Affiliate News

Issuing a corporate statement, Stockholm-listed industry affiliate network Catena Media has informed that Chief Executive Officer Robert Andersson has departed as leader with immediate effect. The company has moved to install Henrik Persson Ekdahl as ‘acting Chief Executive’. Ekdahl a former Betsson AB Executive and current partner at Malta-based venture capital firm Optimizer Invest sits as a board advisor for Catena …

Seeking to enhance industry advertising standards and promotional best practices, the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has published its new ‘Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising‘ guidelines document. The document forms part of the IGRG’s ongoing industry code, which seeks to be implemented by the end of 2017. Presenting its third edition, the Code was originally produced in …

Nemanja Dojcinovic, also known by his community name of Ninca90, has been named World Tipster Champion 2017 by bettingexpert.com. The defending champion made a total of 7,123 tips and secured a total unit profit of 5,268, with 54.3% of his winning tips coming from Basketball, followed by football (31.9%), handball (6.4%), tennis (5.3%) and ice hockey (2.1%). Dojcinovic secured a €10,000 …

New affiliate portal NoWagering.com has launched with the aim of bringing full promotional transparency to online casino players on bonuses and wagering requirements. The website is launched following a recent crackdown by the UKGC and UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on online casino promotions deemed to have ‘misleading offers and predatory terms associated with bonuses and free spins’. Pavlos Sideris …

Stockholm-listed industry affiliate marketing network Catena Media has confirmed the appointment of Åsa Hillsten as its new Head of Investor Relations & Communications. A seasoned corporate communications specialist, Hillsten joins Catena’s senior executive team having most recently served as Chief Communications Officer for Swedish ‘digital bank’ Collector (2016-2017). Catena governance informs that Hillsten will officially join the company on January …

Industry marketing and player acquisition agency TAG Media, has launched a new ‘Paid Social’ division to assist its partners with greater strategic planning and media buying capabilities. The division will be led by Tom Schurch as Head of Paid Social. A seasoned media buying and digital planning specialist Schurch joined the London-based agency this June to help build new agency …

The Telegraph has chosen Weekend Football to provide its readers with football betting odds through version four of the Football Coupon Betting app. Having launched the newest version at the start of the 2017/18 football season, Weekend Football has become an ‘odds comparison partner’ for The Telegraph Media Group. The app mixes best football betting odds for their accumulators with …

Leading industry affiliate marketing firm Better Collective continues its European expansion announcing this morning that it has acquired French digital media network Pull Media. The acquisition of Pull Media’s inventory significantly increases Better Collective’s presence within the regulated French online gambling market. Furthermore, Better Collective management has stated that it will use its new Pull Media assets to expand its …

Speaking at last week’s Betting on Sports 2017,  Sky Betting & Gaming CEO Richard Flint said that his company “had to act” after recent rulings by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The rulings, which led to Sky Bet closing its affiliate hub, deemed that an affiliate partner of the operator had used dubious adverts which promoted the idea that ‘gambling …

Horseracing specialist online bookmaker Black Type (blacktype.bet) has confirmed that it will launch its affiliate marketing programme utilising Income Access (Paysafe Group) platform software. Updating the market, Black Type marketing launches its new partnership programme utilising Income Access 360 player marketing, tracking and reporting provisions. Launched in 2016 by racing veterans Dave Gowers and Craig Nicholson, Black Type seeks to …