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BBC retains exclusive Rugby World Cup audio rights
The BBC, the UK's public-service broadcaster, has acquired exclusive audio rights to this year's Rugby World Cup in France
Lineker to return to Match of the Day after BBC’s weekend of sporting upheaval
BBC director-general Tim Davie has today (Monday) issued an apology and has stated the UK public-service broadcaster will review its social media guidance, after the corporation’s football coverage and w…
BBC renews Bellator commitment
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has struck a new rights deal with US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
BBC picks up NBA rights package ahead of Paris game
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to nine NBA games between now and the end of the season, starting with tomorrow’s (Thursday’s) clash in Paris between the Chicago Bulls and the…
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
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.
England’s World Cup opener draws record streams, Netherlands match nets 4.3m on linear
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Audiences for World Cup opener up in key European markets, down in Germany
The opening match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup drew larger television audiences in France, Spain and the United Kingdom than for the first game of the 2018 World Cup but viewing figures were much lower in…
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…
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…
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
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 …
BBC to broadcast domestic coverage of inaugural Cycling Worlds
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured full domestic rights to Glasgow and Scotland’s 2023 Cycling World Championships, extending its long-term commitment to the coverage of major International C…
BBC strikes five-year MLB deal
Major League Baseball has agreed a five-year media rights deal with the BBC, the UK public broadcaster
BBC steps up Scottish Women’s Premier League commitment in new rights deal
The Scottish Women’s Premier League, the top tier of domestic women’s club football, has signed a new and improved three-season rights deal with public-service broadcasters BBC Alba and BBC Scotland.
Birmingham 2022 breaks BBC streaming record, TV figure down on Glasgow 2014
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games broke the event’s streaming record for the BBC with over 57 million streams, although the total television viewing figures were down from the 2014 Games in Glasgow.
All-time viewing records broken in UK and Germany as England win Euro 2022
England’s historic win over Germany last night in the final of the Uefa Women’s Euro delivered record audiences for both the BBC and ARD.