Tag Archives: Matthew Imi

Year in Review: Racing’s broadcasting rejuvenation

SBC News Year in Review: Racing’s broadcasting rejuvenation

Racing has once again seen a variety of changes throughout 2018, with new partnerships being forged as well as betting operators offering to showcase more fixtures across a wider range of race meetings. 2018 saw Sports Information Services (SIS) unveil a partnership with Unibet, which allowed it to deliver horse racing and greyhound racing’s live pictures and data from domestic and …

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Matthew Imi – Sky Sports Racing will deliver new prospects for horseracing

SBC News Matthew Imi - Sky Sports Racing will deliver new prospects for horseracing

Hosting a special press briefing at its headquarters in Osterley, Sky UK has presented its ‘Sky Sports Racing’ broadcast team seeking to ‘deliver the strongest vehicle promoting the sport of horseracing’. Last May, Sky UK  announced that it would rebrand and revamp its At The Races horseracing media subsidiary, moving to launch Sky Sports Racing as its eleventh dedicated sports …

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Sky Sports Racing extends US Triple Crown commitments

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Sky Sports Racing has moved to extend its broadcasting rights with US horseracing, after signing a new multi-year deal with NBCUniversal. Holding exclusive rights to the Kentucky Derby, “the oldest continuously held major sporting event in North America,” which will air live in the UK and Ireland, a separate long term deal has also been extended. This sees Sky Sports …

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Sky Sports Racing gets exclusive Breeders’ Cup rights

SBC News Sky Sports Racing gets exclusive Breeders' Cup rights

It has been announced that Sky Sports Racing will broadcast the 2019 and 2020 events exclusively live following the launch of the new HD, dedicated racing channel. In addition, At The Races (“ATR”) will broadcast the 2018 edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships exclusively live in the UK and Ireland. Under a new partnership, ATR/Sky Sports Racing will have exclusive …

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Starting orders… Sky Sports prepares for launch of dedicated racing channel

SBC News Starting orders... Sky Sports prepares for launch of dedicated racing channel

Sky Sports is set to launch ‘Sky Sports Racing’ , which will replace ‘At The Races’ as the digital broadcaster’s dedicated horseracing channel. The new racing channel becomes the UK broadcaster’s eleventh ‘dedicated sports channel’, and will feature +650 UK fixtures as well as exclusive international racing content. Entering 2018, Sky UK confirmed that it would expand its racing content having taken …

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Kiron Interactive enters multi year At The Races agreement

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Kiron Interactive has announced a new distribution partnership with At The Races (ATR) regarding its virtual racing and football offerings. The UK racing broadcaster has entered the agreement with the virtual games specialist, that will see Kiron’s full portfolio of virtual gaming content be supplied to licensed betting operators in the United Kingdom. Steven Spartinos, Chief Executive Officer of Kiron, …

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At The Races hosts unique Punchestown Festival Preview at The Irish Embassy in London

SBC News At The Races hosts unique Punchestown Festival Preview at The Irish Embassy in London

At The Races will give viewers and invited guests a great opportunity to gain valuable insight into the upcoming Punchestown Festival (Tuesday 28th April – Saturday 2nd May) with an exclusive Punchestown Festival Preview to be held at The Irish Embassy in London tonight. The evening will celebrate the Festival and Irish racing generally with At The Races viewers able to tune into …

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