Affiliate News

Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has this morning informed that it has terminated its affiliate marketing programme. The online gambling group will aim to terminate its ‘Affiliate Hub’ operations by 2 October 2017, ending all commission and player referral arrangements with its existing affiliate marketing partners. SB&G has further confirmed that September will be the final month of operations for …

Updating the market, industry affiliate marketing and player acquisition firm Catena Media has informed that it has been approved for the listing of its shares on the Stockholm Nasdaq main market. The company now awaits final approval from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority to complete its full listings migration from Nasdaq North Premier to the larger Stockholm Nasdaq. Catena governance …

The information provider for the igaming affiliate market, iGB Affiliate is expecting a rise in delegate registrations for this year’s Berlin Affiliate Conference (BAC). The event will take place at the Messe Berlin between the first and fourth of November, is expecting to host 3,250 delegates, up from around 3,000 from last year. The conference will feature a full schedule of …

Powered by the growth in scalability of its industry affiliate networks, Stockholm-listed Catena Media has detailed a strong H1 2017 performance (period ending 30 June). Updating investors, Catena would record total H1 2017 group revenues of €30 million, representing an increase 78% on corresponding 2016’s €17 million. Having grown its affiliate networks through strategic M&As, Catena governance is confident of …

Updating the market, London AIM-listed industry affiliate marketing and player acquisition firm XLMedia has confirmed that it has moved to acquire Marmar Media outright. Moving forward, XLMedia will purchase the remaining 46% of Marmar Media equity for a reported sum of $2.4 million (€2 million). Seeking to expand its mobile marketing capabilities, XLMedia first acquired a 54% stake in Israel-based …

The Confederations Cup final between Chile and Germany came out as July’s top match on bettingexpert, in a month dominated by football despite the absence of domestic league action. Surprisingly, the Champions League qualifier between Rijeka and TNS took second spot behind the final in Russia, ahead of the competition’s third place play-off between Portugal and Mexico. Unibet was the …

Kenya and Uganda market focused gambling group Betin will launch its affiliate marketing platform utilising Paysafe Group’s Income Access software. Seeking to optimise its partner marketing channels, BCLB-licensed Betin will move to integrate Income Access marketing and player tracking software across its sports betting and online casino products. Betin seeks to become the ‘best value sports betting operator’ within the …

Checkd Media, the owner of affiliate brand FootyAccumulators, has joined the latest trend for affiliate consolidation and extended its brand portfolio with the acquisition of Oddschanger and its related assets for an undisclosed figure. Checkd Media has purchased UK based Oddschanger, a sports betting social media affiliate business, from founder Will Tyrrell. Oddschanger was established in 2013 and now has …

Lottomatica, the Rome-based gaming, lottery, iLottery and iGaming operator, has launched an affiliate programme for its Italian online gambling web portal.  The new affiliate programme for the multi-vertical brand is in partnership with Income Access, Paysafe Group’s marketing software provider, and will be managed using the Income Access platform. Licensed by Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli …