts when it comes to elevating the user experience.   SBC: Let’s talk about the role that operators play in shaping the future of app user experience and how working with front end and UX experts, like mkodo, can help operators …

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PaymentExpert: Tech giants commit to UK’s Online Fraud Charter

SBC News PaymentExpert: Tech giants commit to UK's Online Fraud Charter

The UK government has deepened its commitment to protecting citizens from fraud after reaching what it calls ‘the first agreement of its kind’ with global tech companies. Eleven Big Tech conglomerates – Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Match Group, Microsoft, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube – are expected to sign a pledge to remove fraudulent content from their platforms as …

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Sky Sports keen to remain exclusive PL broadcaster despite Amazon interest

SBC News Sky Sports keen to remain exclusive PL broadcaster despite Amazon interest

Sky Sports is reportedly looking to buy four out of the five available rights packages for the Premier League that are currently up for tender.  With the current television deal for the English top-flight due to close by the 2024-25 season, the battle for domestic broadcasting rights further intensifies ahead of what is set to be a lucrative bidding process.  …

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DAZN appoints Segev as Group CEO to turbocharge 2022 growth drive

SBC News DAZN appoints Segev as Group CEO to turbocharge 2022 growth drive

DAZN has completed a group leadership restructure, to help support its global growth ambitions to become the dominant OTT entertainment platform for sports fans.    Updating media, DAZN informed that Shay Segev would take on the sole duties of Group CEO having formally served as a joint-CEO alongside company Co-Founder James Rushton. The former CEO of Entain Plc was branded as …

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DCMS allows Premier League to settle UK broadcast rights unchallenged

SBC News DCMS allows Premier League to settle UK broadcast rights unchallenged

DCMS will allow the Premier League to renew its current broadcast agreements, without the mandatory requirement of undertaking a tender process for rights. The decision has been granted by DCMS to guarantee that funding remains consistent across all levels of the football pyramid, as the Premier League serves as the main benefactor of youth development, grassroots football academy and community …

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Oren Cohen Shwartz: Personalisation and the paradox of choice

SBC News Oren Cohen Shwartz: Personalisation and the paradox of choice

Personalising the player experience can help boost player loyalty and longevity, writes Delasport CEO Oren Cohen Shwartz, who explains why iGaming could learn a few lessons from companies such as Netflix when it comes to offering “a more contextual and relevant catalogue”. iGaming as a form of eCommerce is still falling behind other eCommerce companies like Amazon, Booking, Netflix, and …

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Jette Nygaard-Andersen: Gambling must learn to champion its customers

SBC News Jette Nygaard-Andersen: Gambling must learn to champion its customers

Jette Nygaard-Andersen has underlined that global gaming leadership must accept its remit in maintaining a sustainable industry as a “common-sense goal” as incumbents face a decade of new challenges. The Group CEO of Entain Plc provided the keynote speech, opening the SBC Barcelona Summit, as Entain was placed at the forefront of global news headlines following a $22 billion approach …

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Twitch bans gambling links from streaming platform

SBC News Twitch bans gambling links from streaming platform

Twitch has updated its content creator policies in a bid to restrict gambling adverts and advertorials being broadcast on its live video streaming platform.  During the summer, the Amazon-owned platform faced backlash for its failure to police the promotion of gambling content to audiences on live streams. Notable controversies saw video game streamer Tyler ‘Trainwrecks’ Niknam called out for promoting …

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Every sports content site is driven by video – why should betting be different?

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A seasoned marketing executive who previously headed up the sportsbook division at 888 Holdings, Yuval Benyamini joined content platform WSC Sports in February 2021 as Head of Betting Business Development. Fast forward just a few months and we learned that WSC Sports had teamed up with Sportradar to launch the sports betting sector’s first ‘Live Video Notification’ push service.  We …

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