The latest Crucible matches have placed Zhao Xintong firmly in the spotlight. Strong scoring bursts and improved consistency changed expectations around several key contests. Analysts tracked frame-winning patterns closely as Xintong produced notable breaks and controlled important sessions. His recent performances sparked discussion across the snooker community and influenced market reactions around major matches. Strong […]
BBC Daytime has announced the return of Big Break, the popular snooker-themed game show for BBC Two and iPlayer. The series will be reimagined for audiences and play alongside BBC Sport’s snooker coverage. Produced by Naked (a Fremantle label), in co-production with Vibrant Television, hosts Paddy McGuinness and (former snooker pro) Stephen Hendry will be […]
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and media and entertainment solutions, has announced a new partnership with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) to launch a new ecosystem for sports leagues and federations. Accessed via the solution’s consumer-centric app and powered by the Nagra Sport Player and Community […]
5 and Pluto TV have announced a new simulcast partnership that will bring two major upcoming snooker events – The John Virgo Trophy and the World Seniors Snooker Championship – to audiences across the UK and around the world. On April 11th and 12th, snooker legends Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, John Higgins and Stephen Hendry […]
Pluto TV Snooker 900 – the dedicated snooker channel exclusively on Pluto TV and supported by legend Ronnie O’Sullivan – has extended its reach by launching in France, Italy and Spain. The channel is the home of Snooker 900 – a fast-paced, 15-minute format designed for today’s streaming audience. Created by Jason Francis in 2022, […]
Billiard TV, a 24/7 television network with programming dedicated exclusively to cue sports, is now available as a FAST channel via Prime Video UK. Billiard TV was founded in 2021, and its FAST channel debuted on Prime Video US in April. Billiard TV, in partnership with Matchroom, airs highlights and full-event footage from the past […]
Pluto TV, the free streaming platform, is launching new snooker channel Pluto Snooker 900. Snooker fans in the UK, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland can tune in to all the table action from October 6th. The channel, which will initially broadcast 18 hours a week of live snooker, will be the […]
The World Snooker Tour will continue to be shown across Europe on Eurosport and HBO Max as Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) extends its exclusive broadcast rights until at least the 2030-2031 season. The renewed five-year deal with World Snooker Tour extends Eurosport’s position as the home of snooker nearly 30 years after it first began […]
Two key events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season. 5 will also add the British Open to its new roster of snooker events from 2026. This agreement with WST ensures that these […]
The 2025 World Snooker Championship attracted large TV audiences with the tournament being streamed a record-breaking 29 million times across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app – an increase of 25 per cent on 2024. The overall TV reach across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four over the tournament […]