Sports broadcasting contracts in Great Britain

This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in Great Britain. For a list of sports broadcating rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.

Certain sporting events are protected by the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events and may only be broadcast live in the UK on terrestrial television.

Football

*FIFA World Cup: BBC, ITV & UKTV until 2014
*European Championship: BBC & ITV until 2008
*UEFA Champions League: ITV & Sky Sports until 2012. (From August 2009 to 2012 Tuesday nights games all on Sky Sports) (Wednesday 1st pick game on ITV, all other Wednesday games on Sky Sports)
*FA Premier League: Sky Sports & Setanta Sports (BBC highlights) until 2010.
*England football team: ITV (home qualifiers, away friendlies) & Setanta Sports (home friendlies, away qualifiers) until 2012
*FA Cup: ITV & Setanta Sports until 2012
*UEFA Cup : ITV have exclusive rights from the quarter-finals onwards [http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159983/itv-nets-uefa-cup-tv-rights] ) until 2009. Teams are able to sell the rights to their home games to broadcasters in the earlier rounds. Five, Setanta Sports and BBC Scotland will show early round games in the 2008–09 Season. Five and ITV will swap contracts from 2009-2012
*Football League Championship & Football League Cup: Sky Sports, (ITV highlights) until 2009. BBC and Sky Sports thereafter.
*Football Conference: Setanta Sports until 2012
*Scotland football team: Setanta Sports (away qualifiers) until 2009, Sky Sports (home games) & BBC Scotland until 2014
*Scottish Premier League: Setanta Sports. BBC Scotland show highlights until 2012
*Welsh football team : Sky Sports, BBC Wales, Setanta Sports (away qualifiers) until 2009. S4C broadacsts a weekly round-up of action from the Welsh Premier League
*Northern Irish football team: Sky Sports until 2012, Setanta Sports (away qualifiers) until 2009. Sky Sports also broadcasts six matches each season from the Irish Premier League
*FA Community Shield: Setanta Sports until 2011.
*Scottish Cup: Sky Sports (BBC Scotland highlights & live coverage of the final and two other matches from round three onwards.) until 2014
*Scottish League Cup: BBC Scotland
*FA Women's Cup: ITV until 2012
*African Cup of Nations: Eurosport & BBC
*La Liga: Sky Sports
*Bundesliga: Setanta Sports
*Eredivisie: Setanta Sports
*Portuguese Liga: Setanta Sports
*Ligue 1: Setanta Sports
*J-League: Eurosport 2
*French football team :Eurosport

Cricket

*Test Match Cricket in England and Wales: Sky Sports (Five to show highlights of matches) until 2013
*One-day International Cricket in England and Wales: Sky Sports (Five to show highlights of matches) until 2013
*Overseas Test Match Cricket: Sky Sports, Zee Cinema for Pakistan home games only
*Cricket World Cup: Sky Sports
*ICC World Twenty20: Sky Sports
*Overseas One-day International Cricket: Sky Sports, Zee Cinema for Pakistan home games only
*Twenty20 Cup: Sky Sports until 2013
*County Championship: Sky Sports until 2013
*Friends Provident Trophy: Sky Sports until 2013
*National League (Pro40): Sky Sports until 2013
*Indian Premier League: Setanta Sports until 2012
*Indian Cricket League: Zee Cinema

Rugby Union

*World Cup: Not known who will broadcast
*RBS Six Nations: BBC & S4C until 2013
*British and Irish Lions: Sky Sports
*England Rugby Union: Sky Sports
*Heineken Cup: Sky Sports
*Guinness Premiership: Sky Sports, highlights on ITV
*Wales Rugby Union: BBC & S4C until 2010
*Scotland Rugby Union: BBC
*Ireland Rugby Union: BBC
*EDF Energy Cup: BBC & S4C
*Celtic League: BBC, S4C & Setanta Sports until 2010
*Tri-Nations: Sky Sports
*Super 14: Sky Sports
*Top 14: Eurosport

Tennis

*Wimbledon: BBC until 2014
*U.S. Open: Sky Sports & Eurosport until 2012
*French Open: BBC & Eurosport until 2011
*Australian Open: BBC & Eurosport until 2011
*Great Britain Davis Cup Team: BBC
*Tennis tournaments in Britain such as the Queen's Club Championships and Eastbourne: BBC until 2009
*Tennis Masters Series: Sky Sports
*ATP Tour: Sky Sports & Eurosport
*WTA tour: Eurosport until 2014 inclusive.
*Davis Cup: Sky Sports

Golf

*The Open: BBC until 2011
*U.S. Masters: BBC until 2010
*Ryder Cup: Sky Sports until 2012
*U.S. Open: Sky Sports until 2014
*PGA Championship: Sky Sports until 2016
*World Golf Championships events: Sky Sports until 2012
*PGA European Tour events in Britain such as the HSBC World Match Play Championship from Wentworth are on BBC/Sky Sports until 2012
*Other PGA European Tour events: Sky Sports until 2012
*Other PGA Tour events: Setanta Sports until 2012

