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Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot to air in 180+ territories

The 2024 Royal Meeting, taking place from June 18th to June 22nd, is set to be carried by over 30 broadcasters showcasing the event in 180 territories. A jewel in the crown of international horse racing, the event attracts significant broadcaster interest, with HBA Media delivering coverage on behalf of Ascot Racecourse. In their eighth […]

June 17, 2024

Little Dot Studios produces Frankie Dettori doc

Little Dot Sport, the digital content agency and media network Little Dot Studios’ specialist sport label, has produced a one-off broadcast and digital documentary for Ascot Racecourse. The 25-minute special reflects on Frankie Dettori’s successful career as a jockey talking through his 77 wins at the Royal Meeting and his love for the event as […]

June 13, 2023

ITV to show UK horse racing until 2026

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a new three year deal to show exclusive, free to air coverage of UK horse racing until the end of 2026. Well over 100 days of live coverage will be shown across ITV1 and ITV4 each year – all simulcast on ITVX – along with morning racing programme The […]

March 14, 2023By Colin Mann

HBA Media facilitates Royal Ascot coverage in 170+ territories

Royal Ascot, the showpiece of international horseracing in the UK, will be broadcast in over 170 territories throughout the event (June 14th – 18th) with more than 20 broadcasters worldwide showcasing the live action to reach every major continent. The increased worldwide exposure has been managed by media rights experts, HBA Media. Host broadcaster ITV […]

June 14, 2022

Oisin Murphy to join Sky Sports Racing for Royal Ascot

Sky Sports Racing has announced that as part of its coverage of Royal Ascot 2022, champion jockey and retained rider for Qatar Racing, Oisin Murphy, will join the team as a special guest pundit to offer expert analysis and opinion. Murphy, who was leading jockey at Royal Ascot in 2021, will feature during Sky Sports […]

June 7, 2022

ITV extends British horse racing rights

ITV will continue as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of British horse racing until 2023. ITV, which has shown racing exclusively since 2017, has secured the rights to show nearly 100 days of racing each year for a further three years from 2021. The deal includes all the marquee events on ITV main channel, such as […]

August 5, 2020