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The Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events is a series of regulations issued originally by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) then by Ofcom when the latter assumed most of the ITC's responsibilities in 2003, which is designed to protect the availability of coverage of major sporting occasions on free-to-air terrestrial television in the United Kingdom.
This is a list of the free-to-air channels that are currently available via satellite from SES Astra satellites ( Astra 2E / 2F / 2G) at orbital position 28.2 °E, serving Ireland and the United Kingdom. Sky and Freesat use these satellites to deliver their channels. If one was to change providers between Sky and Freesat, one would not require ...
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 IMG ...
TNT Sports went live on Tuesday across the U.K. and Ireland, replacing BT Sport. The rebrand was revealed earlier this year as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery joint venture. TNT Sports is ...
TNT Sports is to be the new name of the premium sports brand being launched in the U.K. by BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery. It will replace the name BT Sport. The Eurosport brand, owned by WBD ...
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]
Timeline of other British sports channels. This is a timeline of sports channels in the UK other than Sky Sports, BT Sport and Premier Sports / FreeSports. The timeline also includes sports events which were shown on non-sports non-terrestrial channels. The timeline also includes sports coverage broadcast on streaming services.
1–8 August – Sky Sports broadcasts the first World Matchplay (darts). Sky continues to show this event to this day. 19 August – Sky Sports 2 launches, initially as a weekend-only service. 20 August – The first edition of Saturday morning football-based comedy/talk show Soccer AM is broadcast. 1995.