Tracking data from all 59 British racecourses, provided by Coursetrack and Total Performance Data (TPD), has been made available in one complete database. Under a new joint-agreement between RMG, ARC, TPD and At The Races (ATR), TPD will exclusively licence the complete British database to end users via a feed of non-live coordinate data and sectional times. TPD Commercial Director, …
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Racecourse Media Group (RMG) CEO, Martin Stevenson, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the year as the group begins its search for his replacement. Stevenson has told the UK horse racing media rights holder’s board that he believes it is the right time for RMG to transition to new leadership following a number of …
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A new collaboration between Tabcorp, Arena Racing Company (ARC), Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and 1/ST CONTENT has been formed. Four of the leading brands in the horse and greyhound racing world, the partners are looking to create a network of rights holders that will distribute content across multiple international markets. Brendan Parnell, Managing Director of Media and International at ARC, …
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Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has formed a partnership with sports data and analytics company Ellipse. The deal will utilise data engineering and analytics specialists from Ellipse – the company behind the likes of CricViz and TennisViz – as well as AI and machine learning to bring a ‘new dimension’ to how fans consume and understand horse racing. Named the first …
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Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have announced a five-year deal to serve fans in Australia and New Zealand. From 1 January 2024, the gambling company will distribute its Sky Racing channels in the territory for tote (pari-mutuel) wagering for RMG’s British and Irish content, as well as fixed odds wagering for RMG’s British racecourses. The agreement enables Sky Racing …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has partnered with Racecourse Media Group (RMG) in creating shared channels to distribute UK racing internationally from January 2024. The five-year deal will see content from British and Irish racecourses promoted and commercialised in a range of international tote (pari-mutuel) markets as a single service. This new tote service will come under the banner of Great …
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Flutter UKI has partnered with ITV and other industry stakeholders to deliver a six-part docuseries on British horseracing. Set for a prime evening slot on ITV1 and ITVX next year, the series will focus on the forthcoming 2023-24 Jumps season, with production set to begin in December 2023. In detail, the production will tell the stories of ‘lives, journeys, and …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in participation with the media stakeholders of Racing TV, At The Races, and the Racing Post, has launched a survey to gather views from the betting public on affordability checks proposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Initiating a combined survey, racing stakeholders seek to shed light on the diverse views of betting audiences on …
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The CEO of Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has been quoted in Irish media as predicting potentially dire outcomes for Irish horse racing should the country adopt significant restrictions on betting advertising. According to The Irish Times, Martin Stevenson commented on the impact an advertising ban could have on the operations of its Racing TV holding, saying that such a move …
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Ryan Thurburn has joined Racecourse Media Group (RMG) senior leadership as its first Chief Product Officer (CPO), bringing with him extensive experience of bookmaking business. The new CPO’s prior roles in betting and gaming have included tenures at high profile omnichannel operators, including a stint as Head of Sportsbook Product at Entain and Head of Product for its Ladbrokes Coral …
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