Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has been awarded a further three-year contract by Dubai Racing Club to provide production and distribution services at Meydan Racecourse, the home of the Dubai World Cup raceday. Timeline Television will provide broadcast facilities and crew for RMG’s host production and on-course coverage. The contract takes in the next three Dubai […]
TV audiences from all around the globe can enjoy coverage of the $1 million Bahrain International Trophy on November 14th with a record 28 broadcasters lined up to televise one of the showpiece horse races staged in the Middle East. Eight horses are set to represent Britain, Ireland, France, UAE and Bahrain in the Kingdom’s […]
Cerberus Tech, a specialist in cloud-native IP video contribution and distribution, has announced that Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has expanded its use of the Livelink platform to simplify and streamline the distribution of live horseracing content to a global network of broadcasters. By leveraging Cerberus Tech’s provisioning, orchestration, and automation technology for live video delivery, […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has appointed Russell Ferris to the new role of Managing Director. Ferris, currently CEO of Weatherbys, will be joining RMG on August 18th. In his new rolee can count on more than 20 years of senior management and directorial experience in the racing industry, including as Managing Director of Limerick Racecourse […]
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating three new channels under the umbrella of Roya Media Group – Roya TV, Roya News, and Roya Kids – into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the Middle […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG), responsible for a range of racecourses’ media rights businesses, has renewed its distribution relationship with HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, through a refreshed three-year representation agreement. The renewal sees HBA Media continue to market and distribute RMG’s showcase British, Irish and international events to a global audience. The […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced that Nick Mills has been appointed Chief Executive. Mills, who is currently Chief Commercial Officer at RMG, will succeed Martin Stevenson on November 4th. Having started his career in horseracing with Coral in January 1998, Mills was marketing director at the bookmaker until March 2005 when he joined Racing […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced that its Chief Executive, Martin Stevenson, has asked the Board to start the process of finding his successor. It is anticipated that Stevenson will step down from the role at the end of the year. Stevenson, who joined RMG in 2007, has led the business since 2020 overseeing the […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has appointed Ben Dowding to the new role of Chief Betting Officer, following the merging of the domestic and International betting teams. He was previously Director of Betting at RMG. With many bookmaker clients increasingly approaching rights acquisition on a global basis, RMG has combined its own domestic and international sales […]
Chelmsford City Racecourse has completed new long-term media rights extensions with Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The deal covers all betting and media rights across retail and digital channels and means racing will continue to be shown on the Racing TV channel and in betting shops via the SIS service. In […]