Under new ownership for the first year since big changes were to be implemented, the 2026 Cheltenham Festival was hoping for a much better showing and a return to form this March. Early reports indicate that the famed jump racing event achieved this feat, with the action as the four days unfolded only furthering its […]
For the first time, betting shop punters can bet in-play on full win markets on horseracing’s biggest betting event – next week’s Cheltenham Festival. Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and Playtech Sports have collaborated to ensure content from RMG’s 37 shareholder racecourses is now available for in-play betting in nearly 16,000 Self Service Betting Terminals (SSBTs) […]
The Cheltenham Festival is the most important meeting of the year in horse racing in the UK. The four-day event at Cheltenham Racecourse features the championship races in each division of Jumps racing. ITV will once again cover the Cheltenham Festival on terrestrial television, and this year, racing fans will benefit from 24 of the […]
ITV has announced Champions: Full Gallop will return in autumn 2025, following a successful debut season. The new 6×60 season, produced by South Shore, supported by Flutter, the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG), will be broadcast across ITV and ITVX. Following the highs and lows of the jumps jockeys, the […]
ITV and Coral have announced the launch of a ten-part sporting documentary series, entitled Against The Odds, with the first episode set to be broadcast on October 19th. The ten-part documentary series, produced by ITV and funded by Coral, will deliver a unique insight into some of the most inspiring stories focusing on some big […]
Sky Arts is celebrating its first anniversary as a free-to-air channel by announcing a raft of new programmes spanning every genre of the arts. Spotlighting the very best in theatre, dance, music, literature and visual art, the new slate reaffirms the channel’s commitment to supporting artists and arts institutions and to sustaining the UK’s cultural […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has agreed British racecourse licence extensions for audio-visual and data rights for a new five-year term. The renewals cover 35 racecourses for their LBO rights and 33 racecourses for all other aspects of their media rights including streaming (Watch & Bet), DTH, terrestrial TV and international betting and non-betting until December […]
Pebble, the automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has announced the appointment of Tanya Rai to the newly created position of Marketing and Communications Manager within the company. Working closely with the Sales and Marketing Director, Alison Pavitt, Rai will help develop a consistently engaging voice for the brand across all channels and types […]
The Randox Grand National Festival and the Cheltenham Festival has brought unprecedented interest in horseracing from audiences stuck at home, according to Racecourse Media Group (RMG), which described the last few weeks as a “watershed” period for the sport. With most of the nation at home due to lockdown restrictions, which had resulted in the […]
Phenix, the real-time streaming technology platform, has announced closing $16.7 million (€13.8m) in Series B funding at a valuation of $90 million. This brings total funding for the company to approximately $40 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Chicago based sports/tech VC firm KB Partners with participation from Verizon Ventures and Manheim Investments. “KB […]