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ITV continues as Lionesses’ home until 2029
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a four-year deal with the Football Association to continue to show matches of the Lionesses, the England women’s team.
ITV out as EBU seals 13-market Tour de France deal
The European Broadcasting Union's new Tour de France deal will continue to ensure free-to-air coverage in 13 countries, but Warner Bros. Discovery is set to enjoy UK exclusivity as long-running coverage by EBU member ITV comes to an end.
ITV keeps Premiership Rugby rights to 2026
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed an extension with Premiership Rugby to show live matches on linear television for the next two seasons.
ITV’s NFL highlights show discontinued
ITV will no longer show its weekly National Football League highlights programme in the UK this season
ITV moves late for Scotland, Northern Ireland matches
ITV has concluded an eleventh-hour deal with Viaplay to show live UK coverage of Uefa Nations League matches this week featuring Scotland and Northern Ireland.
UK, Germany among 34-territory EBU deal for Women’s Euros
The Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 is set for broad free-to-air coverage across the continent after the rights were secured by the European Broadcasting Union.
Extreme E to maintain free-to-air focus through shift to XH
Extreme E's media strategy to date has been maximising exposure for sponsors and to build a fanbase, though this has not led to it purchasing coverage through time-buy agreements.
Tournament bests for ITV, NOS in Euro 2024 semi
A UK television audience record could be set on Sunday when England take on Spain in the final of Euro 2024, after another round of stellar ratings in the country last night (Wednesday)
Euro 2024 audience shares exceed 60 per cent in major markets
ZDF delivered a huge audience share of 76.8 per cent for its live coverage of Germany’s clash with Denmark on Saturday evening during a weekend in which teams from four of Europe’s ‘big five’ markets were in action.
Euro 2024 kicks off with bumper audiences, UK numbers soar for ITV and BBC
German fans tuned in in their millions to watch the hosts thrash Scotland in the Euro 2024 curtain-raiser, which drew a 10-year audience high in the UK for a tournament-opener
ITV retains EFL highlights to 2027
ITV will continue to show EFL highlights for the next three seasons, SportBusiness understands, as it prepares to add live Championship and Carabao Cup matches to its schedules.
Stars align for Uefa to net strong Euros increase in UK
Uefa secured an excellent uplift for rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028 in the UK, capitalising on record audiences and the promise of a UK-hosted tournament in 2028.
EFL set for free-to-air return as ITV closes in on deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is close to agreeing a sublicensing deal with Sky Sports for around 20 English Football League matches per season
Fifa goes to market in UK with 2026, 2030 World Cup rights
Fifa has launched invitations to tender for UK media rights to the 2026 and 2030 World Cups, with significantly more matches set to be broadcast as the tournament expands to 48 teams.
ITV profits dive amid ad sales slump, sports content costs down
ITV suffered a 61-per-cent drop in pre-tax profits in 2023 amid an advertising slump and significant investment costs in its ITVX streaming service
FA Cup returns to pay TV in TNT Sports deal
England’s FA Cup is returning to pay television after the Football Association awarded a range of rights to TNT Sports from 2025-26 to 2028-29 with a “selected” number of matches to remain on free-to-air television.
EXCLUSIVE: FA Cup domestic rights on the market with four-year term
The Football Association has issued its domestic media rights invitation to tender, inviting broadcasters to submit offers for four seasons, from 2025-26 to 2028-29, SportBusiness understands
England semi-final defeat peaks at 8.7m to give ITV biggest audience of year
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, recorded its biggest audience of 2023, as 8.7 million people tuned into watch the closing stages of England's dramatic defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.