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Rick Wolf set to retire as SSG Senior VP of Partnerships

SBC News Rick Wolf set to retire as SSG Senior VP of Partnerships

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has revealed that its Senior Vice President of B2B Partnerships, Rick Wolf, will be retiring at the end of 2023. Wolf joined the technology, content, and media company specialising in sports betting and fantasy sports in September of last year, alongside the acquisition of The Alarm Sports Network, where he had spent the previous decade as …

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Unibet named title sponsor of Goodwood preview show ‘Morning Dash’

SBC News Unibet named title sponsor of Goodwood preview show ‘Morning Dash’

Unibet has partnered with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) as the bookmaker becomes the title sponsor of the Racing Post’s ‘Morning Dash’ preview show throughout the Qatar Goodwood Festival. The programme will be filmed live every morning from 1-5 August and will feature Unibet offers, boosts and ambassadors such as Classic winning trainer Richard Hannon Jnr and multiple Group 1 winning …

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Betfred to sponsor Racing Post’s ‘What a Shout’ under SSG deal

SBC News Betfred to sponsor Racing Post’s ‘What a Shout’ under SSG deal

Betfred has inked an agreement with technology, content and media company Spotlight Sports Group (SSG), which sees the bookmaker sponsor Racing Post’s ‘What a Shout’ show. The short term deal – spanning the remainder of the flat racing season – sees the British gambling firm become the title sponsor of What a Shout’s 19 weekly episodes. The collaboration also includes …

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Paddy Power renews ‘unexpected outbursts’ on SSG’s Good Morning Racing

Paddy Power renews ‘unexpected outbursts’ on SSG’s Good Morning Racing

Paddy Power has extended its title sponsorship of ‘Good Morning Racing’, the live and daily festival preview show of Spotlight Sports Group’s (SSG) Racing Post. The Flutter Entertainment bookmaker will sponsor a total of 15 shows, including every day of this week’s Cheltenham Festival – starting today and finishing on Friday – as well as the Grand National next month, …

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bet365 continues sponsorship of Spotlight Sports’ flagship YouTube show

SBC News bet365 continues sponsorship of Spotlight Sports' flagship YouTube show

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has extended its partnership with bet365, with the operator continuing as sponsor of the ‘Upping the Ante’ YouTube show. The contract with bet365 has been renewed for a further two years, naming the bookmaker as title sponsor of Upping the Ante for the fourth and fifth consecutive series, covering 21 weekly shows. Upping the Ante is …

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Spotlight Sports partners Sportskeeda in latest transatlantic step

SBC News Spotlight Sports partners Sportskeeda in latest transatlantic step

In its latest North American movement, Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has put pen to paper on a deal with Sportskeeda, a US sports content platform.  The agreement with the Absolute Sports PVT Limited brand centres on development of a sports betting solution, which London-based SSG will work to provide using its tools, software and affiliate knowledge.  Primary goals of the …

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BoyleSports secures sponsorship of Spotlight’s weekly golf show

SBC News BoyleSports secures sponsorship of Spotlight’s weekly golf show

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) and BoyleSports have announced a new partnership, which will see the Irish operator act as title sponsor of the content and media company’s weekly golf programme.  BoyleSports sponsorship of The Sweet Spot will see its branding featured on each weekly show, which features ‘golf gurus’ discussing betting options and markets on the sport, covering tournaments such …

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Spotlight Sports Group partners with Paddy Power for Cheltenham showcase

SBC News Spotlight Sports Group partners with Paddy Power for Cheltenham showcase

Spotlight Sports Group will bolster its Cheltenham Festival coverage with the launch of a new mini-series in partnership with Paddy Power. The live daily show, which will be named Good Morning Cheltenham, will be presented by Racing Post’s David Jennings – who will be joined by a number of guests including Paul Kealy, Mick Fitzgerald, Matt Chapman and Paddy Power. …

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Spotlight Sports Group expands Asian footprint with Sky City

SBC News Spotlight Sports Group expands Asian footprint with Sky City

Sky City has become the latest company to partner with Spotlight Sports Group in a deal which will strengthen the latter’s presence within the Asian market. The agreement, which is due to start in Q2 2022, will see Spotlight Sports Group build and manage specialist platforms for Sky City’s digital audiences via its turnkey technology, powered by proprietary data sets, …

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SSG expands multi-event content partnership with Betfair

SBC News SSG expands multi-event content partnership with Betfair

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) and Betfair have extended and expanded their existing partnership centred around the provision of horse racing video content.  Covering multiple events throughout 2022, including the upcoming Cheltenham Festival, Grand National and July’s Royal Ascot, the agreement will see SSG supply Betfair with its Racing Post Live programme.  Included in this offering are live reactions from racing …

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