• ITV INKS BLOCKBUSTER 3-YEAR DEAL WITH HAYMON SPORTS & PREMIER majstrov v boxe (PBC)

• NEW DEAL WILL BRING UK FIGHT FANS THE BEST BOXING IN THE WORLD

LONDÝN (December 11, 2018) – ITV is delighted to announce today a ground-breaking new deal with Haymon Sports and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) to bring exclusive coverage of exciting PBC world-class boxing events to ITV viewers and fight fans in the UK. The unique collaboration is the first time that Haymon Sports and PBC has partnered with a UK broadcaster to stage boxing events regularly in the UK. The exclusive three-year deal will guarantee a minimum of 15 televised events each year, drawing from PBC’s unrivalled group of over 160 najlepších boxerov na svete, ktorá obsahuje viac ako 60 súčasní a bývalí majstri sveta v zápasoch, ktoré sa uskutočnili vo Veľkej Británii aj v USA. PBC, športy’ popredná značka boxu, sa v USA vysiela cez káblovú a sieťovú televíziu.

“This unprecedented deal between PBC and ITV is great news for boxing fans in the UK. We look forward to bringing viewers big events and superb action from some of the world’s best fighters in the coming years,” said Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport.

Súčasťou akcie na svetovej úrovni z udalostí nasledujúcich troch rokov bude bezplatné vysielanie na kanáloch ITV, vrátane hlavného kanála ITV a ITV4 a ITV Hub, a bude tiež zahŕňať platbu za zhliadnutie na kanáli PPV spoločnosti ITV, Pokladňa ITV. “Bringing big events to our platforms under this deal allows ITV to build on its aim of developing our direct relationship with viewers as part of our More Than TV strategy,”said Julian Ashworth, Director ITV Strategy and Direct to Consumer.

“We’re thrilled about this new exclusive three-year deal with ITV, UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, and the opportunity to bring the best boxers in the world to the UK,” said Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “The unique collaboration means ITV’s viewers are in for a special treat with PBC’s world class boxing events.”

Further announcements on the first PBC shows that will be available to viewers on the ITV platforms will follow in the days to come. Táto nová dohoda o boxe sa pridáva do portfólia prvotriednych udalostí spoločnosti ITV Sport, ktorá zahŕňa exkluzívne bezplatné letecké pokrytie kvalifikácie anglického futbalového tímu na európsky šampionát aj svetový pohár, the 6 Národy a exkluzívne spravodajstvo o majstrovstvách sveta v ragby, UK dostihy, Tour de France a French Open.