ITV PDC Rights: Until 2028 Deal Confirmed
- * ITV & PDC Renew Deal: The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has renewed its broadcasting agreement with ITV in the UK until 2028.
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* ITV & PDC Renew Deal: The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has renewed its broadcasting agreement with ITV in the UK until 2028.
* Events Covered: ITV will continue to broadcast events like The Masters, UK Open, European championship, Players Championship Finals, adn at least seven World series of Darts events. These will be shown on ITV4 and ITVX.
* Record Coverage: 2025 was ITV’s biggest-ever year for darts coverage.
* Production changes: From 2026, the PDC will take control of event production for events not covered by Sky Sports, handled by Matchroom Media (owned by Barry and Eddie Hearn). This will likely mean changes to on-air talent (hosts and analysts).
* ITV’s Sports Portfolio: This deal expands ITV’s existing sports rights, which include football (England national teams, FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euros, english Football League, Carabao Cup), rugby (Six Nations), horse racing, british Touring Cars, and Formula E.
* deal Length: The new agreement is for five years.