Motor Sport

*Formula 1: ITV until end of 2008 season. BBC seasons 2009 – 2013 inclusive.
*Moto GP: BBC until 2013 and Eurosport (Until End of 2008 Season)
*Superbike World Championship: Eurosport
*World Rally Championship: Dave Channel, Eurosport
*A1GP: Sky Sports & Five (highlights)
*GP2: ITV Until end of 2008 BBC seasons 2009 – 2013 inclusive.
*British Superbike: Eurosport & Channel 4 (Highlights)
*British Touring Car Championship: ITV Until end of 2010
*FIA GT Championship: Motors TV, Sky Sports & Channel 4
*IndyCar: Sky Sports & Five (highlights)
*NASCAR Nextel Cup: Sky Sports till 2010
*V8 Supercar: Motors TV (delayed) & Five (highlights)
*World Touring Car Championship: Eurosport & ITV (Highlights)
*World Series by Renault: Motors TV (delayed) & RaceWorld TV (highlights)
*Formula D: Bravo (television channel)
*DTM: Motors TV & Setanta Sports (highlights)
*AMA Superbike: Motors TV (delayed)
*Super GT: Motors TV (delayed)
*NASCAR Nationwide Series: North American Sports Network
*Isle of Man TT: BBC & ITV4
*Northwest 200: BBC Northern Ireland
*Superleague Formula: Setanta Sports

Boxing

*World Boxing Association (W.B.A.) World Boxing Council (W.B.C.) International Boxing Federation (I.B.F.) World Boxing Organisation (W.B.O): ITV, Setanta Sports & Sky Sports
*Frank Warren promoted fights (dominant UK promoter): Setanta Sports until 2010

Multi-disciplines events

*Olympic Games: BBC & Eurosport until 2012
*Commonwealth Games: BBC

Athletics

*London Marathon: BBC & Eurosport
*IAAF World Championships in Athletics: BBC & Eurosport
*European Athletics Championships: BBC & Eurosport
*Great North Run: BBC
*IAAF Golden League: Setanta Sports
*European Cup: BBC & Eurosport
*Norwich Union Athletics, and Indoor Athletics events held in the UK: BBC until 2008
*Grand Prix Meetings: Eurosport
*IAAF World Cross Country Championships: BBC & Eurosport

Rugby League

*Super League: Sky Sports until 2011
*Great Britain Internationals: Sky Sports/BBC until 2011
*Challenge Cup: BBC until 2011
*Rugby League World Cup: Sky Sports until 2008
*European Nations Cup: Sky Sports
*National League: Sky Sports s4c for celtic crusaders
*National League Cup: Sky Sports
*Rugby League Varsity Match: Sky Sports
*National Rugby League: Setanta Sports
*State of Origin: Setanta Sports

nooker

*World Snooker Championships: BBC & Eurosport
*UK Championship: BBC & Eurosport
*Grand Prix: BBC & Eurosport
*Masters: BBC & Eurosport
*The Northern Ireland Trophy : Eurosport
*The Malta Cup: Eurosport
*The Welsh Open: Eurosport/BBC Wales
*The China Open: Eurosport
*Premier League Snooker: Sky Sports

Horse Racing

*Grand National: BBC
*Cheltenham Festival: Channel 4
*Epsom Derby: BBC
*Royal Ascot: BBC
*Glorious Goodwood: Channel 4
*BBC: Aintree, Ascot, Chepstow, Haydock Park, Kempton Park until 2009.
*Channel 4 Racing: Saturday coverage from Racing UK contracted courses until 2010
*At The Races: Live coverage from 28 UK courses including Ascot and Chepstow
*Racing UK: Live coverage from 31 UK courses including Aintree, Doncaster, Epsom, Haydock Park, Kempton Park and Newmarket.
*US racing: At the Races, Racing World.
*Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing: North American Sports Network

Darts

*BDO World Darts Championships: BBC (until 2010)
*PDC World Darts Championships: Sky Sports
*Winmau World Masters: BBC
*Premier League: Sky Sports (until 2010)
*World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, UK Open, Las Vegas Desert Classic: Sky Sports
*Grand Slam of Darts: ITV and ITV4
*BDO Grand Prix: Setanta Sports
*League of Legends: Setanta Sports

Rowing

*World Rowing Championships: BBC & Eurosport
*Rowing World Cup: BBC & Eurosport
*The Boat Race: ITV until 2009

Cycling

*Tour de France: ITV & Eurosport
*UCI Road World Championships: BBC & Eurosport
*UCI ProTour: Eurosport
*World Track Championships: BBC & Eurosport

wimming

*World Swimming Championships: BBC & Eurosport
*European Swimming Championships: BBC & Eurosport

American Football

*Super Bowl: BBC & Sky Sports until 2009.
*NFL Football play-offs: Sky Sports. Highlights on Five
*NFL Football regular season: Sky Sports (Sunday 1pm & 4pm Games)
*Sunday Night Football: Sky Sports, Five (From conclusion of Major League Baseball Season)
*Monday Night Football: Sky Sports, Five
*NFL International Series: Sky Sports, BBC
*Thanksgiving Classic & Thursday & Saturday Night Games: Sky Sports
*Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Sky Sports
*College Football regular season and Bowl Championship Series: North American Sports Network
*Arena Football League: North American Sports Network & Eurosport

Basketball

*NBA: Five - one live game, each Wednesday plus All-star game
*British Basketball League: Setanta Sports Sky Sports from 2008-2009.

Ice Hockey

*National Hockey League: North American Sports Network & Five
*Frozen Four: North American Sports Network
*British Ice Hockey: Recorded coverage on Sky Sports

Baseball

*Major League Baseball & World Series: North American Sports Network & Five
*College World Series: North American Sports Network

Bowls

*World Indoor Bowls: BBC
*World Outdoor Bowls: Sky Sports

ailing

*America's Cup: Sky Sports

Lacrosse

*National Lacrosse League: Eurosport
*Major League Lacrosse: North American Sports Network
*NCAA Men's Lacrosse Final Four: North American Sports Network

Canadian Football

*Canadian Football League: North American Sports Network

Australian Rules Football

*Australian Football League: Setanta Sports