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Genius Sports has secured an official data, streaming and integrity partnership with the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) – the data rights holder of Taiwan football. The four-year agreement covers the CTFA competitions including the Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL), the Taiwan Mulan Football League (TMFL) and the Taiwan Football League Second Division.   Head of Customer Success, APAC of Genius …

Playmaker Capital’s media business, Futbol Sites, has been named a media partner of Chilean women’s football tournament, the National Women’s Championship 2023. The company has also secured the position of streaming partner for professional football teams, Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile.  This will see Futbol Sites’ Chile-based media property, Redgol, now lead the partnerships and livestream productions. On the …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) is handing over a sum of £117.6m to racecourses, with the income generated from its media and data rights in 2022. The payments, which compare to £110m in 2021, derive from several RMG businesses, including betting shops, online bookmaker streams, pay TV channel, international betting and non-betting distribution, mainstream TV and data. Roger Lewis, Chairman of …

British gambling company Betfair has received a penalty fee of SEK 4 million (just over £300,000) and a warning for unauthorised betting. On several occasions, the operator has offered betting on the Under-21 14 football league to its Swedish customers, which is not permitted.  This is because, in compliance with regulation SIFS 2020:2, betting on football in the country’s league …

Details have emerged from the long-awaited release of the Gambling Act White Paper to better serve and protect UK athletes who object to wearing apparel that features  gambling branding.  This is mainly due to athletes who observe religious beliefs which oppose gambling of any form, with the White Paper highlighting that any “adults who have religious or health reasons object …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has confirmed a distribution agreement with LiveScore Group, which gives the operator continued access to over 73,000 racing events annually. The extension covers courses and tracks worldwide, providing LiveScore Group’s betting brands LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet with 24/7 Live Racing Content from SIS. The content will be available as an end-to-end solution including live streamed …

BetMakers has secured an extension of its agreement with kwiff, a UK-based betting operator specialising in providing a ‘super-charged’ service. The company will continue to leverage the ASX-listed B2B betting solution group’s worldwide racing portfolio, covering over 250,000 races from more than 20 countries.  Additionally, kwiff will also integrate the BetMakers Price Manager System, utilising the solution in tandem with …

FSB has announced a series of significant growth results which are linked to the Randox Grand National. The sports betting and iGaming supplier reported a 30% year-on-year increase in bet numbers as well as 29% growth on active players engaging with its partner community.  In detail, these numbers were supplemented by an 8% jump in turnover on the showcase race …

Following the news that Premier League has chosen to reduce the coverage of gambling sponsorships, the future of the links those betting brands have with top-flight teams remains unclear for now. Speaking to SBC News, Russell Yershon, Director of Connectingbrands.co.uk – a sports marketing services company – explained the impacts that the decision will have on the industry as we …

Sportradar Integrity Services has linked with World Aquatics in a two-year deal that will see the pair work to monitor international water polo matches. Over 450 matches will be analysed, including the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Tournaments at the World Aquatics Championships, the Men’s and Women’s U20 Championships, and the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo World Cups.  Sportradar Integrity …