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ITV lands Arnold Clark Cup domestic rights, Pitch seals international deals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has been appointed as host broadcaster and domestic rights-holder of the Arnold Clark Cup, with the Pitch International agency also agreeing a host of overseas rights deals…
Premiership Rugby secures live free-to-air platform with ITV deal
The top tier of English club rugby union will return to free-to-air television after Premiership Rugby agreed a new rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
Racing League gains terrestrial exposure with ITV deal
The Racing League, the UK horse racing competition, has secured free-to-air television exposure for its second season after agreeing a rights deal with commercial broadcaster ITV
Ofcom ‘provisionally minded’ to back exclusive Six Nations on BBC, ITV
UK media watchdog Ofcom is consulting on requests from public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV for approval to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Six Nations rugby union…
ITV ‘keen on’ UK horse racing rights extension
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is said to be keen on renewing its rights to domestic horse racing, building on a new contract that was only agreed last year
Women’s football continues upward trend with ITV deal for England internationals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s four-season deal for exclusive media rights to the England women’s football team’s home matches is a further demonstration of the rising value of the women’s game.
ITV finalises deal for England women’s internationals
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights to broadcast the England women's football team's tournament qualifying matches and friendlies for four years, from the current 2021-22 season until the…
UK audience peaks at 31m for Euro 2020 final, Rai audience over 18m
Public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV pulled in the largest television audience in the UK since the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997 as England lost the Uefa Euro 2020 final…
Peak audience of 27.6m tuned into ITV coverage of England-Denmark
A peak audience of 27
Sky Racing, Racing TV and ITV to cover Breeders’ Cup
Pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV, along with free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV, have agreed deals to televise US horse racing showpiece the Breeders’ Cup.
Euro 2020 weekend action nets bumper audiences in ‘big five’ European markets
Matches from the Uefa European Championship attracted bumper audiences across Europe’s major broadcast markets over the weekend with the ‘big five’ countries all in action.
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BBC, ITV strike provisional four-year Six Nations renewal agreement
UK free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV have reached an agreement in principle with Six Nations Rugby on a four-year renewal of their domestic media rights to the competition
Six Nations ‘to remain on free-to-air TV’ in the UK
Rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to stay on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK as part of a long-term deal, it has been reported.
ITV ‘not interested’ in pursuing BT Sport takeover talks
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ruled itself out of investing in BT Sport, the pay-television sports arm of the UK telco, it is understood
EXCLUSIVE: ITV closes in on rights to England women’s internationals
Commercial broadcaster ITV is close to agreeing a deal for the UK rights to England women’s football matches from next season, SportBusiness understands.
MotoGP set to launch Amazon series, ITV to broadcast highlights
MotoGP seems set to follow the success of Formula 1’s ‘Drive to Survive’ documentary on Netflix with its own fly-on-the-wall series on Amazon Prime Video.
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ITV secures future free-to-air Extreme E exclusivity, KSA lands Saudi rights
UK free-to-air network ITV has become the latest broadcaster to agree a rights deal for Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
Covid-19 contributes to ITV’s £23m sports rights impairment charge in 2020
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has included a £23m (€26.9m/$32m) sports rights impairment charge in its full-year results as the effect of Covid-19 on the sporting calendar took hold.