Spotlight Sports Group has implemented Crossword Cybersecurity’s Rizikon Pro, a supplier assurance and third party risk management platform for SMEs. The integration of the system has enabled Spotlight Sports to halve the time spent on supplier management, gain better visibility of its supplier risk and cut the costs of maintaining its ISO 27001 Information Security Management certification. Due to its …
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Better Collective has enhanced its sports and racing content by integrating Spotlight Sports’ recently launched Superfeed engine, which leverages the Racing Post brand. The deal builds on a previous agreement between Spotlight Sports Group and the Danish sports betting and gaming operator signed five years ago, which has seen Better Collective expand its global audience, backed by Spotlight’s support for …
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Video content can be one of the best ways of interacting with new audiences both in the build up to and throughout a major sports tournament. With that in mind we caught up with Joe Ryan, Head of Video and Audio & Presenter at Better Collective, to discuss why ‘The Big Stage’ by bettingexpert has proved to be such a …
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Companies who fail to evolve will see their customer base slimming, said Catena Media’s Gloria Cereda in response to the roll out of bet365 Partners – a shiny new affiliate programme for the most successful online sports betting operator. Over the years, bet365 has been fully committed to enhancing its relationship with marketing partners by providing industry leading products, insights …
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Better Collective AS has expanded its cash options, having completed an oversubscribed bookbuild from institutional investors. The Stockholm-listed media group has raised a further SEK 1.5 billion (€150m) in working capital in light of completing a direct issue of 6.9 million shares priced at SEK 218 (€21) each. During Q2 trading, Better Collective formally notified that it would launch a …
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With more and more states weighing up the opportunities that betting regulation can bring, Marc Pedersen – CEO US at Better Collective – believes that the US is the obvious place for the sports betting media Group to continue its execution strategy. In this month’s Better Collective spotlight, Pedersen spoke to SBC about the ways in which Action Network will …
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‘Record’ acquisitions and US regulatory developments have allowed Better Collective to get off to a ‘strong and exhilarating start’ for 2021 as the sports betting media group recorded organic revenue growth of 19% in Q1. Publishing its financial results for the three months ending 31 March, Better Collective noted that revenues for Q1 grew by 86% to €38.8 million, up …
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Better Collective AS stated that it has secured the ‘outright leader’s position’ in US sports betting’s media and affiliate landscape, having reached ‘definitive terms’ to acquire the Action Network. This Monday, Better Collective announced its biggest M&A transaction to date, acquiring all assets of US sports betting publisher Action Network for $240 million (€198m) on a ‘cash and debt-free basis’. …
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Acquiring Rekatochklart was a ‘natural step’ towards Better Collective becoming the leading sports betting media group in Sweden according to Casper Lind Jensen (pictured below), Head of Better Collective Stockholm. For this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, Lind Jensen explained how adding the Rekatochklart brand to its portfolio can help create a better product for punters, while also allowing the Danish …
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Better Collective has strengthened its position in the Swedish market via an acquisition of online sports betting media platform Rekatochklart.com. Agreed at a paying price of €3.8 million and paid in cash, the transaction has enabled Bettor Collective to consolidate the acquired asset into its group accounts, and was completed as an asset purchase from Win & Fun Media Ltd. …
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