United Kingdom

Football
Media

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…
Football
Media

An average audience of 5
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

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…
Cricket
Media

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.
Football
Media

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…
Snooker
Media

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
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has appointed Richard Botchway to the new role of assistant commissioner in the sport team
Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its content deal with Snap, parent company of social media platform Snapchat
Tennis
Media

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
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

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
Gaelic Sports
Media

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 …
Multiple Sports
Media

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.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

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
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

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 …
Football

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'.
Motorsport

Ian Holmes, director of media rights at F1, said that Sky came into the talks “from a position of strength” based on its track record as a broadcast partner.
Football
Media

The English Football League has today (Wednesday) issued a request for proposals for domestic broadcast rights from the 2024-25 season onwards
Basketball
Media

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the EuroCup, the second-tier clubs competition organised by Euroleague Basketball