Andrew Carnegie isn’t a name often associated with the world of online gambling.
However, the noted ‘Gilded Age’ Scottish-American industrialist would surely have appreciated the recent attempt by DraftKings to own the media, which it was previously willing to be merely a customer.
Read MoreThe empty stadia of top-class sports in lockdown has presented a dismal prospect. The echoing shouts and cries to the few players and staff in the arenas rebound around venues more suited to the singing of the multitude.
Spare a thought, though, for the data scouts. While the rest of the spectators get to moan about a lack of atmosphere, the scouts still have a job to do, translating the action to the world’s bookmakers and ensuring in-play carries on even in these abnormal times.
Read MoreMichael Daly took on the top job at Catena Media in January after a successful stint heading up the affiliate group’s flagship US operations. He speaks to Scott Longley about his plans to revamp the entire inventory and chart a sustainable growth path for the business following the quickfire M&A-driven expansion of recent years.
Read MoreAndrew Carnegie isn’t a name often associated with the world of online gambling.
However, the noted ‘Gilded Age’ Scottish-American industrialist would surely have appreciated the recent attempt by DraftKings to own the media, which it was previously willing to be merely a customer.
Carnegie bought up coke plants, oil derricks, railroads, and iron ore deposits to better control the entire steel manufacturing value chain. Called vertical integration, it’s a soup-to-nuts business style that is now very much in fashion. Think Elon Musk and his attempts to own the battery space alongside that of electric vehicles.
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