Thursday, March 21, 2013
ITV avoid TV blackout for England qualifier
A UK television blackout of England’s crucial World Cup qualifier in
Montenegro was avoided today after ITV agreed a fresh deal to secure the
rights to show the game.
A senior source said this morning that the
broadcaster had reached an agreement with global rights agency SportFive to
screen Tuesday’s match, having seen its previous deal with rival agency
Kentaro rendered void.
That was after the Football Association of Montenegro terminated its own
contract with Kentaro over what was thought to have been a dispute over
payment.
