Revealed: ITV to take back England UK broadcasting rights from Channel 4 after Euro 2024

Coverage had been shared between ITV and Sky Sports until Channel 4 stepped in last year and secured exclusive rights for Nations League and Euro qualifiers through to the end of next summer’s European Championship in Germany.

ITV will share coverage of Euro 2024 with the BBC, before their own deal kicks in once more. The England men’s national team will enjoy free-to-air coverage of all their qualification and tournament fixtures through to June 2028 and the end of another Euros cycle.

The Three Lions will complete their bid to reach the 2026 World Cup on ITV – with home and away matches being covered – while all Euro qualifiers and matches from the Nations League will also be shown live. Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, has said of the deal: “We’re delighted to bring the England men’s team back to ITV, which keeps coverage of their progress between major tournaments on free to air television.  We have an experienced team here who are looking forward to bringing viewers all the action and insight from England’s qualification campaigns in the coming years.”

ITV also holds broadcast rights for the England women’s national team until 2025 and shared rights for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The broadcast giants have now added to a sporting portfolio that also includes Six Nations rugby, EFL highlights, La Liga, the Tour de France, NFL, Premiership Rugby, MotoGP, snooker and darts, while the Rugby World Cup in France is currently being shown exclusively on their channels.