United Kingdom
Sky reveals enhanced coverage offer for EFL viewers
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has unveiled plans to provide viewers with enhanced coverage of this weekend’s EFL League One clash between Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth.
England-Wales delivers strong ratings for BBC
England’s 3-0 win against Wales at the Fifa World Cup in Qatar yesterday (Tuesday) attracted an average UK audience of 16.6 million television viewers on public-service broadcaster the BBC.
ITV nets strong Friday night ratings for England-USA
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed its biggest audience this year, and best Friday viewing figures in more than a decade, for its coverage of England’s 2022 Fifa World Cup group game against United S…
England’s World Cup opener draws record streams, Netherlands match nets 4.3m on linear
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UK government launches ‘Digital Rights Review’ for sports events
The UK government has today (Tuesday) launched a review into whether its free-to-air ‘listed events’ rules should be reformed to accommodate changes in the broadcast and consumption of major sporting eve…
Channel 4 deals with Sky for T20 World Cup final simulcast
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced a deal with Channel 4 that will see live coverage of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final simulcast on the free-to-air broadcaster’s eponymous channel.
BBC and ITV to share rights to Euro 2024, Euro 2028
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV have extended their shared rights agreement for Uefa’s men’s European Championship, with the new deal to cover the 2024 and 2028 edi…
ITV recommits to World Snooker Tour in two-year deal
Commercial free-to-air broadcaster ITV will remain the home of five events on the World Snooker Tour (WST) in the United Kingdom for the next two years after reaching a new agreement
ITV appoints Botchway to lend ‘fresh approach’ to sports coverage
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has appointed Richard Botchway to the new role of assistant commissioner in the sport team
Snap adds WSL content to extended Sky deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its content deal with Snap, parent company of social media platform Snapchat
BT Sport and BBC to broadcast Glasgow’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and public-service broadcaster the BBC have acquired domestic rights to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals being held in Glasgow later this month
Former BT Sport head Green joins Sport Buff board
Experienced sports rights and broadcast executive Simon Green has become a shareholder and joined the board of gamification and on-screen engagement company Sport Buff
GAA extends RTÉ and TG4 rights deals, signs expanded agreement with BBC
The Gaelic Athletic Association has renewed domestic media rights deals with Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ and Irish-language broadcaster TG4, while also signing a new, expanded agreement with …
Viaplay details subscriber growth, cuts full-year guidance
Media group Viaplay has posted a 78-per-cent year-on-year increase in paying subscribers but recorded a SEK86m (€7.86m/$7.88m) loss for the third quarter of 2022.
BT sets out financial and sports operational impact of Warner Bros. Discovery JV
UK telecoms company BT has said it expects to take an initial revenue hit of between £300m (€343.3m/$335.9m) to £350m from its joint venture agreement with media group Warner Bros. Di
Viaplay unveils UK price point and launch date
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has announced that its Viaplay service will launch in the UK on November 1 after receiving Irish media merger control clearance for its acquisition of Premier …
Pre-tender talks with UK players guide EFL to blackout challenge
Lengthy pre-tender discussions with the UK’s streaming players guided the English Football League to a completely open domestic media rights RFP, opening the door for the most serious challenge yet to England’s Saturday 3pm 'blackout'.