Sports data and insights provider Sportradar AG is reported to be in the final stages of closing a six-year data-rights contract with the NBA valued at $250 million. Its contract with the NBA will cover an array of data-distribution rights on behalf of the professional league, including match analysis, data reporting, statistics and the development of a streaming product. In …
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Equotion goes East with Cardinal House Group
Betting data and insights provider Equotion Ltd, has signed a new white label agreement with Cardinal House Group to take its sports betting predictor technology into Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Equotion. said the deal will provide data analytics, web front end and back office services to Cardinal House Group Pty Ltd, an Australian registered business-to-business and business-to-consumer provider of …
Read More »William Hill replaces Barclays as the FWA title sponsor
William Hill has replaced Barclays as the title sponsor of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) in a three-year deal. The bookmaker has agreed the deal after enjoying a successful tier partnership with the FWA since 2013, which included the production of a weekly podcast. Patrick Barclay, New FWA chairman, said: “We’ve enjoyed a great working relationship with William Hill over the …
Read More »The Senet Group appoints George Kidd as new Chief Executive
Industry independent watchdog The Senet Group has confirmed the appointment of George Kidd as its new Chief Executive with effect from 15 August 2016. A media communications and public policy advisor, Kidd chairs several UK industry trade and standards associations including the ‘Online Dating Association’, ‘Direct Marketing Commission’ and ‘UK Fundraising Regulatory’. Kidd replaces Ron Finlay as Chief Executive of …
Read More »Lottoland appoints Frank PR as lead communications agency
UK licensed European online lottery broker Lottoland has confirmed the appointment of London-based PR firm ‘Frank PR’ as its lead communications agency for UK media. Confirming the appointment of Frank PR, Lottoland marketing stated that agency would support its ongoing high coverage UK media campaigns acting as its lead public relations and outreach agency. The London PR firm will additionally …
Read More »Allardyce severs ties with My Club Betting
It has been revealed that England Manager Sam Allardyce is no longer working as an ambassador for My Club Betting. The FA had been examining the relationship between Hodgson’s replacement and the betting company but it was news regarding the company’s CEO’s past that was the trigger for this decision. An investigation by The Sun found that Neil Riches, Chief Executive …
Read More »RGA appoints KPMG to support self-exclusion scheme
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has announced that it has retained the services of KPMG to undertake a scoping study which will shape the development of the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme (NOSES), and to advise the RGA during its implementation process. The aim of NOSES, which should be in place by the end of 2017, is to provide consumers with …
Read More »Wings Gaming scoops biggest prize in esports history
As the winners of this year’s Dota 2 competition TI6 Wings Gaming has earned itself the biggest prize in esports history to the tune of $9.1m (£7m). The Chinese team defeated Digital Chaos 3-1 in the final of the International 6. Prior to the tournament both of these teams had been major underdogs yet Wings managed to see off the …
Read More »William Hill says NO to Rank-888 revised offer
A morning of high industry M&A drama has seen William Hill’s board reject the revised consortium takeover offer put forward by Rank Group and 888 Holdings. The new offer presented to William Hill governance on Sunday would see 888 act as the acquiring entity for the ‘BidCo’ consortium. William Hill investors would be offered 199 pence in cash and 0.860 BidCo …
Read More »SIS creates Director of Software Engineering role for Mike Jones
SIS has appointed Mike Jones in a newly created role for its senior leadership team. Following a successful 6-month interim period starting in February 2016, he has become the Director of Software Engineering for the company. Based at SIS’ headquarters in Milton Keynes, Jones will be working with SIS teams in London and Salford to drive a transformation in the …
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