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SIS shows support for British Racing School

SBC News SIS shows support for British Racing School

SIS, supplier of products and services to the retail and online betting markets, has signalled its continued support for grassroots horseracing through sponsorship of the British Racing School. SIS’ support means that BRS students stand an even better chance to follow in the footsteps of school alumni including champion jockeys Seb Sanders and Paul Hanagan. The sponsorship will deliver new …

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SIS continues support of British Racing School

SBC News SIS continues support of British Racing School

SIS, supplier of products and services to the retail and online betting markets, has signalled its continued support for grassroots horseracing through sponsorship of the British Racing School. SIS’ support means that BRS students stand an even better chance to follow in the footsteps of school alumni including champion jockeys Seb Sanders and Paul Hanagan. The sponsorship will deliver new …

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SIS extends support of Racehorse Owners’ Sponsorship Scheme

SBC News SIS extends support of Racehorse Owners’ Sponsorship Scheme

SIS is to continue its support of the Racehorse Owner’s Sponsorship Scheme until August 2018, it has announced. The scheme allows the ROA’s 7,000 members to save an estimated £8m each year by claiming VAT back on their racing activities. Since it began in 2012, over 5,000 horses have now carried the company’s distinctive red and white logo thanks to the …

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La Liga teams up with COMSEC and SIS to clamp down on unofficial data scouts

SBC News La Liga teams up with COMSEC and SIS to clamp down on unofficial data scouts

La Liga’s partnership with cyber security firm COMSEC and official data provider SIS saw a record number of unofficial data scouts ejected from Spanish football grounds during the 2014/15 season. The work, undertaken with the support of Real Federación Española de Fútbol, resulted in substantial disruption to the activities of unofficial data collectors at La Liga, Liga Adelante and Segunda …

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Racecourses see 10% uplift in media rights revenues

SBC News Racecourses see 10% uplift in media rights revenues

The 34 British racecourses affiliated to Racecourse Media Group (RMG) received £74.4million in media rights revenues in 2014 – a 15% increase on 2013. These revenues, which are paid via licence fees, are generated from: Licensed Betting Office (LBO) payments to Turf TV (betting shop service provider) Racing UK (multi-platform subscription channel) Internet (Bet2View streams) GBI Racing (international TV betting and …

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SIS appoints Bissett as operations manager

SBC News SIS appoints Bissett as operations manager

Greyhound racing operator SIS, has announced the appointment of Gordon Bissett as Operations Manager. The former Ladbrokes Stadia Operations Controller will take over SIS greyhound race course duties in the new year, having most recently consulted for Racing Post Greyhound TV and Bookmakers Greyhound Services Limited (BAGS). Bissett who has over 30 years’ experience in racing and betting, will also …

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Job of the Week: Java Developer

SBC News Job of the Week: Java Developer

LOCATION: Salford JOB TYPE: Full Time Hands-on software development in the SIS development team. Objectives: To work on the development of products to grow and expand the SIS business, specifically sports data related system and applications. To apply design, coding standards, change and version control, documentation and testing standards as appropriate. Build, design, test and deployment of new products. To …

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Witten joins SIS from Tipp24

SBC News Witten joins SIS from Tipp24

Horseracing broadcaster and data supplier SIS has appointed former Ladbrokes and Betfair executive Paul Witten as Commercial Director. Witten joins SIS  from Tipp24, the German lottery business and is tasked with making SIS’s planned growth initiatives a success and will enhance the strength of its core video and data into retail betting products. His key responsibilities will include strengthening the …

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SIS signs Spanish football data deal

SBC News SIS signs Spanish football data deal

LB O supplier SIS has been appointed as the official data partner of the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) to collect and exclusively distribute live data from the Spanish leagues to the betting industry. Liga BBVA, won last season by Atletico Madrid ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid, is watched by more than 300 million viewers across the globe. The …

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