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The Philippines Football League (PFL) has announced a multifaceted agreement with Sportradar, ahead of the association’s second season, which kicks off at the start of march. As part of the deal the sports betting solutions provider is to become the PFL’s official and exclusive global audio-visual, data distribution and integrity services partner. Utilising the Sportradar over-the-top (OTT) solution, the PFL …

Digital sports publisher Snack Media has moved to expand its media network by investing in Vital Football, a creator of digital football communities, information and content. The undisclosed investment will see Snack Media revamp Vital Football’s legacy website, and further improve its associated football communities’ monetisation, fan engagements and content solutions. Further to the investment, Snack Media CEO & Co-founder Niall …

Further to publishing its full-year 2017 results, FTSE-listed William Hill Plc has today confirmed the appointment of former Betsson AB Group President & CEO Ulrik Bengtsson to the newly created role of Group Chief Digital Officer. Bengtsson is expected to join the group’s leadership team this April and will report directly to William Hill CEO Philip Bowcock as a member …

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has published a set of behavioural analytics, drawing on the first-hand experience of its members, with the intention of providing minimum standards for operators to follow. Encapsulating a number of areas, such as operator policies, markers of harm, customer interactions, recording and reporting, staff training and evaluation, the good practice guidelines also take into account …

Industry charity GambleAware seeks a new creative marketing agency, to lead its £7 million TV advertising account. GambleAware is currently planning its next UK marketing campaign, focusing on raising public awareness of problem gambling, targeting ‘low-level players’ who may be at risk of becoming addicts. The industry charity will run its creative marketing pitch through the Incorporated Society of British …

William Hill’s decision to take a £238m impairment charge on the value of its Australian business saw the bookmaker report a pre-tax loss of £75m for 2017, but the firm is confident that the performance of the business as a whole is positive. While Group net revenue grew 7% to £1,711.1m, a total of £335.0m of exceptional costs and adjustments …

Sports Information Services (SIS) is to provide funding to the British Greyhound Breeders Forum (BGBF) for the next three years. The financial help provided by the live pictures and data supplier is to support and encourage British breeders over the course of the multi year deal. Gordon Bissett, Greyhound Operations Manager at SIS, said: “We are pleased to be supporting …

Supplier of software to the online gaming industry, Bede Gaming has signed a partnership agreement with Pragmatic Play, which will see the content provider’s entire offering integrated into Bede PLAY. Pragmatic Play’s portfolio of more than 80 HTML5 games, including Chilli Heat, Gold Rush, Vegas Nights, Caishen’s Gold and Jurassic Giants will be available to all Bede operators. The addition …

More than 200 industry experts will be sharing their knowledge and opinions on a wide range of subjects in and around football and betting at next month’s Betting on Football. Held at Stamford Bridge in just four weeks’ time (20-23 March), the fifth edition of the event has also attracted representatives from more than 150 gambling brands and over 100 …

Publishing its full-year 2017 results (period ending 30 December) FTSE250 gambling technology supplier Playtech Plc has delivered metric growth in-line with corporate expectations, despite facing headwinds in both its regulated and unregulated operations. The industry technology provider reports full-year 2017 group revenues of €807 million, up 14% on corresponding FY 2016’s €708 million. Closing its 2017 accounts, Playtech governance declares …