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Sky Sports to air every game of The Hundred 2022

Sky Sports will show every game of The Hundred live this summer from August 3rd, starting with defending men’s champions Southern Brave launching the competition against Welsh Fire. Defending women’s champions Oval Invincibles will take on Northern Superchargers in the opening women’s clash on August 11th, which will mark the first men’s and women’s double-header […]

January 27, 2022

BBC, Sky extend strategic partnership

The BBC and Sky have renewed and expanded their long-term strategic partnership to further showcase the BBC’s brands and services on Sky’s TV products. The agreement will ensure that the BBC content is more prominent on Sky platforms by making it easier for Sky customers to find programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. It […]

September 14, 2021

84% of UK watched sport on BBC this summer

From the FA Cup final in May to the inaugural men’s and women’s Hundred cricket finals in August, millions of viewers across the UK have tuned into the BBC to enjoy a busy summer of sport in 2021. The total television reach during this period was 50.8 million, meaning 84 per cent of the UK’s […]

August 26, 2021

ECB: “Over 16m watched The Hundred”

The Hundred has proved a hit among new and existing cricket fans – with a total of 16.1 million people watching some of the action on TV alone, according to figures published by the ECB (English Cricket Board). A sell-out crowd at Lord’s on August 20th and 21st saw Oval Invincibles being crowned the first […]

August 24, 2021