Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced that it is taking the Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR) data rights to tender. Opening up an opportunity in the UK greyhound racing sector, the process is set to begin this month, with the outcome being the ARC choosing a partner to provide betting operators and media groups with greyhound content from PGR-operated tracks. PGR …
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Taking a significant step in its media strategy and plans for growth for UK greyhound racing, Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR) has signed a deal with Sky Sports. The broadcasting partnership will begin on 1 January 2024 and will see Sky’s sports broadcasting arm launch a red button service to showcase live racing, complimenting daily TV coverage on Sky Sports Racing. …
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Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR) has announced its schedule of fixtures to be offered to its digital, retail and international subscribers. The new schedule will see the organisation stage 59 meetings per week across its portfolio of tracks, and pledges to put fans of the dogs ‘at the heart of the action’. Races are scheduled throughout the day and night. Fans …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has launched a new media service, ‘ARC Media International’ (AMI), developed with omnichannel distribution provider Vermantia. Targeting enhanced exposure for tote betting and an updated service for retail bookmakers, the new horse racing tote betting channel is backed by Vermantia’s CAP (Complex Automated Production) technology. Elements of the service include racing and betting information via custom-designed …
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Maintaining a commitment to greyhound racing as a core betting product, the UK’s four biggest retail betting operators have renewed their partnerships with Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR). Betfred, William Hill, Paddy Power and Entain will continue to leverage content from the provider, with the latter distributing greyhound racing material via its Ladbrokes and Coral high-street holdings. Signed a year in …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has finalised its acquisition of Vermantia in a takeover which solidifies the racing group’s commitment to omnichannel content distribution. Following the completion of the deal, Vermantia confirmed that George Fotopoulos, the company’s former Chief Operations Officer, will step up to the position of Chief Executive Officer. He said: “Fully joining forces with ARC is recognition of …
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AllSported has signed an agreement with The Racing Partnership, expanding its holdings of international horse racing data rights. The arrangement will see AllSported carry data for UK and South African horse racing content on its platform, distributed to licensed betting operators. AllSported aims to improve engagement with customers via front end content, whilst also offering benefits to rights holders by …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has moved to expand its UK greyhound racing stadia portfolio, having reached an agreement to acquire Newcastle’s Central Park stadium. The racetrack operator will purchase the property from Cearnsport Limited, adding Central Park to its existing greyhound venues of Nottingham, Sunderland and Perry Barr (Birmingham). The acquisition follows the announcement that the ARC has entered a …
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The Racing Partnership (“TRP”) has unveiled the expansion of its broadcasting portfolio, agreeing a deal with Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) and Pelaw Grange Greyhound Stadium to broadcast greyhound racing from the County Durham track on its platform. Pelaw Grange will feature on the TRP betting shop service from next month, providing a regular Sunday evening fixture to the channel, replacing …
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The Arena Racing Company (ARC) has appointed RaceTech to provide its outside broadcast facilities, in a move which will see the new service coincide with the launch of Sky Sports Racing. Appointing the company to provide High Definition (HD) coverage of all horseracing fixtures from 1 January 2019, ARC also details that HD images are to be broadcast to independent …
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