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BBC selects IMG to deliver wall-to-wall coverage for World Cup 2023

SBC News BBC selects IMG to deliver wall-to-wall coverage for World Cup 2023

IMG will produce the BBC’s comprehensive coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 hosted in Australia and New Zealand.  The BBC has high expectations for the tournament that kicks off on Thursday 20 July. Optimism remains high that the Lionesses can continue momentum after their European Championships win last year.  Under the agreement, IMG will manage the incoming live …

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IMG to bring ‘distinctive tone’ to Channel 4’s international football coverage

SBC News IMG to bring ‘distinctive tone’ to Channel 4’s international football coverage

IMG has revealed it is producing Channel 4’s streams of England men’s UEFA Nations League matches, European Qualifiers and International Friendlies for the next two years The sports, events and media company will create the live match feed and highlights show for the channel’s remaining 14 games throughout 2023 and 2024, starting with England’s European Qualifier against defending champions Italy …

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Sky Sports nets exclusive broadcast rights for Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership

SBC News Sky Sports nets exclusive broadcast rights for Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership

Sky Sports has confirmed that it will become the exclusive broadcaster of Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership content from 2020, agreeing on a five-year deal with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). UK news sources report that Sky Sports blew competitor BT Sports out of the water with a £100 million package, bolstering its dedicated ‘Sky Football’ programming for 2020. Confirming the …

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Starting orders… Sky Sports prepares for launch of dedicated racing channel

SBC News Starting orders... Sky Sports prepares for launch of dedicated racing channel

Sky Sports is set to launch ‘Sky Sports Racing’ , which will replace ‘At The Races’ as the digital broadcaster’s dedicated horseracing channel. The new racing channel becomes the UK broadcaster’s eleventh ‘dedicated sports channel’, and will feature +650 UK fixtures as well as exclusive international racing content. Entering 2018, Sky UK confirmed that it would expand its racing content having taken …

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