Tag Archives: FIFA World Cup

SkyBet initiates pre-season prep with Spotlight Sports’ microsite

SBC News SkyBet initiates pre-season prep with Spotlight Sports’ microsite

Laying a foundation for its domestic football and FIFA World Cup trading, SkyBet has signed a partnership with Spotlight Sports Group (SSG). Building on a similar collaboration around the Cheltenham Festival, the deal will involve the construction of a ‘start-of season microsite’ for the Flutter Entertainment brand, hosted and managed by SSG and delivered via the firm’s in-house technology.  Editorial …

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England women’s football internationals to be broadcast on ITV

SBC News England women’s football internationals to be broadcast on ITV

Coverage of all England national women’s football team matches will now be broadcast by ITV until 2025 from September onwards. The terrestrial network will provide coverage of all England women’s tournament qualifiers and internationals, including friendly fixtures. Coverage will begin on Friday 17 September for the Lionesses’ FIFA World Cup qualifying match against North Macedonia. ITV now holds the media …

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LiveScore enlists Cristiano Ronaldo as global brand ambassador

SBC News LiveScore enlists Cristiano Ronaldo as global brand ambassador

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is set to join global sports media business LiveScore as the firm’s official global brand ambassador. As part of the deal, the real-time sports updates provider has linked with Juventus star Ronaldo in a partnership that will launch ahead of the upcoming 2020 UEFA European Championships this summer. Central to the partnership will be …

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Boris Johnson supports UK and Ireland joint 2030 World Cup bid

SBC News Boris Johnson supports UK and Ireland joint 2030 World Cup bid

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed the UK and Ireland’s proposed bid to jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, pledging £2.8 million to the cause, which is expected to be confirmed at tomorrow’s Budget. The football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland came together to put together a proposal to host the 2030 edition of the World …

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UEFA proposes expanded Champions League ‘Swiss system’

SBC News UEFA proposes expanded Champions League ‘Swiss system’

UEFA has called for a meeting with European stakeholders to review the existing format of the UEFA Champions League, the PA news agency has reported. All European domestic leagues will reconvene today to discuss overhauling the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League from 2024. According to the report, UEFA would scrap the Champions League’s round-robin format, which often …

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Robert Pires joins CMD368 as Brand Ambassador

SBC News Robert Pires joins CMD368 as Brand Ambassador

French football legend Robert Pires has been appointed Brand Ambassador at Asian online casino and sports betting operator CMD368. In his role as a Brand Ambassador, Pires will work closely with CMD368 to promote the company’s brand in Asia and carry out digital marketing ahead of next year’s highly anticipated UEFA European Championship. He will also participate in a promotional …

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Altenar: The flexibility to match customer requirements and meet operator challenges for specific markets

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Altenar is a sportsbook software and services provider, who continued a pattern of punching above its weight in 2018 by posting ‘doubled’ revenues for the third year in a row. The company powered a successful 12-month period that saw Wplay.co – the first approved licensee for the regulated market in South America – grow to become one of the early …

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Growth continues for US data supplier theScore

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Provider of digital sports news and data to North American sports bettors, theScore Inc has announced its financial results for the 12 month period concluding on August 31, 2018. The supplier has benefited from the liberalisation of sports betting, with its total revenue for the year ending August 31, 2018 growing to $27.7m, as opposed to $26.3m in F2017. Additionally, …

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All-in Translations: One Flew Over the Football’s Nest

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They are known for localizing online casino content. Now they’re pleading football mania. All-in Translations CEO Roy Pedersen sums up 1,000 days at the football and betting crossroads to highlight the lessons learned. When I launched All-in Translations in Malta back in 2008, the company’s mission was to solve a very obvious problem: many of the people doing language localization …

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Swedish Open serves up tennis turnover growth on LeoVegas

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LeoVegas will resume sponsorship of the Swedish Open in Båstad, after the success of last year’s strategic effort to profile its fast-growing live tennis offering. Live betting on tennis, especially through mobile devices, is one of the fastest growing turnover markets for LeoVegas, who has combined the opportunity for all punters to bet on every point with live-streaming for ATP …

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