The Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has extended its licencing rights agreements for the distribution of audio visual and data content with race tracks across the UK. Under the terms of the five-year contract renewals, 35 racecourses have extended their LBO content distribution deals, whilst 33 have signed agreements covering all other aspects of media rights. The latter extensions include streaming …
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Racing in Ireland will continue without spectators after the Irish Government introduced new, stricter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 earlier today. The sport has been staged behind closed doors since its resumption on 8 June and the Government confirmed on its official website that protocols will remain in place to protect racegoers. Elite sports, horse racing, greyhound racing, …
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William Hill has strengthened its racing expertise with the addition of Nick Luck who will become the bookmaker’s new flat racing expert. The seven-time HWPA Broadcaster of the Year joins William Hill’s stable of racing experts which includes Rebecca Curtis, Sir AP McCoy and the Twiston-Davies’, Nigel and Sam. Commenting on his new role, Luck said: “I am delighted to …
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In a move to deliver further education on integrity measures in horse racing, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched an online Integrity Education Programme. The new programme seeks to offer both the racing and betting public additional information on integrity across the industry as a whole, with the purpose of ‘offer protection against potential integrity threats and help to prevent participants …
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Jools Holland and Christmas movie replays can wait. It has been announced that the New Year’s Eve fixture at Newbury, alongside action from Warwick, will be made free to view on Racing UK, following Channel 4’s decision to withdraw the fixture from its schedule. The Newbury card, which is headlined by the Grade 1 Betfred Challow Hurdle, plus seven competitive …
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Ahead of Saturday’s Aintree Grand National Broadcast, Channel 4 Racing has released positive viewing figures for its first ever Good Friday broadcast. Channel 4 Racing described the peak audience of 470,000 who tuned in to watch the All Weather Finals Day at Lingfield Racecourse as ‘Very Solid’. The programs management was pleased with the growth in average viewer figures, which …
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Channel 4 Racing has announced its broadcast team for the Aintree Grand National on 11 April, with English racing broadcaster Nick Luck set to be lead anchor for the race, replacing Claire Balding who hosted last week’s Cheltenham Festival coverage. Luck will be joined by popular flat jockey champion Frankie Dettori and Channel 4 fashion expert Gok Wan as the …
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