{"id":76952,"date":"2026-01-16T13:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=76952"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:34:20","slug":"betfred-ascot-media-rights-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/betfred-ascot-media-rights-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Betfred To Show Racing From Ascot In Shops This Weekend Amid Media Rights Row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Live racing from Ascot will return to TV screens at Betfred\u2019s retail outlets and its online platform this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular bookie has started 2026 without being able to show any live action from 21 UK racecourses in its 1,287 retail outlets.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to a dispute with betting shop channel The Racing Partnership (TRP).<\/p>\n<p>The live audio-visual and data provider is thought to have increased its fees for this year by 30%.<\/p>\n<p>TRP is a joint venture between Arena Racing Company, the owner and operator of 16 UK racecourses, and a number independent tracks.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is So Special About Saturday\u2019s Racing At Ascot?<\/h2>\n<p>Ascot is one of those independent courses allied with TRP and was facing an awkward weekend ahead with its first card of 2026 getting underway tomorrow (January 17).<\/p>\n<p>Betfred is the official bookmaker for the Berkshire course and has two betting shops on site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76955\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Fred-Ascot-with-colleagues-003-1-560x320.jpg\" alt=\"Betfred boss Fred Done\" width=\"560\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Fred-Ascot-with-colleagues-003-1-560x320.jpg 560w, 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effective?<\/p>\n<h2>Betfred\u2019s Return To Profitability<\/h2>\n<p>Betfred owner Fred Done has overseen some sweeping changes to get his company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/betfred-returns-to-profitability-2025\/\">back into profitability.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bookmaker recently reported a profit after tax of \u00a3128.9 million for the 78-weeks up to March 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It previously recorded a \u00a371.7 million loss in the preceding 53-week period.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70964\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-560x294.webp\" alt=\"Remote Gaming Duty\" width=\"560\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-560x294.webp 560w, 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