Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has appointed Ben Dowding to the new role of Chief Betting Officer, following the merging of the domestic and International betting teams. He was previously Director of Betting at RMG. With many bookmaker clients increasingly approaching rights acquisition on a global basis, RMG has combined its own domestic and international sales […]
Chelmsford City Racecourse has completed new long-term media rights extensions with Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The deal covers all betting and media rights across retail and digital channels and means racing will continue to be shown on the Racing TV channel and in betting shops via the SIS service. In […]
Ellipse, a sports data and analytics company behind the likes of CricViz and TennisViz, has announced a multi-year partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The partnership will see Ellipse’s data engineering and analytics specialists, combined with AI and machine learning, bring a new dimension to how fans consume and understand horse racing – the first […]
Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have announced a new partnership to serve audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The five-year term commences on January 1st 2024 The arrangement will see Tabcorp distribute its suite of Sky Racing channels in the territory for tote (pari-mutuel) wagering for RMG’s British and Irish content, as well as […]
Scott Smith has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the umbrella organisation for 35 British racecourse shareholders and parent company of Racing TV. He will join the RMG Board on October 1st. Smith is Chief Financial Officer at England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and brings to the role over two decades […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has been awarded a further two-year contract by Dubai Racing Club to provide production and distribution services of the next two full horseracing seasons at Meydan Racecourse. The season culminates with the glittering $30.5 million Dubai World Cup card on March 26th 2022 – recognised as one of the most prestigious […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has agreed British racecourse licence extensions for audio-visual and data rights for a new five-year term. The renewals cover 35 racecourses for their LBO rights and 33 racecourses for all other aspects of their media rights including streaming (Watch & Bet), DTH, terrestrial TV and international betting and non-betting until December […]
Last week’s Cheltenham Festival saw a record number of streams for a British horseracing event. The numbers were achieved using Phenix, the real-time streaming technology platform that delivers synchronised streams across all devices at broadcast scale. Stats Perform, the sports tech player in data and artificial intelligence, has worked with Racecourse Media Group (RMG) to integrate Phenix’s proprietary and […]