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UK PSBs unite to form new free TV streaming service
Everyone TV, the organisation which runs free TV in the UK and is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, has unveiled plans for a new streaming service which aims to help ensure public-service television is sustained into the future.
Channel 5 hires Whisper to produce boxing coverage
UK-based sports production company Whisper has been appointed to produce boxing coverage for UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5
Wasserman Boxing renews Channel 5 broadcast deal
The Wasserman Boxing agency has agreed a free-to-air rights extension with Channel 5 in the UK
UK government launches ‘Digital Rights Review’ for sports events
The UK government has today (Tuesday) launched a review into whether its free-to-air ‘listed events’ rules should be reformed to accommodate changes in the broadcast and consumption of major sporting eve…
Wasserman Boxing signs multi-event deal with Channel 5
The Wasserman Boxing agency has entered into a multi-event rights agreement with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5
Channel 5 picks up rights to Davis-Santa Cruz bout
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a deal with US-based Showtime Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions series to air this weekend’s world-title fight between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa C…
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 5 agrees three-year Monday Night Football deal in UK
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a three-year deal for rights to the NFL’s Monday Night Football, SportBusiness understands.
The deal is non-exclusive and runs from 2020 to 2022.
Channel 5 lands WWE free-to-air highlights rights in UK
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired multi-platform free-to-air highlights rights to WWE wrestling