The Racing Partnership (“TRP”) has unveiled the expansion of its broadcasting portfolio, agreeing a deal with Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) and Pelaw Grange Greyhound Stadium to broadcast greyhound racing from the County Durham track on its platform. Pelaw Grange will feature on the TRP betting shop service from next month, providing a regular Sunday evening fixture to the channel, replacing …
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ARC partners with RaceTech for HD horseracing coverage
The Arena Racing Company (ARC) has appointed RaceTech to provide its outside broadcast facilities, in a move which will see the new service coincide with the launch of Sky Sports Racing. Appointing the company to provide High Definition (HD) coverage of all horseracing fixtures from 1 January 2019, ARC also details that HD images are to be broadcast to independent …
Read More »Arena Racing Company to see prize money soar past £35m mark
The Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced that prize money across its 15 strong racecourse portfolio is to exceed £35m this year. Stating a “central role” that has been played in “helping ensure there are record levels of prize money in British Racing,” ARC also stresses that it has significantly increased its investment in prize money through its executive contribution, …
Read More »Paddy Power takes BAGS live across its retail premises
Paddy Power has signed up to take BAGS (“Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service”) greyhound content live via its TV channel across its 631 shops. Director of The Racing Partnership, Mark Kingston, said: “We are delighted that Paddy Power has joined other betting shop operators in being able to show BAGS greyhound fixtures on their channels. The BAGS schedule comprises over …
Read More »GMG strikes content agreement with BAGS for Greyhound Racing
A minimum of 1,619 greyhound fixtures from 12 established tracks are to be made available to the betting industry from the start of 2018. This follows a new agreement between Arena Racing Company (ARC), who represent the media interest of Greyhound Media Group (GMG), and the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS). Dominic Ford, Chairman of BAGS, added: “BAGS has been …
Read More »Greyhound racing to be shown on TRP’s channel
A new deal has been struck allowing 1,619 Greyhound fixtures to be shown on The Racing Partnership’s channel (TRP). The Bookmakers Technology Consortium (BTC) and Arena Racing Company (ARC) have reached the agreement for the races to be shown, which will commence on 1st January 2018, and will see greyhound racing being shown on ARC’s TRP channel. As part of …
Read More »Betfred boosts betting shop content with The Racing Partnership deal
Updating the market, UK independent bookmaker Betfred has agreed an extended media rights deal with The Racing Partnership (TRP), the official broadcast company for the Arena Racing Company (ARC). The agreed deal will see TRP content from fifteen ARC racecourses and seven syndicated independent racetracks, broadcast with immediate effect across Betfred’s UK retail portfolio of +1600 betting shops. Further to …
Read More »Arena Racing strengthens Greyhound position acquiring Newcastle & Sunderland properties from William Hill
UK racetrack operator Arena Racing Company (ARC) has acquired Newcastle and Sunderland greyhound stadiums from FTSE-listed bookmaker William Hill. Updating the market, ARC governance snatched the deal from racing and greyhound media rights provider SIS who had agreed to purchase the assets from William Hill last February. Newcastle and Sunderland greyhound races will now be added to the Greyhound Media …
Read More »TRP dispute sees ARC shut down Ladbrokes racetrack betting points
Arena Racing Company (ARC) has ordered Ladbrokes to shut down its six racecourse properties due to its ongoing content dispute with joint-venture subsidiary The Racing Partnership (TRP). The bookmaker has been told that retail points at Doncaster, Wolverhampton, Lingfield, Worcester, Southwell and Windsor racetracks will be shut down for an ‘indefinite period’. ARC’s decision follows legal charges by TRP against …
Read More »The Racing Partnership agrees three-year deal with FRB
The Racing Partnership (TRP) and the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers (FRB) have agreed a deal, which means that on course bookmakers represented by the FRB will make their prices available for the exclusive use of TRP. The agreement will run from January 1 until the end of 2019. This deal follows on from one signed earlier in the year with …
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