Uefa European Championship
Eleven retains third-party Qualifiers and Nations League rights in Belgium
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained third-party rights in Belgium to Uefa European Qualifiers and the Uefa Nations League, acquiring rights through to the beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Euro 2020 generates record US ratings on ESPN
The Euro 2020 final averaged 6.488 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched European Championship game ever in the United States
Pro TV retains Uefa European Championship rights in Romania
Commercial broadcaster Pro TV will remain the home of the Uefa European Championship in Romania after it secured rights to the next two editions of the national teams football tournament
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…
Uefa ‘assessing’ Euros expansion, Čeferin won’t repeat Euro 2020 hosting model
Uefa is said to be assessing further expansion of its European Championship, while president Aleksander Čeferin has stated he will not support a repeat of the unique hosting model employed for this year’s po…
Denmark’s DR posts record viewing figures for Euro 2020 semi-final
Denmark’s defeat to England in the semi-final of the Uefa European Championship attracted a record audience on DR, the Danish public broadcaster.
Absorbing Euro 2020 semi-final draws heavyweight audiences in Italy and Spain
The Italian television audience for last night’s dramatic Uefa European Championship semi-final between Italy and Spain reached close to 19.5 million viewers across free-to-air and pay-television.
Belgian, Danish and Swiss public broadcasters net Euro 2020 ratings boost
Action from the Uefa European Championship quarter-finals attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in the competing nations of Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
Italian TV audience tops 17m as Azzurri reach semi-final
Italy’s win over Belgium in the Uefa European Championship attracted a combined audience of over 17 million viewers on Italian free-to-air and pay-television.
Uefa cites ‘local legislation’ for blocking of Euro 2020 sponsors’ rainbow colours
Uefa prevented sponsors using the rainbow LGBTQ colours at the two Euro 2020 quarter-final matches in Azerbaijan and Russia due to “local legislation”, according to European football’s governing body.
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England-Ukraine is UK’s most-watched live TV event of 2021
England’s run at Uefa Euro 2020 continues to break viewing records, with the national football team’s 4-0 win over Ukraine in the quarter-finals on Saturday pulling in a peak television audience of 20.9 m
Swedish audience tops 3m for national team’s Euro 2020 exit
TV4, the Swedish commercial broadcaster, attracted a second-half audience of 2.83 million viewers on Tuesday evening for the Uefa European Championship round-of-16 clash between Sweden and Ukraine
England-Germany audience peaks at 20.6m on BBC
The BBC’s live coverage of England’s 2-0 victory over Germany at the Uefa European Championship yesterday (Tuesday) attracted a peak television audience of 20.6 million.
TF1 nets highest audience of the year for France’s shock Euro 2020 exit
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 pulled in an average audience of 16
TVI audience soars as Portugal exit Euro 2020
Portugal’s round-of-16 defeat to Belgium at the Uefa European Championship on Sunday evening posted record viewing figures on TVI, the Portuguese commercial network.
Rai’s Euro 2020 coverage blocked in Malta to protect PBS exclusivity
Public Broadcasting Services, the Maltese public broadcaster, has enforced its exclusivity to the ongoing Uefa European Championship after Italian television coverage of Italy’s latest match was made u…
Rai nets 61-per-cent share for narrow Italy win, ORF pulls in 2m viewers
Italy’s extra-time victory over Austria at the Uefa European Championship registered a 61.1-per-cent market share on Rai, the Italian public broadcaster.
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Heineken bottles ‘won’t be placed’ in front of Muslim players at Euro 2020
Heineken bottles will not be placed in front of Muslim players during press conferences at the ongoing Uefa European Championship after Paul Pogba last week removed a drink from view following France’s m…