Snooker

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to a number of major darts and snooker events.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has enhanced its partnership with World Snooker by agreeing a deal to televise the upcoming Shanghai Masters event.

Rigour Media’s 10-year deal for digital rights in China to World Snooker events marks the media group’s first significant move into streaming live sport.

World Snooker has signed a rights partnership with Rigour Media in a move designed to aid the sport’s digital growth in China.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has expanded its reach in Belgium by launching a third channel, while it has acquired rights in the United States to the World Snooker Championship.

This year’s World Snooker Championship will be made available throughout the Americas and the Indian sub-continent via social media platform Facebook.

Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired rights to the 2016 edition of the Indian Open snooker tournament.

Stronger ratings, new events and the offer of exclusivity helped World Snooker agree a contract extension with Eurosport last month at a significantly increased fee.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a domestic rights deal for the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has signed a 10-year extension to its European rights agreement to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker Tour on its television channels and Eurosport Player, its live and on-demand digital service.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for the Snooker Shoot-Out event.

The IMG agency has extended a deal with the BBC to continue producing the UK public-service broadcaster’s coverage of snooker.

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World Snooker has agreed an expanded five-year rights deal with UK commercial broadcaster ITV, according to Barry Hearn, chairman of the sport’s world governing body.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its rights deal with sports promotion company Matchroom Sport for the second edition of snooker’s Champion of Champions tournament.

Reigning world and Masters snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has agreed a deal to become a global ambassador for pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport.