This article refers to sports broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. For a list of sports broadcasting rights in other countries, see List of sports television broadcast contracts.
Certain sporting events are protected by the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events and must be broadcast live and free-to-air on terrestrial television in the UK.
Qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC ONE, BBC TWO, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. With OFCOM permission, certain events are allowed to be broadcast on supplementary channels such as BBC FOUR, BBC Red Button and ITV4.
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Commentary on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches
Live commentary on 2015 Rugby World Cup
BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru
Commentary on all Wales international matches
Live commentary on all Wales matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
Commentary on British and Irish Lions tests on BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Ulster
Commentary on all Ulster European Rugby Champions Cup matches and selected Ulster Pro 12 matches.
Live commentary on Ireland Six Nations and Autumn International matches
Live commentary on all Ireland matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
BBC Radio Scotland
Commentary on all Scotland Six Nations matches
Live commentary on all Scotland matches in 2015 Rugby World Cup
talkSPORT
Commentary on Aviva Premiership matches on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2; reports on Six Nations and Aviva Premiership matches on talkSPORT; commentary on British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand 2017.
Independent Radio News
Reports on Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, Aviva Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup matches
Highlights of ICC events on BBC Sport website until 2019
Highlights of England home Tests, ODIs and T20 matches on BBC Sport website
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Radio 4 Long Wave
Test Match Special Live commentary on all England home Test, ODI and T20 matches until 2019
Commentaries on England overseas tours, plus ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty 20 matches
BBC Local Radio
Commentary on all 2016 County matches on BBC Sport website. Selected matches on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and on BBC Local Radio.
All Derbyshire matches on BBC Radio Derby 1116 AM
All Worcestershire matches on BBC Hereford and Worcester 738 AM
All Hampshire matches on BBC Radio Solent 999 / 1359 AM
Kent One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Kent 774 AM
Essex One-Day Cup and T20 Blast matches on BBC Radio Essex 765 AM
talkSPORT 2
Commentary on all 2016 ICC World Twenty20 matches
Commentary on Indian Premier League matches
Commentary on T20 Blast matches
Independent Radio News
Hourly reports on England home Test matches, ODI and T20 matches for UK commercial radio network
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Commentary on Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, selected ATP Masters 1000 events, ATP World Tour Finals plus Queens Club Championships and Great Britain Davis Cup matches
BBC World Service
Commentary on Wimbledon men's and women's singles finals
talkSPORT
Commentary from French Open and nine ATP Masters 1000 events and ATP World Tour Finals on talkSPORT2
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Commentary on The Open Championship, US Open, US Masters, PGA Championships, and the Ryder Cup
BBC Radio Scotland
Commentary on the Scottish Open on 810 MW
Formula One: All races live on Sky Sports F1 until 2024; Live coverage of British Grand Prix and at least two prime time races and highlights on Sky Sports Mix until 2024; 10 live races including the British Grand Prix and final round (2017: Bahrain, Russian, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Abu Dhabi) and highlights of all races on Channel 4 until 2018
***2019-24: Free to air highlights of qualifying and races plus live coverage of the British Grand Prix - Channel TBC***
MotoGP: Live on BT Sport until 2018, highlights on Channel 5 until 2018
World Rally Championship: Live on BT Sport; highlights on Channel 5, Motors TV and S4C
Wales Rally GB: Live on BT Sport in 2015; highlights on Motors TV and S4C; daily highlights plus live coverage of Power Stage on Channel 5
British Rally Championship: Highlights on Channel 4 and BT Sport in 2016.
British Touring Car Championship: Live on ITV4; Highlights on ITV until 2022
World Touring Car Championship: Live on Eurosport
World Endurance Championship: Live on Motors TV; highlights on Channel 4
World Rallycross Championship: Live on QUEST; highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
World Superbike Championship Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4 in 2017
British Superbike: Live on Eurosport and QUEST until 2020; highlights on ITV until 2018
Isle of Man TT: Daily highlights on ITV4 until 2018
North West 200: Live on BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport Online
Ulster Grand Prix: Highlights on BBC Northern Ireland
IndyCar Series: Live on BT Sport until 2022.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Live on Premier Sports until 2017
GP2 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1
GP3 Series: Live on Sky Sports F1
24 Hours of Le Mans: Live on Eurosport until 2017, Highlights on Channel 4.
SGB Premiership: Live on BT Sport in 2017.
Speedway Grand Prix: Live on BT Sport until 2018.
Speedway World Cup: Live on BT Sport until 2018.
Formula E: Live races on Channel 5; qualifying live on Spike until 2018; highlights on BT Sport
Race of Champions: Live on Sky Sports F1 & Sky Sports Mix in 2017; highlights on Channel 4 in 2017
British GT Championship: Live on Front Runner in 2017
BBC Radio 5 Live
All Formula One races live, qualifying sessions and some practices on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra until 2021
BBC Radio Ulster
Live commentary of the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix
Manx Radio
Live commentary on Isle of Man TT races on Manx Radio TT on 1368 AM
talkSPORT2
Live commentary on MotoGP races
Frank Warren Promotions: Live on BoxNation
Matchroom Sport: 20 shows a year live on Sky Sports until 2021
Hennessy Sports: Live on Channel 5
European Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
World Amateur Boxing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
World title fights screened on Sky Sports, BoxNation, Premier Sports, Channel 5 and ITV
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary on major fights involving British boxers
UFC: Live on BT Sport until 2019
Bellator: Live events and Highlights on Spike TV and Channel 5
BAMMA: Live on Spike TV and Channel 5
Cage Warriors: Live on BT Sport
Olympic Games: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2024
Paralympic Games: Live on Channel 4 until 2020
Commonwealth Games: Live on BBC in 2018; highlights on Eurosport
World University Games: Live on Eurosport
Youth Olympics: Highlights on BBC Red Button
European Games: Live on BT Sport in 2015
Invictus Games: Live on BBC in 2016
Olympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live (until 2020)
Paralympic Games: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
UK Athletics major events: Live on BBC until 2020
London Marathon: Live on BBC until 2021
Great North Run: Live on BBC until 2018
Great Edinburgh Cross Country: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports
Great Manchester Run: Live on BBC until 2018; highlights on Sky Sports
Great Birmingham Run: Live on Channel 5; highlights on Sky Sports
Great South Run: Live on Channel 5; highlights on Sky Sports
Great Scottish Run: Live on BBC; highlights on Sky Sports
Great Ethiopian Run: Highlights on Channel 4
Great Manchester City Games: Live on BBC
Great North City Games: Live on BBC
Brighton Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4 in 2016
Cardiff Half Marathon: Live on BBC Wales and BBC Red Button
Manchester Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
Manchester Half Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
Yorkshire Marathon: Highlights on Channel 4
Snowdonia Marathon: Highlights on S4C
Snowdon Race: Highlights on S4C
IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport until 2017
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: Live on BBC and Eurosport
IAAF World Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
IAAF Diamond League: 12 international meetings live on Eurosport until 2019; 2 UK meetings live until 2020 with highlights of 12 international meetings on BBC until 2017
IAAF World Relays: Live on Eurosport; highlights on BBC Red Button
IAAF Continental Cup: Highlights on Eurosport in 2014
European Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2018
European Team Championships: Live on BBC; live on Eurosport until 2019
European Athletics Indoor Championships: Live on BBC; live on Eurosport until 2019
European Cross Country Championships: Live on BBC
European Athletics Junior Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2019
IAAF World Indoor Tour: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including PSD Bank Meeting and Weltklasse in Karlsruhe
EAA Indoor Permit: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including PSD Bank Meeting
World Junior Athletics Championships: Live on Eurosport
IAAF World Challenge: Live coverage and highlights of selected events on Eurosport including Jamaica International Invitational and Golden Spike Ostrava
New York Marathon: Live on Eurosport
Paris Marathon: Live on Eurosport
Amsterdam Marathon: Live on Eurosport
IPC Athletics World Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020
IPC Athletics European Championships: Live on Channel 4 until 2020
IPC Grand Prix Final: Live on Channel 4 until 2020
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary from IAAF World Championships, European Athletics Championships, IAAF Diamond League and UK Athletics major events
Commentary on London Marathon
Super League: 80 live games per season on Sky Sports until 2021; highlights on BBC until 2020
Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2021
Challenge Cup: two sixth round matches, two quarter-finals, two semi-finals and final live on BBC until 2020; one fifth round match, one sixth round match and two quarter-finals live on Sky Sports until 2016
World Club Challenge: Live on Sky Sports until 2021; highlights on BBC
Rugby League World Cup: 2017 coverage on Premier Sports and BBC ***2021: All 31 matches live on BBC Sport***
Four Nations Championship: All matches live on Premier Sports; England matches and final live on BBC in 2016
National Rugby League: Up to 206 live and delayed games per season on Premier Sports until 2017
State of Origin: Live on Premier Sports until 2017
BBC Radio 5 Live
Over 70 live Super League commentaries per season and Challenge Cup commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; reports on BBC Radio 5 Live
Talksport
Over 100 live Super League commentaries per season on talkSPORT 2 until 2017; reports on talkSPORT
BBC Local Radio
Commentaries on Super League, Championship and Challenge Cup matches
Wireless Group
Commentary on Wigan and St Helens matches on Wish FM and Warrington and Widnes matches on Wire FM
World Snooker Championships: Live on BBC until 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
UK Championship: Live on BBC until 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
Masters: Live on BBC until 2019 and Eurosport until 2026
Welsh Open: Live on BBC Wales, BBC Red Button and Eurosport until 2026
English Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
Northern Ireland Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
Scottish Open: Live on Eurosport and QUEST (afternoon sessions and final live)
Champion of Champions: Live on ITV4 until 2019
World Grand Prix: Live on ITV4 until 2019
Players Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2016
World Snooker Shoot-Out: Live on ITV4 until 2018
World Snooker: 18 tournaments live on Eurosport each season until 2026
Cheltenham Festival: Live on ITV until 2020
Grand National: Live on ITV until 2020
Epsom Derby: Live on ITV until 2020
Royal Ascot: Live on ITV until 2020
Glorious Goodwood: Live on ITV until 2020
British Champions Day: Live on ITV until 2020
Dubai World Cup: Live on At the Races and Racing UK
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Live on Eurosport, Sky Sports, At the Races and Racing UK in 2016
At the Races: Live coverage from 24 UK courses including Chepstow and Lingfield
Racing UK: Live coverage from 34 UK courses including Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Doncaster, Epsom, Haydock Park, Kempton Park and Newmarket
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commentary on all major races with full coverage of Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby until 2016
BBC World Service
5 Live commentary on The Grand National
talkSPORT
Commentary on major meetings including Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National and The Derby on talkSPORT and talkSPORT2
Horse of the Year Show: Highlights on Horse and Country TV in 2016
Royal International Horse Show: Live on Sky Sports in 2016
Hickstead Derby: Live on Horse and Country TV in 2015
Olympia Horse Show: Live on BBC and Eurosport
Global Champions Tour: Live coverage of London event on BBC and Eurosport
Badminton Horse Trials: Live on BBC until 2020
Burghley Horse Trials: Live on BBC until 2016
World Equestrian Games: Live on BBC in 2014
European Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
PDC World Darts Championship: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
Premier League: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
Grand Slam of Darts: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
UK Open: Live on ITV4
World Matchplay: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
World Grand Prix: Live on Sky Sports until 2018
World Cup of Darts Live on Sky Sports until 2018.
European Championship: Live on ITV4
Players Championship Finals: Live on ITV4
The Masters: Live on ITV4
World Series of Darts: delayed coverage of five events on ITV4
World Series of Darts Finals: Live on ITV4
Champions League of Darts: Live on BBC Two in 2016
BDO World Darts Championship: Live on Channel 4 (afternoon sessions and final live) and BT Sport (evening sessions and final live) until 2018
BDO World Trophy: Live on Dave in 2016
World Masters: Live on Premier Sports
World Rowing Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
European Rowing Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
Rowing World Cup: Live on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
The Boat Races: Live on BBC until 2021; Live on Eurosport and BBC World News
Henley Royal Regatta: Live on BT Sport in 2016
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Commentary on The Boat Race
BBC World Service Live Commentary on The Boat Race
Tour de France: Live daily coverage on ITV4, S4C and Eurosport until 2019
Giro d'Italia: Live on Eurosport to 2020
Vuelta a España: Live on Eurosport to 2020; highlights on ITV4 to 2020
UCI World Tour: 24 races live on Eurosport
Critérium du Dauphiné: Live on Eurosport and ITV4 in 2016
La Course: Live on Eurosport and ITV4
UCI Road World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
World Track Championships: Live on BBC
UCI Track Cycling World Cup: Live on Eurosport and BBC (UK event only)
UCI Women's Road World Cup: Highlights on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
European Track Championships: Live on Eurosport
Tour of Britain: Live on ITV4 and BIKE in 2016
Women's Tour of Britain: Highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
Tour de Yorkshire: Live on ITV4 and Eurosport in 2016
British National Road Race Championships: Live on Eurosport; highlights on ITV4
RideLondon: Live on BBC until 2019; Live on Eurosport
Revolution: Live on Eurosport
Halfords Tour Series: Highlights on ITV4 and Eurosport
UCI BMX World Championships: Highlights on BBC in 2015
BBC Radio 5 Live
Tour de France commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website
UCI Road World Championships and World Track Championships: Live on Sports Extra
World Championships: Live on BBC and Eurosport
European Championships: Live on BBC Red Button and Eurosport
European Short Course Swimming Championships: Live on Eurosport
IPC Swimming European Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 and More 4 until 2020
IPC Swimming World Championships: Highlights on Channel 4 until 2020
World Championships: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
ITU World Series: Live on BBC Red Button, highlights on BIKE
British Triathlon Super Series: Highlights on Channel 4, Sky Sports and Eurosport
European Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC
World Gymnastics Championship: Live on BBC
Glasgow Grand Prix: Live on Sky Sports
NFL: Regular season, Monday Night Football, NFL International Series, playoffs and Super Bowl live on Sky Sports until 2019; Sunday Night Football Live on Sky Sports until 2017; NFL International Series, Super Bowl Live and highlights on BBC Sport until 2017
College Football: Live on BT Sport ESPN
CFL: Live on BT Sport ESPN
Live commentary on selected NFL games on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; Super Bowl live on BBC Radio 5 Live
National Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports until 2021
Champions Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
IIHF World Championships Live on Premier Sports until 2017
Swedish Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
Kontinental Hockey League: Live on Premier Sports
Elite Ice Hockey League: Highlights on Front Runner
FIH Hockey World League: Live on BT Sport
EuroHockey Championships: Live on BBC
NBA: Live on BT Sport
College Basketball: Live on BT Sport
EuroLeague: Live on Sky Sports
British Basketball League: 24 games live on BBC Red Button including Trophy and Cup Finals
Women's British Basketball League: 8 games live on BBC Red Button including Trophy and Cup Finals
European Wheelchair Basketball Championship: Live on BBC Red Button in 2015
Major League Baseball: Live on BT Sport; two free live games every day during the regular season on MLB's YouTube channel
Winter Olympics: Live on Eurosport and BBC until 2022
Winter Paralympics: Live on Channel 4 until 2018
Alpine Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21; highlights of selected European races on BBC with some live BBC Red Button coverage
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
Nordic Combined World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
Ski Jumping World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
Snowboard World Cup: Live on Eurosport until 2020-21
Alpine Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2021 and BBC Red Button
Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2017
Nordic Skiing World Championships: Live on Eurosport until 2021
Bobsleigh World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
Skeleton World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button
Luge World Championships: Live on Eurosport
Luge World Cup: Live on Eurosport
World Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport and BBC Red Button
European Figure Skating Championships: Live on Eurosport
America's Cup: Live on BT Sport; highlights on BBC Red Button until 2017
Sailing World Championships: Live on BBC Red Button in 2014
GAA: 20 live games on Sky Sports including All-Ireland football and hurling semi-finals and final until 2021; 26 GAA Championship games and 30 Allianz League games on Premier Sports until 2020
Ulster Senior Football Championship: Live games on BBC Northern Ireland including Ulster Football Final until 2020; live RTÉ televised Ulster matches until 2020
BBC Radio Ulster
GAA live coverage of the Ulster Club and Ulster Senior Football Championships, and games in the National League, qualifiers and All-Ireland Championship involving Ulster counties until 2017
Live coverage of Premier Division matches plus Camanachd Cup Final, Macaulay Cup Final and Scotland v Ireland shinty–hurling international on BBC Alba and BBC Scotland
Netball Superleague: Live on Sky Sports
International Netball Super Series: Live on Sky Sports
2019 Netball World Cup: TBA
BWF World Championships: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017
BWF Super Series: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017
Thomas Cup, Uber Cup & Sudirman Cup: Live on Eurosport Player until 2017
National Badminton League: Live on Sky Sports
World Squash Championships: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player
PSA World Series: Live on BT Sport and Eurosport Player
World Indoor Bowls Championships: Live on BBC
Scottish International Indoor Open: Live on BBC Scotland
Waterloo Championship: Live on ITV4 in 2016
European Table Tennis Championships: Live on Eurosport in 2016
UK National Championships: Live on ITV4 in 2016
Australian Football League: Live on BT Sport
FA National Futsal League: Live on BT Sport
UEFA Futsal Cup: Live on Eurosport
UEFA Futsal Euro: Live on Eurosport
