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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.
ITV and RMG negotiate extra free-to-air coverage for Cheltenham Festival
UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV will offer expanded coverage of this year’s edition of horse racing’s Cheltenham Festival under a one-off agreement with rights-holder, Racecourse Media Group.
ITV peak hits 8.7m for Scotland win, France 2 peaks at 5m for opener
Scotland’s win over defending champions England during the opening weekend of rugby union’s 2021 Six Nations was watched by a peak audience of 8.7 m
ITV strikes new deal with Matchroom for suite of darts, snooker events
Leading darts and snooker events will continue to enjoy exposure on free-to-air broadcaster ITV in a new agreement
ITV retains British Touring Car Championship rights until 2026
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its long-running coverage of the British Touring Car Championship for a further five years to 2026.
The renewal with rights-holder Toca starts in 2022