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  2. Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK. Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 98% of the population. [1]

  3. List of television channels in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there were 485 TV stations, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010 ...

  4. Matt Smith (broadcaster) - Wikipedia

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    He gained his first sport–presenting role on Chris Evans' Radio 1 Breakfast Show. [1] Smith presented BBC Radio Four's final children's programme, Go 4 It. [2] Until May 2008, he presented Weekend Breakfast on Radio 5 Live with Rachel Burden, [3] along with occasional cover on the Drive 4pm–7pm weekday show.

  5. Channel One (British and Irish TV channel) - Wikipedia

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    Channel One was a British free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Living TV Group. The channel was launched on 1 October 2007 at 21:00 on Freeview, Virgin Media and Sky as Virgin1, replacing Ftn. The channel broadcast 24 hours on cable, satellite and Freeview; a one-hour time-shift, Channel One +1, broadcast on cable and satellite.

  6. Timeline of other British sports channels - Wikipedia

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    26–29 May – The 2017 BDO World Trophy is broadcast by Front Runner. The channel also shows the England Open the following month. [100] May – Dave replaces Sky Sports as broadcaster of tennis' Tie Break Tens tournament. [101] 28 August-10 September – Eurosport shows the US Open for the final time.

  7. Jules Breach - Wikipedia

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    Breach has presented live television in the UK on BT Sport, and Channel 4 as well as CBS Sports’ UEFA Champions League coverage. Her live broadcasts have included the Premier League and live England national football team matches in the UEFA Nations League , [ 3 ] and live rolling coverage covering all the Saturday 3pm professional football matches across Britain on the flagship BT Sport ...

  8. Mark Pougatch - Wikipedia

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    Lady Victoria Scott (m. 2000) Mark Charles Albert Pougatch (born 27 January 1968) is an English radio and television broadcaster, journalist, and author who is currently the Chief Sports Presenter for ITV Sport, fronting their major football and rugby coverage. He is also the sideline reporter for Stan Sport 's UEFA competition coverage.

  9. Viaplay Xtra - Wikipedia

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    History. Viaplay Xtra launched as FreeSports on 31 August 2017 and was closed down on 25 January 2024 with the aim to provide free-to-air sports coverage and become a top three dedicated sports channel in the UK. [ 1] It was available on all major platforms, available in 18 million UK homes. The channel held a partnership with rights holders ...