Racecourse Media Group
Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV voice concerns over Irish gambling ad ban
A proposed new bill in Ireland that would ban gambling advertising on television throughout the day has led Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV, the pay-television broadcasters dedicated to horse racing, to…
RMG generates £118m in media and data rights payments
Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights for a host of horse-racing destinations, has announced that it generated £117.6m (€133.3m/$147.1m
ITV adds Dubai World Cup to horse racing stable
Commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights in the UK to this weekend’s Dubai World Cup horse race.
Contract extension to take ITV’s UK racing coverage past decade mark
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a three-year extension to its deal to show exclusive, free-to-air coverage of domestic horse racing
Lewis to stay on as RMG chair
Racecourse Media Group has announced that its chairman Roger Lewis has extended his term until October 2023 as the organisation continues to search for his replacement
Broadcast coverage for Bahrain International Trophy to span 165 countries
The £600,000 ($710,910/€687,750) Bahrain International Trophy this Friday will be available to watch in 165 countries across 20 broadcasters following deals signed by Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HB…
Goodwood Festival gains uplift in global broadcast coverage
Goodwood Racecourse is enjoying an increase in international broadcast coverage of the Goodwood Festival, which is taking place this week at the English venue
Nent, Polsat among first-time broadcasters of Grand National
This year’s Grand National will be shown by around 30 broadcasters across the world, with Eclat, Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group), Watch4 and Polsat among the outlets that will be showing the h…
Racecourse Media Group payments return to pre-Covid levels; chairman to step down
Racecourse Media Group has announced that payments to its racecourses have returned to pre-pandemic levels, forecasting £110m ($149m/€130m) to be distributed to its shareholders for 2021.
HBA Media aggregates more horse racing international rights in RMG alliance
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has agreed a three-year deal for the HBA Media agency to market and distribute its portfolio of British and…
RMG signs long-term Flutter deal focused on streaming rights, advertising
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has entered into a long-term deal with Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of betting companies such…
ITV ‘keen on’ UK horse racing rights extension
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is said to be keen on renewing its rights to domestic horse racing, building on a new contract that was only agreed last year
RMG and SIS renew broadcast, data deal for betting shops
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has agreed a three-year extension to its distribution and transmission deal with Sports Information Services,…
Former RMG chief FitzGerald joins Old Gold Racing as investor and adviser
Richard FitzGerald, the former Racecourse Media Group chief executive, has joined racehorse syndicate business Old Gold Racing as an investor and adviser to the board
Stevenson named FitzGerald’s full-time successor as Racecourse Media Group CEO
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has appointed Martin Stevenson as its chief executive on a permanent basis
ITV and RMG negotiate extra free-to-air coverage for Cheltenham Festival
UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV will offer expanded coverage of this year’s edition of horse racing’s Cheltenham Festival under a one-off agreement with rights-holder, Racecourse Media Group.
Virgin Media renews Racecourse Media rights till 2023
Commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television has extended and expanded its rights in Ireland to Racecourse Media Group’s UK horse races until 2023.
Australia’s Sportsbet acquires rights for British and Irish horse racing
British racecourse alliance Racecourse Media Group and Irish racecourse rights owner Sports Information Services have agreed a streaming, marketing content and betting deal with Australian online betting…