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Editor ’ s Letter
Profitable new beginnings
This issue we return to how M & A is again reshaping the sector . Better Collective underlining its dominance of the listed sector is predictably one of the defining trends of this latest wave . But arguably the headline story unfolding for the wider sector is the fresh life breathed into the assets and teams disposed of by BC ’ s one-time rival for the top spot , Catena .
We finished this edition of the Monitor before news broke of Michael Daly ’ s departure from Catena Media , though the decline in Catena ’ s revenues reported on p10 , together with the uptick in performance of those assets the company has recently sold to new owners , perhaps made this development inevitable .
AskGamblers ’ rebound under GiG Media continued apace ( see p16 ), revenue outstripping run rate by 45 %. OneTwenty Group also made big gains in UK sports beyond the reporting period with gg . co . uk and Squawka , according to rankings from our data partner DeepCI . FairPlay Sports Media , the new name for Oddschecker Global Media , is likely looking to repeat the trick with Catena ’ s market-leading SuperScommesse . it .
Beyond the Catena disposals , GiG ’ s rivals such as Gambling . com Group will be alert to the potential of the KaFe Rocks assets to tip the balance of power at the upper echelons of the listed sector during 2024 .
“ The headline story unfolding for the wider sector is the fresh life breathed into the assets and teams disposed of by BC ’ s one-time rival for the top spot , Catena ”
Stephen Carter Head of affiliate content , Clarion Gaming