Affiliate News

Ahead of SBC Summit Rio, SBC News and Affiliate Leaders caught up with Tarcio Santos, Marketing Manager at Adsterra, who will speak on the “Master Localised Marketing and CRM for a Winning Entry” panel as part of the Affiliate Leaders track.  Santos shared insights into Adsterra’s approach to Brazil’s gambling market, emphasising its ability to provide brands with extensive non-mainstream …

The board of Catena Media Plc has elected Stephen Taylor-Matthews to serve as a Non-Executive Director (NED) of the Stockholm-listed iGaming media group. An expert in data analytics and insights for sports betting and iGaming, Taylor-Matthews is the founder of Polynate – an innovation studio developing new AI engagements for sports audiences. Taylor-Matthews has also led technology units and projects …

Germany’s gambling regulator, the Joint Gambling Authority of the Länder (GGL), has stated that Google’s update to its search engine to block off illegal gambling adverts is having an effect.  On 25 September, Google introduced a change to its advertising policies regarding “gambling and other games”. This has had a positive outcome in Germany, as now only those gambling providers …

As SBC Summit Rio approaches, we caught up with Luiz Felippe Correia de Almeida, CEO of Smart Social, who will be attending the event to represent his company. With Smart Social establishing itself as one of Latin America’s largest media hubs, the company CEO shared insights with SBC News and Affiliate Leaders on the company’s approach to influencer marketing, the …

Gambling.com has once again raised its full-year 2024 guidance, reinforcing confidence in meeting its commercial and operational targets. The upgrade follows record-breaking Q3 results, with the Nasdaq-listed iGaming media group posting $32m in revenue, a 37% increase from the $23.5m in Q3 2023. During the quarter, Gambling.com’s media network delivered over 116,000 new depositing customers (NDCs) to clients, a 35% …

Raketech Plc trades cautiously as challenging conditions continue to impact the performance of its affiliate network and media partnerships. In its Q3 report, Raketech disclosed a 39% drop in corporate revenues to €12.9m, compared to €21.5m in Q3 2023. Trading during the period showed performance declines across all core business segments, with affiliate revenues decreasing to €6.8m (Q3 2023: €9.5m). …

Better Collective A/S has commenced a €50m cost reduction programme to “streamline operations and align its investment base with market dynamics”. In October, the Stockholm- and Copenhagen-listed media group notified markets of a forthcoming streamline as  year guidance for 2024 was downgraded to a revenue range of €355m to €375m, from its previous target of over €395m. Revised targets saw …

Gentoo Media has revealed a 15th consecutive quarter of record revenue growth, maintaining its commercial momentum following its recent split from Gaming Innovation Group (GiG).  In Q3 2024, revenues soared to €30.4m (Q3 2023:  €22.5m) and represented a 35% growth YoY (12% organic) – as headline revenues stood in-line with Gentoo’s preliminary statement issued in October.  Adjusted EBITDA stood at …

Corfai Capital has strengthened its profile in igaming M&A by recruiting media figurehead, Fintan Costello as partner of its advisory. Costello joins the London-based M&A broker, as Corfai announced its key role as the “sell-side advisor to Meneer Casino in its acquisition by Game Lounge.” Meneer Casino is a Dutch-language casino review portal acquired by Malta-based media group Game Lounge. This acquisition …

Super Group has declared a second consecutive quarter of ‘exceptional trading’ as the NYSE online gambling group begins year-end trading. Publishing its Q3 accounts, Super Group registered corporate revenues of €403M, up 13% on 2023 comparatives of €356M – as results “represent the highest revenue recorded in a third quarter.” Period trading saw Super Group underscore the continued growth of …