Interviews

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Clever Advertising: more African markets means more scalability

Clever Advertising: more African markets means more scalability

Many companies have their eye on the new opportunities within the burgeoning African market – but how important is it to have an acquisition partner that has an in-depth knowledge of traffic acquisition and also understands the intricacies of each market? Catarina Marques, lead for the African Markets at Clever Advertising, unpacks the key challenges that face affiliates operating in …

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Peter Korpusenko: reflecting on the evolution of TVBET

Peter Korpusenko: reflecting on the evolution of TVBET

Since making its debut on the international gaming stage back in 2019, TVBET has undergone some tremendous changes – having grown its products, employee numbers and number of partners. Speaking to SBC News, TVBET CEO Peter Korpusenko (right) discusses the company’s growth, overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, as well as plans for the …

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Industry executive David Brown looks to empower punters with start-up launch City Bet Club

SBC News Industry executive David Brown looks to empower punters with start-up launch City Bet Club

Placing a bet can often present quite a few questions – which horse do you go for? Which bookmaker has the best odds? Is there other information available which would better inform your wager? Identifying these questions that punters might have, David Brown (right) set out to create City Bet Club, a members club which seeks to provide the shrewdest …

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Mikael Lijtenstein, AstroPay: the Premier League, global expansion and new innovations

SBC News Mikael Lijtenstein, AstroPay: the Premier League, global expansion and new innovations

Over the course of the last year, AstroPay has been implementing plans to expanding its offering to users around the world  – and with that has come a whole host of new products which CEO Mikael Lijtenstein is confident are delivering “the best possible solutions available” for its partners. In an interview with SBC, Lijtenstein delved into all things innovation …

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The content conundrum: Kambi’s Jamie McKittrick examines media and data complexities

SBC News The content conundrum: Kambi’s Jamie McKittrick examines media and data complexities

Content is King across any sector with a large digital presence, but in betting and gaming is somewhat of a battlefield, with varying sporting schedules as well as the double-edged sword of data and media rights to consider.  As the SBC Summit Barcelona edges closer, Senior Vice President Of Commercial Operations at Kambi, Jamie McKittrick, shared his views on how …

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XEDIA: driving innovation in the igaming affiliation space

XEDIA: driving innovation in the igaming affiliation space

Will Edwards, Director at XEDIA, walks us through the developments taking place at Betting Partners, aff.ai and Cashback.bet as the company prepares to “revolutionise the industry from multiple angles”. SBC: For those that might not know, can you tell us about XEDIA? XEDIA is a company I created, to unite a group of the most highly skilled individuals I’ve encountered …

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Mike Van Ermen: North American licences herald ‘exciting times’ for FSB

Mike Van Ermen: North American licences herald 'exciting times' for FSB

Entering a new regulated market requires “a lot of expertise, experience and a lot of resources” to ensure you pass the litmus tests set by regulators according to Mike Van Ermen, VP of Business Development at FSB. Not only that, he said, these processes are fundamental for establishing a trusting relationship with both new and existing partners. Speaking at the …

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Carsten Koerl, Sportradar: the US, media rights and the importance of new data

Carsten Koerl, Sportradar: the US, media rights and the importance of new data

Following the publication of the Sportradar Q2 results last week, CEO Carsten Koerl spoke with SBC Americas to discuss the company’s recent performance and the growing opportunities within the US market. Discussing how much of a priority the US market is when compared to Europe, Koerl began: “So at the moment, the US accounts for approximately 15% of total revenue …

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Bar Konson, NuxGame: demand for white label solutions still strong

NuxGame white label solutions

The rationale and demand for white label solutions remains as strong as ever, but only if the supplier can deliver the highest levels of service, according to Bar Konson, Head of Sales at NuxGame. Ahead of NuxGame’s participation in SBC Summit Barcelona, where the platform provider will showcase its newly-launched white label product in the Sports Betting Zone, Konson explained …

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Šarūnas Mazalas: delivering the future today with Twain Sport

Šarūnas Mazalas: delivering the future today with Twain Sport

“We’re living in a fast-changing world where brands can stay alive if they adapt to what people want.” – a key message from Šarūnas Mazalas, Chairman of Twain Sport,. Ahead of next month’s SBC Summit Barcelona, Mazalas explains the ways that T-Basket will “transform the world of sports” before giving us a sneak peek into what we can expect from …

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