From sponsorship to the ever-expanding world of football media coverage, when it comes to the business of football, SBC has got you covered. The first biweekly review tackles the continuing saga of overseas TV rights money, as well as looking at some of the winners and losers from World Cup Russia 2018 qualification. Sky Sports backlash over Amazon Man City deal …
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We’re not even two months into the season and one of the biggest managerial jobs in club football has become available, after Bayern Munich dismissed manager Carlo Ancelotti this week. The Italian’s sacking inevitably opened the door to speculation from punters about who will replace him, with the early favourite being 30 year old Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann. After …
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German language online bookmaker Tipico Sportwetten (Tipico) has extended its betting partnership with Bundesliga Champions FC Bayern Munich until the end of season 2020/21. Updating the market, the CVC Capital Partners owned bookmaker stated that it was pleased to renew its biggest and most successful partnership with ‘Die Bayern’ (Bayern Munich nickname). In 2015 Tipico marketing announced that it had …
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Malta-based European sports betting operator, Tipico Group (Tipico) has confirmed that Deutschland Marketing Director Christian Gruber has resigned from his executive position. Updating stakeholders, Tipico governance informed that Gruber would leave the company on 15 April, to pursue ‘new career challenges’. Gruber has served as marketing and communications lead for Tipico’s German division since April 2014. During his tenure, the …
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New digital sports platform Dugout (Dugout.com) launches its services aiming to revolutionise social media engagement and the content output of European football clubs. Announcing Dugout’s launch, Founder and President Elliot Richardson has amassed an impressive cast of 27 partner football club’s for its platform including FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and AC Milan. The Dugout platform will also feature …
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Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners furthers its presence in online gambling having acquired a majority stake in German focused sports betting operator Tipico Co Ltd. CVC adds the Malta licensed betting operator to its gambling portfolio, having secured the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming in December 2014 for £800 million. As yet no financial terms have been disclosed …
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Jeevan Jeyaratnam is a Senior Odds Compiler at Super Soccer. The key product, GPS (Goalscorer Prices and Settlement) utilises Super Soccer’s odds pricing and Abelson Info’s data to provide a complete goalscorer solution. He will be appearing at the Betting on Football conference (Stamford Bridge, 21st April), speaking on our trading places panel. The session will be sponsored by TXODDS, …
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Road Victory: Norwich City vs Manchester City Amongst the tipsters on bettingexpert, there seems to be a unanimous call for Manchester City to win at Norwich City. Tipster supermato, who has over 80 tips in the BPL, is citing Man City’s recent 4-0 victory against Aston Villa as a key indicator that they are ready to keep the win streak …
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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) has reported that the private owners of German focused sports betting operator Tipico Ltd are preparing to sell the company The Malta operated online betting firm, whose key target markets are Germany and Austria is reported to have appointed JP Morgan and Rothschild as deal advisers, who will begin to sound out options. The news source further …
Read More »European sports betting operator Tipico Sportwetten (Tipico), has officially confirmed its betting partnership with FC Bayern München (Bayern Munich), the Malta operated sportsbook will become an official platinum partner of the Bavaria football club. Tipico governance confirmed that the partnership agreement had been signed for a further four years, however the firm did not disclose financial terms Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO …
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