Endeavor Group the NYSE-listed entertainment and sports group will be transformed into a private firm in 2025, after private equity firm Silver Lake agreed to a deal to acquire the company for $13 billion. The biggest investor in Endeavor, Silver Lake holds around 31% of outstanding shares as of the end of 2023. The California-based PE fund stated in October that …
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Australia, consolidation and a big orange fox. What do these three things have in common? Well, we’re not sure about unifying factors in the wider world, but all three feature in a recent interview with William Morris, Head of Business Development at Sporting Group, that took place at SBC Summit Barcelona. Speaking with Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, Morris began …
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SIS (Sports Information Services) has built upon its Latin American offering by inking a new exclusive partnership with Codere. Through the deal, SIS has agreed to broadcast the remaining 76 horse racing fixtures of the 2021 season from the Hipódromo de las Américas racetrack in Mexico City. Coverage will be made available to SIS customers across the world via its …
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William Morris, Head of International Horse Racing at SIS, discusses the importance of providing a diversified racing portfolio in today’s marketplace, before identifying a couple of international ‘race meets’ which now form a crucial part of the company’s content portfolio. SBC: First of all, how important is it to be able to offer a diverse racing portfolio in today’s marketplace? …
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SIS will expand its racing broadcast and data gathering services within Eastern Europe after confirming that it has secured new agreements with the Czech Republic’s LAB racetrack operator and Hungary’s Kincsem Park racecourse. The new partnerships will see SIS broadcast ‘at least 300 races across the year’ from LAB Czech racecourses in Prague, Most, Pardubice, and Karlovy Vary regions. Meanwhile, …
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Racing content and data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has confirmed that William Morris has been promoted to Head of International Racing. Morris initially joined SIS back in 2016 as the company’s Digital Sales Manager, where he supervised the domestic and international expansion of SIS’ digital division. Commenting on his new position, Morris said: “This is a really exciting …
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Mobile marketing technology and service provider, Element Wave, has appointed William Morris as its Commercial Manager. Morris joins from Racing Post, who he joined in 2008 as a Business Development Executive, before being promoted to Head of Retail B2B in 2013. His role will be to help Element Wave continue its strong growth in the online gaming industry, following the recent …
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