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Russell Ferris has been named the new Managing Director at Racecourse Media Group (RMG). He will join the organisation on 18 August, departing his position of CEO of Weatherbys, a UK conglomerate involved in a range of activities largely within banking and horse racing. Nick Mills, RMG CEO, described Russell as being ‘highly regarded within the industry’. ‘Expertise, experience and …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and SIS (Sports Information Services) have extended their distribution and transmission partnership. The deal sees audio-visual data from RMG racecourses supplied to licensed betting offices (LBO) across UK and Ireland. Nick Mills, CEO of RMG, commented: “We look forward to extending the partnership and working closely with SIS and our LBO partners to grow interest and …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced that RaceiQ metrics have been made available for free to view on www.racingtv.com and Racing TV Apps. Described as ‘revolutionary data’ which offers new tools and insights into how horse racing is accessed, the metrics are available for all British and Irish races. The company hopes that the platform will become a valuable tool …

Cheltenham Festival will be incorporating a new system for dynamic bets through a partnership between Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and Playtech Sports.   The system will allow players to place their bets as the races occur in real time. In-play betting will be available in almost 16,000 Self Service Betting Terminals (SSBTs) across Great Britain and Ireland.  Playtech Sports Managing Director, …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has extended its principal distribution partnership with HBA Media. Through a ‘refreshed’ three-year representation agreement, HBA Media will continue to market and distribute RMG’s showcase British, Irish and international events to a global audience.  Henry Birtles, Chief Executive of HBA Media, commented: “We are delighted to have extended our agreement with RMG as their principal distribution …

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 …

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, …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has promoted Ben Dowding to the new role of Chief Betting Officer (CBO). The internal promotion follows RMG’s merger of its British and International betting teams, where Ben Dowding had previously served as Director of Betting at RMG. As detailed by Nick Mills, CCO of RMG: “With many bookmaker clients increasingly approaching rights acquisition on a …

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 …

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 …