UK & Ireland sports broadcaster Premier Sports has added live international rugby coverage to its channels this November with a series of fixtures for fans – kicking off with an international double-bill featuring some of the sport’s biggest names. Tune in on November 1st at 1:10pm (UK) on Premier Sports 1, when the Barbarians take […]
BBC Sport has reported that its coverage of the England vs France Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on September 20th drew a record-breaking peak audience of 3.3 million across BBC TV and digital platforms – the highest ever for a women’s rugby union match on UK television. The match also drove a further 2.4 million […]
A peak live audience of 12.2 million watched England’s historic back-to-back Women’s Euro final on July 27th across all BBC platforms, making it the most watched television moment of 2025 across all TV broadcasters. Online, the BBC Sport’s live page also pulled in 11.4 million views as fans kept updated to see which country would […]
ITV1’s coverage of England vs Wales at the Women’s Euros on July 13th was watched by a peak of 4.6 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest peak audience of the tournament so far. This is also ITV1’s highest peak audience since the final of Britain’s Got Talent in May. The match averaged 4.2 […]
England Rugby and World Rugby have announced RugbyPass TV as the exclusive broadcast destination for supporters to watch live coverage of England XV v France XV at Allianz Stadium later this June, as well as the England senior men’s test match against the USA in Washington DC in July. The matches will be free to […]
England’s campaign to retain their title as UEFA European Under-21 Champions will be shown live and exclusive on Channel 4 this summer. The Young Lions kick off their UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2025 campaign on June 12th in Slovakia where they will be aiming to win the title for the fourth time in their history. […]
England’s Lions: The New Generation, a feature-length documentary chronicling the experiences of England’s emerging football stars as they navigate the immense pressure and glory of representing their country, will launch in the UK & Ireland exclusively on Prime Video on March 15th. The film provides intimate access to these players’ journeys, from their grassroots beginnings […]
ITV1’s coverage of the SIx Nations rugby match between England and France on February 8th was watched by a peak of 6 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest peak audience of the year so far and helping secure ITV’s most watched weekend since Euro 2024. The England vs France coverage averaged 4.3 million […]
Wembley Stadium now has its own dedicated 5G standalone mobile network after EE completed major upgrades at the spiritual ‘home of football’. Football fans attending England Women’s UEFA Nations League match against reigning world champions Spain on February 26th will be the first people in the UK to experience Wembley’s enhanced in-stadium connectivity, as the […]
ITV1’s coverage of Ireland vs England in the Guinness Men’s 6 Nations Championship on February 1st was watched by a peak of 5.2 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest overnight TV peak audience of the year so far. The match averaged 3.6 million viewers across all devices, with the match itself averaging 4.4 […]