Updating UK media this morning, BT Sport has confirmed that it has extended its coverage of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions until 2021 in a deal worth £1.2 billion. Agreeing new terms with UEFA, BT Sport will become the sole broadcaster of Champions League content which will include match day highlights. The decision sees UK terrestrial …
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Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) Independent Non-Executive Director Danuta Gray, will not stand for re-election at the company’s annual general meeting scheduled for 17 May 2017. Gray the former Chief Executive of mobile telecommunications O2 Ireland, had joined Paddy Power as an Independent governance advisor and member of the Remuneration Committee in January 2013. Following the successful £6.6 million merger of …
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Betcade the ‘real-money’ dedicated gaming/gambling app store has returned to business having gained critical investment from Vancouver-based private equity firm Columbia Ventures Corporations (CVC). At the start of the year, Batcade management had issued a corporate statement informing industry stakeholders that the company had ceased its operations. At the time Betcade management did not disclose any specific reason as to …
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Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has announced the launch of its third student training program ’The Betsson Academy 2017’ seeking to find fresh future talent for its operations. Launching its intensive ‘12-week internship program’ for 2017, Betsson AB management is seeking to fill 13 full-time future positions within its new Malta headquarters, which currently employs over 1,000 employees from …
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Seeking to boost its client proficiencies, European gambling technology and software provider BetConstruct has launched a series of free workshops to showcase its entire product line and give participants hands-on experience with using BetConstruct tools. The first workshop will be held on Sunday, 19 March, before VIGE 2017 in Vienna, BetConstruct The Door: Orientation Day will become the first in the series …
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Publishing its full-year 2016 results, Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games Corp (SGC) has reported group net losses of $110 million for its Q4 2016 performance (period ending 31 December). The industry games machine manufacturer reports that its losses were incurred despite combined SGC divisions reporting a fifth straight quarter of revenue growth to $752 million (Q4 2015: $737 million). Closing its full-year …
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FTSE-listed Playtech Plc has confirmed that it will be the first industry platform provider to launch a licensed online casino property for the Czech Republic in partnership with Eastern European operator Fortuna Entertainment. Updating investors, Playtech governance revealed that on 24 February the Czech Republic Ministry of Finance granted Fortuna the country’s first ever licence to operate ‘online technical games’. …
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New online bookmaker LeoVegas Sports, has announced that it will be adding ‘live stream’ greyhound racing provisions supplied by the Bookmaker Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS). LeoVegas Sports, which operates through a Kambi powered sports betting platform, will add live races from 18 BAGS syndicated greyhound tracks across the UK, opening its ‘bet & watch’ in-play service. The BAGS content will …
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Industry gaming systems and content provider Pariplay Ltd has confirmed the appointment of Gil Soffer as its new Vice President of Sales & Business Development. Soffer will be tasked with leading Pariplay global sales and commercial initiatives. Further to the senior executive appointment, Soffer has joined Pariplay’s management board advising the company on its growth strategy. An industry commercial services …
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Industry platform and software supplier EveryMatrix has announced the launch of its latest product MoneyMatrix, a payment service and risk management system designed and developed for industry stakeholder needs. Launching the MFSA & PCI certified MoneyMatrix payment system, EveryMatrix development teams stated that the firm was bringing an alternative payment solution for the industry with much-improved risk management capabilities and …
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