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Strong World Cup final ratings across Europe’s free-to-air networks but German figures languish
Sunday’s gripping Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and France attracted strong audiences across free-to-air broadcasters in Europe, although figures in Germany were down on previous finals not i…
TF1 audience breaks 20m barrier as France reach World Cup final
TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
US Open returns to Sky in five-year deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights to the US Open grand slam from 2023 to 2027
ITV and TF1 set new ratings records as France overcome England
ITV claimed its best Saturday night on record, while fellow commercial broadcaster TF1 again set a new audience record for the year, as France knocked England out of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Sky begins charging for ad-skipping service
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has introduced a monthly charge for a service that allows subscribers to its Sky Stream and Sky Glass products to skip adverts
ITV audience peaks at over 20m for England v Senegal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV claimed a peak audience of 20.4 million viewers during its coverage of England’s round-of-16 victory over Senegal at the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
National League answers calls with launch of streaming service
The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced it will launch a streaming platform
Former Meta, NBCUniversal exec Radin named BBL chief executive
The British Basketball League (BBL) and British Wheelchair Basketball (BWB) have both appointed new chief executives
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