Sky Sports will show the Indian Premier League (IPL) for cricket fans in the UK and Ireland for the next four years. The broadcaster agreed a deal with the league to showcase the sport’s largest competition whilst renewing a deal to retain broadcasting rights to the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The IPL and WPL will be exclusively broadcasted on Sky …
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Rani Wynn, Executive Board Member of LiveScore Group, provides a c-level perspective on establishing ‘Women in Sport and Gaming’ as an Employee Resource Group within LiveScore Group Though gambling believes it has made improvements on its gender % balance, Wynn states that it lags behind other sectors in undertaking initiatives and practices to improve outcomes on diversity and inclusion for …
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Sky Bet’s long-term partnership with the English Football League (EFL) has been described as one of the ‘most significant’ in the world of professional sports by the group’s CEO Steve Birch. Writing on the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) website, he suggested that the deal, which was first established in 2013, has mostly revolved around advertising with a specific focus …
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Tabcorp Holdings will proceed with its intentions to demerge its Lotteries & Keno and Wagering & Gaming units with the objective of ‘creating two market leading companies’, following the completion of its ‘comprehensive strategic review’. Approved by company Chairman Steven Gregg and the company’s new board of directors, Tabcorp believes that the unit divestments will deliver Tabcorp investors their long-awaited …
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RaceTech Chairman Tom Phillips has announced his intention to step down from the position on 30 September, after a ‘distinguished career’ of 15 years. Having first joined RacingTech as a non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee in 2006, Phillips has overseen a number of major initiatives and milestones whilst serving as Chairman of the organisation. The outgoing Chairman …
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Digital sports streaming service DAZN has replaced Sky as Matchroom‘s broadcasting partner in a ‘game-changing’, five-year tie-up. The deal, which was mooted earlier in the year, will see at least 16 UK fights annually available exclusively to subscribers in the UK and Ireland for the first time, from July 2021 onwards, as part of a ‘groundbreaking’ move by the international …
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GambleAware has released its donor list for the first three quarters of 2020, with William Hill topping the list, followed by Flutter Entertainment and bet365. Publishing its industry donation figures for 1 April – 30 December 2020, GambleAware revealed that William Hill made a pledge of £1.04 million, with £540,000 donated. Following William Hill was Flutter Entertainment – the holding …
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Comcast has named Dana Strong as the new CEO of Sky following the announcement that incumbent Jeremy Darroch is vacating the position. Strong’s most recent position was President of Consumer Services at Comcast, the American media giant which acquired Sky for £30.5 billion in 2018. In her new role she will report directly to the company’s CEO Brian L Roberts. …
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As the world comes to terms with the continually evolving threat of COVID-19, SBC focuses on how the outbreak is having a significant impact on sporting events across the globe. Football Following the UK Government’s decision not to ban major gatherings, in spite of much criticism, the English Premier League seemed intent on continuing to play out the fixture list …
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The Jockey Club has confirmed that former-BT Sport and Sky executive Delia Bushell will join the organisation as its new group chief executive, replacing outgoing chief executive Simon Bazalgette. Bushell will join the Jockey Club in September, with a handover period of one month, before taking over from Bazalgette when he stands down in October. It is understood that Bushell …
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