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 …

London-listed online gambling group Jackpotjoy Plc has confirmed the appointment Andria Vidler as a new Non-Executive Director advising company governance. Vidler is the current Chief Executive of business media and data publisher Centaur Media Group and is set advise Jackpotjoy governance on future enterprise and digital development strategies. Vidler has further media executive experience having worked as Chief Marketing Officer …

US multinational private equity firm Blackstone Group has expanded its industry portfolio acquiring Spanish gambling operator Grupo Cirsa and its related assets. Deal stakeholders have chosen not to disclose financial terms, however Cirsa advisors have previously stated that the firm’s sale would target a €2 billion valuation. The Spanish operator’s outright sale has been mooted for a long time by …

The governance of FTSE 250 gambling firm Rank Group Plc has this morning confirmed the appointment of John O’Reilly as  Chief Executive Officer, replacing outbound Henry Birch as its corporate leader. A 25-year industry leadership veteran, John O’Reilly joins Rank from William Hill Plc, where he served as Non-Executive Director (2017-2018). Furthermore, O’Reilly previously led and grew Ladbrokes’ digital operations …

Retail technology giant Amazon has renewed its ‘Thursday Night NFL’ streaming rights contract for a further two seasons, at a cost of $130 million. The NFL’s governance has confirmed that Amazon Prime Video will continue to be its lead streaming OTT platform service for Thursday night games. The deal sees Amazon secure 11 Thursday night NFL matches, which will be …

Betsson AB’s European online betting subsidiary Betsafe has won the ‘BT Sport Industry Award’ for ‘Best use of PR’ for it’s 2017 ‘Notorious – Conor McGregor’  global marketing campaign. The online bookmaker was recognised for executing the most effective and viral marketing campaign, utilising multiple media verticals, content and press coverage to promote its Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor mega-fight promotions …

The BBC has this weekend reported that UK betting bosses have penned a letter to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), urging the government to drop its plans of implementing a £2 wagering limit on FOBTs machines. The letter to Hancock leader of DCMS, is supported by the leadership of GVC Holdings, William Hill, Betfred, Scotbet …

Malta & Curacao-licensed online bookmaker Pinnacle has expanded its corporate services launching its B2B ‘Pinnacle Solution’ sports betting platform technology. Pinnacle one of the industry’s oldest online bookmakers, seeks to leverage its in-house technology development capabilities combined with its market trading acumen to deliver an ‘unrivalled sportsbook service’ for its B2B customers. For its initial launch, the Pinnacle Solution will …

Stockholm-listed online gambling group Mr Green & Co, has published its Q1 2018 trading update (period ending 31 March), detailing strong organic growth across its core metrics and KPIs. In its trading update, Mr Green records group-wide total revenues of SEK 381 million (€36 million) up 38% on corresponding Q1 2017’s  SEK 276 million. The Stockholm enterprise details a period …