UK broadcaster ITV has announced the launch of its new ITV Racing app sponsored by William Hill. The app which is currently available on the Apple iTunes store will complement ITV Sports racing coverage and will feature a £100,000 predictor game. Seeking to support its new racing coverage for 2017, ITV has added video clips, results, racing news plus a …
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William Hill agrees programme sponsorship with ITV Racing
William Hill has agreed a one-year partnership with ITV to become the programme sponsors of the broadcaster’s new racing coverage. The bookmaker will sponsor almost 100 days of live racing across the main channel and ITV4, in addition to a magazine preview programme on ITV4 featuring bespoke William Hill idents. ITV’s racing coverage will be led by the former Sky …
Read More »Channel 4 to finish racing coverage on 27 December
The Coral Welsh Grand National from Chepstow on 27 December will mark Channel 4’s final racing broadcast, as the UK broadcaster bows out from the sport following 32 years of coverage. Channel 4 management confirmed that its ‘4 Racing’ program would finish the day after Boxing Day and that 4 Racing would not broadcast scheduled racing from Newbury on New …
Read More »UK Racing shows concern over betting pre-watershed advertising ban
The Guardian newspaper reports that senior figures in UK racing are concerned regarding the potential UK government blanket ban on sports betting advertising pre the UK 9pm watershed. Racing industry stakeholders are said to be particularly anxious with regards to its new £30 million four-year racing broadcast partnership with ITV which begins in January 2017. The success of ITV as …
Read More »Betting & Broadcast stakeholders hit back at UK government advertising review
Betting industry stakeholders have criticised the UK government with regards to its planned review of gambling advertising standards, which may see the introduction of a blanket ban on operator advertisements’ before the 9 pm watershed. Last Friday, the UK betting industry was rocked by the confirmation that the Conservative government would attach a review of UK gambling advertising practices to …
Read More »Sky & ITV invest in 24hr eSports channel Ginx TV
UK broadcasters’ ITV and Sky have made their first moves into the burgeoning eSports market by investing in 24-hour video gaming channel Ginx TV. ITV and Sky have each invested £1.5 million in Ginx TV for a reported 16.5% stake in the company. Furthermore, as investors the broadcasters will be given first rights to increase their shareholdings in the TV …
Read More »ITV plans 40 days of racing coverage in 2017
UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV has confirmed that it will show 40 days of racing on its main channel in 2017. ITV who secured UK racing terrestrial rights in January 2016, will begin coverage of the sport on New Year’s Day with its first broadcast on ITV from Cheltenham. Adding racing to its sports content, ITV will gain exclusive coverage of …
Read More »Significant content boost sees NetPlay TV sustain strong 2016 momentum
Publishing its H1 2016 results (six-month period ending 30 June), London AIM-listed interactive gaming operator NetPlay TV (NetPlay) has reported sustained growth across its core metrics. Reporting a 15% increase in net gaming revenues to £14.7 million (H1 2015: £12.7 million), NetPlay governance was pleased to sustain the firms positive 2016 momentum. The interactive gaming operator would close its H1, …
Read More »Betway & bet365 winners of Euro 2016 Final TV coverage
Detailing insights of sports betting operators’ website trends during the Euro 2016 Final (10 July), broadcast analytics company TVSquared has broken down digital bookmaker activity and coverage during the final match. Analysing the performance of eight bookmakers during the France Vs Portugal match shown on UK broadcaster ITV1, TVSquared detailed betting activity from the pre-match build up (7-8pm BST) to post match analysis (10.30-11pm …
Read More »MD Crispin Nieboer confirms William Hill Online restructure
Crispin Nieboer, MD of William Hill Online, has confirmed his top team and set the key priorities for the business as it begins its next phase of development. CEO James Henderson confirmed Nieboer’s appointment as MD in May, a role he had held on an interim basis since January. Prior to joining William Hill as Director of Corporate Development in …
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