The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in conjunction with Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR), British Champions Series and Channel 4, is pleased to announce a series of alterations to the Fixture List from 2015 with the result of ensuring that Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting is no longer held on the same day as QIPCO British Champions Day in mid-October. The Showcase meeting will …
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Betfair has vision for Google Glass
In an industry first, UK betting brand Betfair has announced they will become the first betting company to use Google Glass headsets during their TV betting slots. It is the first move by the betting company in a wider business plan to utilise Glass to improve consumers’ betting experience. Starting this Saturday 5 July from Leicester with the 2.30pm slot …
Read More »Mixed bag for Channel 4’s Cheltenham coverage
Viewing figures for this year’s Cheltenham Festival may have dropped by 4% to an average of 804,000, but the audience share was actually up by 1.5%. Channel 4 Racing was also able to take some comfort from its Gold Cup figures, as the Friday programme peaked at 1.53m, marginally up on last year’s 1.48m. A Channel 4 spokesman told The …
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