ITV 4 UK

Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on ITV 4 UK

UEFA Euro

2024

ITV holds broadcast rights for UEFA Euro 2024 in the UK. ITV’s Euro 2024 rights feature the opening match between Germany and Scotland on 14 June and England's final group match against Slovenia. ITV's allocation consists of exclusive first, second, and third picks of the Round of 16, plus the first pick of the semi-finals.

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ITV's Euro 2024 group stage coverage includes notable matches such as Spain versus Italy, and games involving France, Portugal, Croatia, and Belgium, providing viewers with access to a broad spectrum of top-tier European football. In addition to television broadcasts on its linear channels, ITV offers live UEFA Euro 2024 streaming in the UK on its OTT service, ITVX. This dual-platform availability caters to a variety of viewing preferences, facilitating access to live matches and tournament content across different devices.

UEFA Women's Euro

2025

UEFA Nations League

2024-2028

UEFA Euro Qualifying

2024-2028

Spain - La Liga

2022-2025

ITV has secured free-to-air UK rights to the Spanish La Liga in a three-year deal that runs through 2025. ITV’s linear television networks and its streaming service ITV Hub will combine to broadcast 10 live La Liga matches every season. The deal grants ITV the opportunity to focus on matches featuring Spain’s biggest clubs, including FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid.

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The games aired live on ITV will also be accessible through Premier Sports and LaLigaTV in the UK.

England - League Cup

2025-2027

England - Championship

2025-2027

England - FA Cup

2021-2025

UK broadcaster ITV has secured free-to-air FA Cup rights from 2021 to 2025. The deal will allow ITV networks to show live FA Cup games in the UK from the competition’s first round all the way to the final. ITV will air over 20 matches each season, and it will hold second and third picks privileges over partner broadcaster, the BBC, for the First, Third and Fifth Rounds; first and fourth picks for Second Round, Fourth Round and the Quarterfinals.

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ITV will also benefit from second pick of the FA Cup semis.

FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying

2021-2025

ITV has secured broadcast and streaming rights for England Women’s senior team World Cup qualifiers until 2025 after signing a four year deal. This arrangement will see the network provide coverage of the Three Lionesses’ journey towards the upcoming FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup and beyond, as it runs through the 2024/2025 season.

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Matches will be broadcast both live and free to air on ITV, as well as on ITV4 and ITV Hub.

Friendly

2024-2028

Team England friendlies.

UEFA Women's Euro Qualifying

2021-2025

ITV has secured broadcast and streaming rights for England Women’s senior team EURO qualifiers until 2025 after signing a four year deal. This arrangement will see the network provide coverage of the Three Lionesses’ journey towards the upcoming UEFA 2022 Women’s EURO tournament and beyond, as it runs through the 2024/2025 season.

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Matches will be broadcast both live and free to air on ITV, as well as on ITV4 and ITV Hub.

UEFA Women's Nations League

2024-2029

Women's Friendly

2021-2025

ITV has secured broadcast and streaming rights for England Women’s senior team friendly matches until 2025 after signing a four year deal. This arrangement will see the network provide coverage for the next four years from 2021 through the end of the 2024/2025 season. Matches will be broadcast both live and free to air on ITV, as well as on ITV4 and ITV Hub.

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About

ITV 4 UK history, coverage, features

The Independent Television service, or ITV, is a free-to-air channel owned by STV. It was originally conformed by three different regions (London, the Midlands and the North of England), but now operates as one feed. ITV is available to watch in England, southern Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, along with other territories via satellite TV.

ITV 4 is a sister channel to ITV 1, which has continually been named as the most popular commercial television channel in the UK. It was launched on November 1, 2005 and has turned into a male-oriented channel due to its large content of sports, action movies, police shows, US drama programs, classic shows from the 60s and 70s over the years. ITV 4 replaced the ITV News Channel due to its low ratings.

The first sporting event covered by this channel was the UEFA Champions League match between Real Betis and Chelsea, which was followed up by the UKTV premiere of Kojak and the movie “Carlito’s way”, which make a point on the channel’s target demographics.

ITV 4’s thorough sports coverage over the years has included club football from La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and a weekly highlights show for the Bundesliga. Furthermore, ITV 4 has also aired international games for the English National Team in events such as the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Qualifiers, and the UEFA Euro. National team coverage has also included African Cup of Nations games, international friendlies, and highlights shows from games that involved the other countries in the UK.

The channel’s massive football coverage has also been spiced up over the years with sports such as boxing, darts, tennis, snooker, wrestling, horse racing, motor sports, and cycling.

ITV 4 launched an HD feed on November 15, 2010. During its early years, it was only available via a pay subscription service, but it can now be found on the British free-to-air grid. ITV 4’s standard and high definition feeds are available on select pay-tv carriers in the UK and in other countries. Check local listings for further details.