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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…
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…
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
EPCR finalises BT Sport renewal as ITV, RTÉ and S4C sign free-to-air deals
European Professional Club Rugby has renewed a rights agreement in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport, while free-to-air deals have also been struck with ITV, RTÉ and S4C.
ITV extends Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe rights deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its rights deal for French horseracing showpiece the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
ITV lands NFL free-to-air rights in three-year contract
Commercial broadcaster ITV has secured a three-year deal for free-to-air rights to the National Football League in the UK and Ireland, from 2022 to 2024
ITV lands sublicensed rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has secured rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season in a deal with rights-holder Premier Sports
Regulator opens probe into UK broadcasters, IMG over suspected antitrust breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into UK broadcasters and the IMG agency over their purchase of freelance services for the production and broadcast of sports content
Breeders’ Cup deals renewed with UK broadcasters
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV have renewed rights agreements for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
ITV follows Twitter deal with World Cup-focused Snapchat tie-up
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has signed a deal with Snapchat to host short-form content from this year’s Fifa World Cup on the social media platform.
ITV extends Twitter content agreement
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its content sharing deal with Twitter, with the social media platform to showcase ITV Sport’s portfolio over the next two years.
Sky makes crucial World Cup playoff available to free-to-air broadcasters
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced that next week's Fifa World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland or Ukraine will be shown on free-to-air television by ITV in England, S4C in Wales and…
DAZN strikes series of sub-licensing agreements for Women’s Champions League final
Subscription streaming platform DAZN has secured a raft of sub-licensing agreements with TV broadcasters across Europe to make the final of this year's Uefa Women's Champions League available to fans on…
Channel 4 lands England matches as Sky’s Uefa national team rights further eroded
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has won rights to England’s qualifying matches for the 2024 Uefa European Championship and Uefa Nations League matches, dislodging incumbent rights-holders ITV and Sky.
UK government seeks sports digital rights protection in listed events tweaks
The UK government is pursuing alterations to the country’s listed events legislation to ensure that streaming rights are protected in future sports rights agreements.
Modest increase for Six Nations rights in new ITV/BBC deal
Six Nations Rugby has continued to grow its overall media rights revenues while remaining on free-to-air television in its domestic territories, securing a slight increase in the UK and consolidating prior gains in Ireland.