Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.
Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK.
*** 2012-15: ITV (29 live matches including semi-finals and finals) and ESPN (At least 25 live matches) ***
*** 2012-15: Sky Sports 75 live matches per-season, plus live play-off matches and final *** (50 Championship, 25 shared between League 1 & 2)
- Football League Cup: Sky Sports (2 live matches per round, 2 legs of semi-finals and Final live) and BBC (2 legs of semi-finals and Final live plus highlights) until 2012
*** 2012-15: Sky Sports 15 live matches per-season, including semi-finals and final ***
Cricket
- One-day cricket and Test Match Cricket in Asia: Zee Cafe shows live matches from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka (not England matches)
Rugby Union
Tennis
Golf
Motor Sport
10 races per season live on BBC (2012: China, Spain, Monaco, Europe, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Korea, Abu Dhabi and Brazil). Highlights of all other races (until 2018)
Boxing
Multi-disciplines events
Athletics
*** 2015-17 IAAF World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport[20] ***
Rugby League
Snooker
Horse Racing
Equestrianism
Darts
Rowing
Cycling
Swimming
Basketball
Ice Hockey
Shinty
Baseball
Bowls
Sailing
References
- ^ http://www.touchline.tv/football/spl-announces-new-5-year-tv-deal-with-sky-and-espn
- ^ "League launches new-look Welsh Premier" (Press release). Welsh Premier.com. 2010-08-05. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2462-league-launches-new-look-welsh-premier/. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ (Press release). Sky sports to show cricket from India.
- ^ (Press release). Sky Sports Cricket Australia deal.
- ^ "ITV secures 4 year IPL deal". Touchline.tv. 2011-04-10. http://www.touchline.tv/cricket/itv-secures-4-year-ipl-deal. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "Eurosport buys Champions League Twenty20 media rights" (Press release). Sport Business. 2010-07-21. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/179371/eurosport-buys-champions-league-twenty20-media-rights. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Caribbean T20 comes to Eurosport". Yahoo!. 2010-11-22. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22112010/58/caribbean-t20-comes-eurosport.html. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "RWC UK Broadcast details announced" (Press release). Rugbyworldcup.com. 2010-07-28. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mediazone/news/newsid=2039512.html#rwc+uk+broadcast+details+announced. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "BBC extends Six Nations contract". BBC News. 2011-11-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15860703.stm.
- ^ "BBC TV to screen Ulster Magners League matches" (Press release). BBC. 2010-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/8729565.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "BBC ALBA to show live Magners League" (Press release). BBC. 2010-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/8730603.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/tennis/3896029/Wimbledon-to-stay-on-the-BBC.html.
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/tennis/2011/10/28/french-open-tennis-to-be-screened-live-on-itv-115875-23521636
- ^ "Eurosport and the Australian Open extend their relationship for a further five years" (Press release). Eurosport Corporate. 2011-01-28. http://www.eurosportcorporate.com/press/Eurosport%20%20Australian%20Open%20press%20release.DOC. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ "MotoGP returns to Eurosport". Yahoo!. 2010-11-26. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26112010/58/motogp-returns-eurosport.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "BSB - Eurosport extends BSB deal". Yahoo. 2010-09-12. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12092010/58/bsb-eurosport-extends-bsb-deal.html. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Eurosport to broadcast Le Mans 24 Hours until 2013" (Press release). Eurosport Corporate. 2011-04-13. http://www.eurosportcorporate.com/press/Le%20Mans.doc. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Eurosport secures GP2 coverage rights". Digital Spy. 2009-07-08. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a163936/eurosport-secures-gp2-coverage-rights.html. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/06_june/30/commonwealth.shtml
- ^ "BBC to show World Championships". BBC News. 2011-11-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/15880690.stm.
- ^ "Eurosport signs new Athletics deal". Yahoo! UK. 2011-07-18. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18072011/58/eurosport-signs-new-athletics-deal.html. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "BBC agrees Diamond League deal". BBC News. 2010-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8686877.stm.
- ^ Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,18232_7078127,00.html.
- ^ http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_6526-premier-sports-land-championship-deal.html
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07072011/58/eurosport-extend-partnership-world-snooker.html
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out on Sky". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12243_6159347,00.html.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (2011-11-03). "BBC to split TV rights to darts coverage with ESPN". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/03/bbc-split-darts-rights-espn.
- ^ "ITV4 secures Tour De France to 2013". Broadcast Magazine. 2009-07-23. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/itv4-secures-tour-de-france-to-2013/1954656.article. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "ITV4 to broadcast live coverage of La Vuelta Tour of Spain" (Press release). ITV. 2011-08-16. http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/lavueltatourofspain/default.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16.