Racing TV has secured the exclusive British broadcast rights to the US$20m Saudi Cup race meet. Taking place this weekend (24 February), the showpiece race is run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. The day itself boasts a combined prize fund of $37.35m, and the card is enhanced by two Group 2 races …
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Total Performance Data (TPD) has signed an agreement with the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA), to track data from the Saudi Cup race meeting. The multi-year deal was launched at this year’s Saudi Cup, held last weekend, with the live horse race data provider leveraging its tracking system at the event in cooperation with the JCSA. Moving forward, TPD …
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William Morris, Head of International Horse Racing at SIS, discusses the importance of providing a diversified racing portfolio in today’s marketplace, before identifying a couple of international ‘race meets’ which now form a crucial part of the company’s content portfolio. SBC: First of all, how important is it to be able to offer a diverse racing portfolio in today’s marketplace? …
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Sports Information Services (SIS) has secured the live picture and data rights for the full schedule of Saudi Arabian racing, with the agreement set to include The Saudi Cup. After signing a two-year partnership, the full Saudi Arabian racing schedule will be made available to SIS’ network of customers via its live broadcast retail and online services, including its 24/7 …
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Square in the Air (SiTA) has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing seasoned industry public relations and outreach executive Richard Bloch as a Media Director. Bloch has joined the London-based igaming and sports betting communications agency from William Hill, where he formally led the FTSE250 bookmaker’s social media and brand activations as Global Head of Branded Content. A 20-year …
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Bet365, Betfred and Ladbrokes Coral are among a whole host of bookmakers who have secured rights with Sports Information Services (SIS) to distribute live pictures and data from this month’s Saudi Cup, nicknamed ‘The world’s most valuable horse race’. Customers of these bookmakers will gain access to live streams of the full two days of horse racing at the King …
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Racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has secured a new partnership with the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia which will provide SIS with the rights to distribute live pictures and data from the Saudi Cup. Under the terms of the agreement, SIS will be authorised to broadcast the full two days of horse racing at the …
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