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Matchroom Acquires Loop Streaming and Productions Limited
Sports event promotions company Matchroom has acquired the live streaming and production specialist Loop Streaming and Productions Limited. Loop will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matchroom Media, the broadcast production arm formed at the start of this year.
Loop has played an integral part already at Matchroom through the years working across an array of sports producing streams for both Matchroomās OTT platform Matchroom.Live, Social Channels and Broadcasters around the globe.
The acquisition will take Matchroomās vast experience and Loopās world-leading live production innovations to new levels delivering content for some of Matchroomās pillar stones including Boxing, PDC Darts, Matchroom Pool, World Snooker Tour and a host of Matchroom Multi Sport events. Recent productions from Loop have included WST Home Nations and European Series broadcast coverage, all Matchroom Boxingās Fight Week Activity, Matchroom Multi Sportās Championship League Pool and the Professional Darts Corporationās Super Series.
āAfter many years working alongside Loop, weāre delighted that they will now be a part of the Matchroom Group and look forward to joining forces to grow our production services. We have always been impressed by their progressive approach to producing quality live productions for both OTT and linear platforms and are excited to push on together with more broadcasts,ā Katie Hearn, Director of Programming at Matchroom Media, said.
The acquisition will see Loopās Head of Production, Nick Oldfield, assume the role of Managing Director.
āKatie and Matchroomās plans to grow its in-house production arm is very exciting. Loop prides itself on its innovative, aggressive and streamlined production workflows. Couple this with Matchroomās ever growing array of new live OTT and broadcast events, makes for a refreshing move in the industry. Myself and rest of the team canāt wait to get started!ā Nick Oldfield said.
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Nadine Dereza Returns to Chair the ICE World Gaming Forum
Award-winning former Financial Times journalist and business broadcaster Nadine Dereza has been confirmed to chair Januaryās World Gaming Forum, the three-day learning, networking and knowledge sharing exchange which replaces ICE VOX.
In a career thatās seen her interview global politicians including the late Kofi Annan, Condoleezza Rice, Ban Ki-moon, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Gerhard Schrƶder, Nadine will once again be applying her journalist skill set to Clarion Gamingās sector-leading World Regulatory Briefing, Casino & Leaders Conference (formerly the ICC), and the Esports & Games Conference (formerly the Esports Betting Conference), having previously presented the final edition of ICE VOX in London.
The ICE World Gaming Forum will run Monday 20th ā Wednesday 22nd January 2025 alongside the ICE and iGB Affiliate exhibitions which will be hosted for the first time at the Fira Gran Via Barcelona, one of Europeās biggest and best-appointed venues and home to prestigious Tier 1 events including Smart City Expo, IOT World Congress, Mobile World Congress, IBTM World and Integrated Systems Europe.
Clarion Gamingās Senior Conference Producer Damien Ashton-Wellman said: āWe are delighted to have Nadine back on the team for delivering the first edition of the World Gaming Forum. Nadine was central to the success of the 2024 ICE conferences which featured over 1,210 senior decision makers from 79 countries, including 621 operator C-Level, 87 global CEOs, 72 national and regional regulatory bodies, and 7 government ministers. Her unique blend of financial, political, and technology sector experience, and her broadcast ready presentation skills really delivered an elevated experience for the show.ā
He added: āWe are confident that our new world class venue and host city partnership will provide a platform for further growth with the ICE World Gaming Forum delivering exclusive connections, in-depth content, and tailored networking events.ā
Nadine Dereza said: āIām delighted to have been invited back to help launch the World Gaming Forum in what is a favourite European city of mine. The gambling industry is a highly innovative sector for entrepreneurs, policy makers and campaigners alike. ICE reflects this dynamic on a global scale and Iām looking forward to hosting insightful debates, regulatory updates and plenty of knowledge sharing. Iāve described ICE as being the āDavos of Gamingā because itās the largest gathering of leaders from across the global gaming ecosystem. Having previously hosted the IBTM Leadership Summit for several consecutive years and many international shows in Barcelona, the welcome and event services offered by the city and Fira venue are among the best Iāve worked with, and those attending ICE in January will see that experience tooā
The World Gaming Forum will be situated at the heart of the Fira Gran Via Barcelona and feature an exclusive club-style VIP lounge for delegates and speakers, a dedicated networking garden, and provide access to a range of concierge services, including early access to the show each day.
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BetConstruct Nominated at SiGMA Europe B2B Awards
BetConstruct has been nominated for two categories at the SiGMA Europe B2B Awards that is set to take place in Valletta, Malta on November 11.
BetConstructās full-fledged platform was nominated for the Best Platform Provider category, while the novel loyalty system The Last Battle received a nomination for the Unique Selling Point category.
āOur platform and The Last Battle are testaments to BetConstructās commitment to pushing the envelope in innovation, and we are excited to be nominated for both categories. The Last Battle in particular is unique, as it can be easily paired with our casino and sports betting products. It helps partners enhance player engagement on their platforms by putting players into different segments, each with their own unique and customisable rewards that are triggered when players earn points and level up,ā the company said.
The Awards take place on the 11th of November during the SiGMA Europe 2024 event.
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Kindred Group Announces Third Quarter Revenue as Part of Tender Offer by La FranƧaise des Jeux
Kindred Group plc (Kindred) announced third quarter total revenue figures (unaudited) as part of FDJās public tender offer to acquire the entire outstanding share capital of Kindred.
During the third quarter of 2024, Kindred saw continued solid growth across its diversified market footprint with total revenue (B2C and B2B) reaching GBP 294.5 million. The Gross winnings revenue for the third quarter amounted to GBP 283.1 million and the share of Gross winnings revenue from locally regulated markets amounted to 83%.
Kindredās estimated revenue and share of locally regulated revenue for the third quarter 2024 are in line with expectations and the Group remains on track towards its communicated full-year EBITDA guidance. Kindred will report final figures for the third quarter 2024 in its interim report on 25 October 2024.
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