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 […]
Ellipse, a sports data and analytics company behind the likes of CricViz and TennisViz, has announced a multi-year partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The partnership will see Ellipse’s data engineering and analytics specialists, combined with AI and machine learning, bring a new dimension to how fans consume and understand horse racing – the first […]
Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have announced a new partnership to serve audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The five-year term commences on January 1st 2024 The arrangement will see Tabcorp distribute its suite of Sky Racing channels in the territory for tote (pari-mutuel) wagering for RMG’s British and Irish content, as well as […]
Scott Smith has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the umbrella organisation for 35 British racecourse shareholders and parent company of Racing TV. He will join the RMG Board on October 1st. Smith is Chief Financial Officer at England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and brings to the role over two decades […]