Racecourse Media Group

Racecourse Media Group's (RMG) timing partner, CourseTrack, has restructured its Board, with Simon Bazalgette being appointed as non-executive chair. Bazalgette previously chaired the UK's largest racecourse group, Jockey Club Racecourses, between 2008 and 2019. He was also the founding executive chairman of RMG in 2004, while his current chair roles include Spectacle Partners, the strategic communications agency for the sports sector, and GVS EQ, the international management consulting firm focused on horse racing and the equestrian sports. Bazalgette said, "CourseTrack has already transformed the quality and consistency of in‑race data across...

The landmark 30th running of the $30.5-million Dubai World Cup fixture at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 28 will be televised live by a record 40 broadcasters to audiences in more than 150 countries. Dubai Racing Club, working with its appointed distribution and production company, Racecourse Media Group (RMG), and RMG's agency HBA Media, have ensured a truly worldwide TV audience. RMG, in conjunction with Timeline TV, is providing all broadcast services for Dubai Racing Club, including the World Feed programme, anchored by Nick Luck in Dubai and Rishi Persad...

Matt Rogan has been appointed non-executive director of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the global media rights organisation for 37 British racecourse shareholders. Rogan is the co-founder of Two Circles, an agency which specialises in sports marketing and analytics. Having later served as CEO and then executive chair in over a decade at Two Circles, he now spends much of his time focused on Board advisory work, including roles with production company Whisper, sports equipment brand Built for Athletes and performance data specialists Twenty First Group. He also sits on the...

A new two-year partnership between Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and the National Trainers Federation (NTF) was agreed upon to support trainers and help further grow the sport of horse racing. The deal sees RMG commit to a range of support and integration with the NTF, from helping produce content for play-out on Racing TV's (RTV) broadcast and digital channels, to an annual contribution to cover the NTF's legal expenses insurance. There is a specific commitment to help raise the profile of smaller yards through increased TV exposure, while NTF members...

Two key appointments were announced on Wednesday, with Sharon O'Regan becoming the CEO at Weatherbys Limited following the departure of Russell Ferris, who is moving on to fill the new role of managing director at Racecourse Media Group (RMG). Ferris, formerly the managing director of Limerick Racecourse and the director for At The Races in Ireland, joined Weatherbys Ireland in 2016 and was promoted to Weatherbys Ltd Group CEO three years later. Nick Mills, CEO of RMG, said, "Russell is highly regarded within the industry and will bring a wealth...

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) today announced that Nick Mills has been appointed as chief executive. Mills, who currently serves as chief commercial officer at RMG, will start in his new role on Tuesday, November 4 as he succeeds Martin Stevenson, who announced in July his intention to step down. Having started his career in the sport with Coral in January 1998, Mills was marketing director at the bookmaker until March 2005 when he joined Racing UK (now RMG) as sales and marketing Director. He went on to become commercial director...

A total of 40 networks, covering over 170 territories, will broadcast QIPCO British Champions Day. Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HBA Media (HBA), working with QIPCO British Champions Series, have secured global coverage of the £4.1m raceday, which includes four Group 1 races. Fox Sports US will showcase the full card for the first time on Fox Sports 1, while ESPN / Disney + and SuperSport will broadcast to their significant South American and African audiences. The Green Channel (Japan) and HKJC, Cable TV, TVB and Now TV (Hong Kong)...

Coursetrack, the live, in-race timing information system, is now in place at all 26 Irish racecourses, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Friday. The final course to receive the system was Laytown. Horses carry lightweight GPS trackers, designed to fit within the saddlecloth. In-race data for all races in Ireland--including race clock, leader's speed, leader's time per furlong and distance to finish--is supplied to networks, including RTE, Virgin Media, ITV and Racing TV, for live broadcasts. The data has been published online for all races at all Irish racecourses from...

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Monday that its chief executive, Martin Stevenson, has asked the Board to start the process of finding his successor. RMG is the holding company responsible for a range of media rights management businesses. It is owned entirely by its 37 racecourse shareholders, giving the racecourses complete control over the commercialisation of their media and data rights. It is anticipated that Stevenson, who joined RMG in 2007, will step down from the role he's held since 2020 at the end of the year. "I have...

Arena Racing Company (ARC), Racecourse Media Group (RMG), Tabcorp and 1/ST CONTENT have announced a new strategic alliance which brings together four content leaders of the horse and greyhound racing world, creating a network of rights holders that will distribute content across multiple international markets. ARC is the largest racing group in the UK, operating a total of 16 racecourses and 5 greyhound stadia around the country, while RMG is a British-based media rights management company. In Australia, Tabcorp is the largest gambling company operating multichannel wagering, media and gaming...

The UK Tote Group and Singapore Pools have signed a new agreement to commingle pools, made in partnership with Arena Racing Company (ARC) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) as the media rights holders for British racing's 59 racecourses. The agreement sees both organisations combine liquidity, with customers of Singapore Pools betting into the UK Tote's pools on British meetings, creating bigger UK pools and ensuring an improved financial return to the sport. Simon Leong, chief product officer of Singapore Pools, said, "We are delighted to collaborate with the UK Tote...

New long-term media rights extensions were completed between Chelmsford City Racecourse, Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG), with the course becoming a member racecourse of RMG. All betting and media rights across retail and digital channels are covered under the agreement, with racing continuing to be shown on the Racing TV channel and in betting shops via the SIS service. The Coursetrack system will also be utilised in order to provide live, in-race timing information at the Essex course, which is set to become the first venue...