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ITV held the broadcasting rights for the Formula One coverage in the United Kingdom between 8 March 1997 and 2 November 2008. ITV gained the rights for Formula One coverage for 1997 in late 1995 from the BBC and focused on more in-depth coverage, conducting more interviews and gaining access to better camera angles.
1990. No events. 1991. No events. 1992. 8 November – BBC2 stays up all night to provide live coverage of the final race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship. [5]1993. 27 March – To cash in on Nigel Mansell's popularity, ITV begins to broadcast highlights of the 1993 PPG Indy Car World Series, showing coverage a week after the races had taken place, however the Indianapolis 500 is ...
2 November – ITV ends its twelve-year association with Formula One after ITV enacted a clause within its contract enabling them to leave F1 coverage after the 2008 season. It is believed this was done for commercial reasons and to allow more money to be spent on securing coverage of the UEFA Champions League. [22] The rights revert back to ...
In 1995 it was announced that the BBC had lost the television broadcast rights to Formula One to ITV for the 1997 season. Murray Walker would continue in his role as the lead commentator. [ 8 ] The final race broadcast by the programme was the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix in which viewers saw Damon Hill win his only world championship.
ITV has shown coverage of the Heineken Cup at various points during the tournament's history. ITV showed live coverage of semi-finals and final of the very first [9] and for a single season in 2001, when Premium TV failed to launch its channel on time, which it used to bolster the ITV Sport Channel. ITV resumed its coverage of the tournament in ...
Ford was a consistent presence in Formula 1 until 2004. There were highlights and lowlights.
Live broadcasts of Formula One Championship races were available on Viasat's pay-TV-channel V Sport + / 1 / 2, which replaced C More Max in 2022. Current main commentator since 2017 is Niki Juusela. Before him Formula One Championship races commentate Matti Kyllönen (1985–2009), Tomi Tuominen (2001–2003) and Oskari Saari (2004–2016).
ITV has taken over UK coverage of the NFL for three years from the BBC, another sports rights coup for the commercial broadcaster following last Friday’s La Liga football deal. ITV’s coverage ...