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World darts final secures Sky Sports’ best-ever non-football audience
Sky amassed a total of 4.8 million viewers for last night’s PDC World Darts Championship final featuring 16-year-old Luke Littler, making it the most-watched darts event ever on the pay-television broadcaster and its Now streaming service.
Littler-mania driving record darts audiences in UK, Germany
The final of the PDC World Darts Championship tonight (Wednesday) is set to break even more records in the UK for Sky with the performances of teenage sensation Luke Littler having brought viewers flooding…
PDC looks to make ‘statement’ in US with MSG World Series of Darts event
Professional Darts Corporation chairman Eddie Hearn is bullish that the organization's upcoming World Series of Darts event at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City on June 3-4 will prove a…
DAZN and Sport1 retain PDC darts rights in DACH region
DAZN, the OTT subscription broadcaster, has agreed a five-year contract extension with the Professional Darts Corporation to provide coverage of its events in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
PDC extends BoyleSports title sponsorship of World Grand Prix
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has extended its sponsorship deal with gambling platform BoyleSports
Cazoo ups PDC sponsorship to include Premier League title rights
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has expanded its sponsorship association with online car retailer Cazoo
Cazoo expands Matchroom deal to include more snooker, plus darts events
The Matchroom Sport agency has expanded its sponsorship association with online car retailer Cazoo, adding six additional event sponsorships in snooker and darts
Nent takes darts rights from RTL in the Netherlands
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands, securing a five-year deal to solidify its new sports offering in the country
Barry Hearn retires as Matchroom Sport chairman, to be replaced by son Eddie
Barry Hearn is to step down as chairman of the Matchroom Sport agency and associated companies with son Eddie Hearn to assume the role
ITV strikes new deal with Matchroom for suite of darts, snooker events
Leading darts and snooker events will continue to enjoy exposure on free-to-air broadcaster ITV in a new agreement
PDC and Nent’s inaugural Nordic Darts Masters cancelled
The Professional Darts Corporation’s 2020 Nordic Darts Masters event, which is being run in conjunction with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has been cancelled.
Stats Perform adds darts and esports to Watch&Bet streaming
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has secured additional content for the Watch&Bet streaming service that it offers to bookmakers worldwide
Nent signs on for PDC Home Tour
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has acquired media rights in the Nordic region to the Professional Darts Corporation’s new Home Tour and is showing action on its Viaplay streaming service.
PDC Home Tour deal agreed with AMC in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Media group AMC Networks has acquired rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Home Tour series
DAZN acquires live rights to PDC Home Tour in nine markets
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in each of its active markets to the recently-announced Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Home Tour series
Hearn calls for closed-door sports events during coronavirus outbreak
Matchroom Sport’s Barry Hearn has suggested live televised sport should continue behind closed doors during the coronavirus outbreak and that snooker will wait for government advice before suspending a…
BetVictor extends World Cup of Darts title deal into 2020
Online gambling company BetVictor has renewed its title sponsorship of the World Cup of Darts – the national team competition owned by darts’ governing body, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Nent deal brings World Series of Darts to Copenhagen
The Professional Darts Corporation has announced Copenhagen, Denmark as the second destination on next year’s World Series of Darts calendar.