Talksport Snaps Up Uefa Euro Rights
talkSPORT is set to broadcast live radio commentary from the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2020 in the UK.
The radio station previously broadcast the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament as well the last three FIFA World Cups.
The 2016 tournament in France will see talkSPORT and its new station talkSPORT 2, broadcast all 51 matches live from the opening game on 10th June through to the final on 10th July.
Calum Macaulay, talkSPORT managing director, said: “UEFA Euro 2016 will be the first time that four nations from the British Isles have been involved in a major tournament since 1958, so it’s a massive opportunity for our commercial partners to engage with a mainly male audience next summer.
“Having talkSPORT 2 up and running will allow us to broadcast the final group games across either station and give listeners their choice of matches. Our coverage will include over 500 hours on location in France with the best sports broadcasters in the business. As with our coverage for previous tournaments, we’ll be going wall to wall with our output, on air, on line, digitally and in print. It is a major investment for us and to broadcast both the 2016 and 2020 tournaments signals our continued commitment to invest in live rights to grow audiences for our commercial partners.”
talkSPORT is an official broadcaster of the Barclays Premier League, the FA Cup, England football internationals and the Capital One Cup, with talkSPORT 2 due to launch in March 2016.
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