Mainstream greyhound racing is to be showcased on free-to-air television with the launch of Racing Post Greyhound TV next month. RPGTV, which will be shown on Information TV on Sky Channel 231 from December 9, is harnessing SIS’ expertise to get the channel up and running.
The channel brings together six of the main greyhound tracks shown daily on SIS’ betting shop channels. The tracks - supplied by William Hill, Ladbrokes and Coral - are Newcastle, Sunderland, Monmore, Crayford, Romford and Hove. Live evening racing will be shown from Hove and Monmore on Thursdays, Romford and Sunderland on Fridays and Crayford and Newcastle every Saturday from 7.15pm to 10.45pm. The programme will be free to view and will also have a webcast presence on racingpost.com and on founders’ websites.
The new show is funded by Betfair, Bet365 and the three track operators, Hills, Ladbrokes and Coral. SIS will supply the infrastructure, including picture uplink together with all race-day information, with production supplied by Front Runner TV from Encompass Digital Media’s London Studio.
Kevan Moretti, Executive Producer, Racing Post Greyhound TV, said: “This is a substantial step further forward for the greyhound industry.
“We are delighted to partner with SIS, who has worked with us all the way to find the best technical solution for the distribution of pictures from the tracks.
The use of fibre-optic distribution propels the technical solution to the leading edge in terms of technology and cost effectiveness.
“We anticipate growing interest in the syndication of the programme for other channels and on the internet and shall be working closely with SIS to promote the programme both domestically and overseas.”
Phil Siers, Managing Director, SIS LBO division, said: “I am delighted SIS is partnering with Racing Post Greyhound TV. SIS will transmit the programme feed, via its new fibre-optic network and will be responsible for exclusive syndication of the content to the market. In addition, a full SIS data feed will be available to support betting.
“For some time we have been looking to extend our services in the e-gaming space. Greyhounds is proven betting content, generating high levels of turnover and this is another product we add to our ever increasing portfolio for the e-gaming market. We look forward to a successful and fruitful partnership with Racing Post Greyhound TV.”
For further details on Racing Post Greyhound TV, contact Jack Davison, email jackdavison@sis.tv or info@sis.tv or Kevan Moretti, email kevan.moretti@racingpost.biz.
are there any plans to show bags meetings?
this would be great to see as after all there are channels where you can watch horse racing on line
but i can never watch any bags meetings
i so hope this racing post tv gets better in the near future but it's so great to be able to watch some greyhound racing at last
i'd be willing to pay even a subscription charge if need be to watch further racing
Pleased you are enjoying GTV but I must advise that unfortunately there are no plans to include BAGS greyhound meetings within this service.
Will it be coming to freeview
I'm afraid that GTV will not be available on Freeview for the time being however you can watch it on line at www.racingpost.com.
Will it be on sky?
If not can I watch it on my iPad ?
Is it free to all racing post members ?
The Racing Post Greyhound TV is available on Sky channel 231 and is available to watch free on the Racing Post website.
Will it be on Virgin cable TV?
Unfortunately this is currently not available via Virgin cable TV; however it is available to watch free on www.racingpost.com