XLMedia has entered a new partnership with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) to upgrade its horse racing content and data provisions across its digital media network. The London AIM media group will deploy SSG’s ‘Superfeed content engine’ across its most popular domains, which will gain access to news, data and analysis on over 60,000 racing fixtures annually. SGG’s content engine has …
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With the Cheltenham Festival only a few days away, the UK Tote Group has taken steps to make its offering ‘more competitive than ever’, in the words of CEO Alex Frost. In the run up to the highly anticipated racing event, the pool betting operator has launched a new video marketing campaign featuring company brand ambassador Danny Mullins. The National …
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Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) will strengthen Sky Betting and Gaming’s Cheltenham Festival coverage after agreeing to develop and manage a new racing content hub for the operator. This builds upon a similar agreement that the pair signed in 2022. The horseracing content hub will be branded with Sky Bet visuals and feature add-to-betslip functionality, live odds, social share capabilities and …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced several adjustments to the rules regarding the use of the whip in the sport. Concluded at a recent Board Meeting, the regulation which stated that the whip can only be used in the backhand position has now been disregarded. This has been replaced by an amendment to reduce the amount of times it …
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Following a consultation into whether Cheltenham Festival should be extended to a five-day meet, the Jockey Club has decided to keep the event at its original four, the Racing Post reported. Named jump racing’s biggest meeting, the potential extension would have resulted in six races being run each day. Therefore, with an extra two races being added, the total number …
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Evaluating its content creation and bettor engagement capabilities, bet365 has detailed ongoing development of its ‘ultra-modern’ news website and product team. In an enhancement of its news production, the online betting company has initiated a recruitment strategy, making James Clark the first of what will apparently be a long-list of hires for its content team. Clark has assumed the role …
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Laying a foundation for its domestic football and FIFA World Cup trading, SkyBet has signed a partnership with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG). Building on a similar collaboration around the Cheltenham Festival, the deal will involve the construction of a ‘start-of season microsite’ for the Flutter Entertainment brand, hosted and managed by SSG and delivered via the firm’s in-house technology. Editorial …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) continues to monitor public engagement with online gambling verticals in light of regional governments easing the majority of COVID-19 restrictions. Publishing its latest dataset tracking the UK’s online gambling marketplace, the regulator reported that total GGY in Q4 (January to March 2022) stood at £1.2bn, reflecting a decrease of 1% from Q3 (October to December …
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Catena Media has detailed a ‘solid quarter’ across during Q1 2022, as the group’s revenues increased by 11% year-on-year, driven by continued expansion in North America. Updating investors, the gambling affiliate and media publishing group announced revenue of €45.2 million (2020: €40.7m), whilst EBITDA rose by 2% to €25.6 million (€20m), albeit with a decreased margin of 57% (61%). Revenue …
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James and Hugh O’Donnell have stated their intention to raise £2 million to support their ‘Racehorse Lotto’ venture’s expansion in Ireland, according to The Telegraph. The brothers – James is the former horse racing breeder for the Queen and Hugh is CEO of Furlong Games and worked as an investment banker – want to grow the lottery, which functions as …
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