ITV Buys Channel Television

Also nets soccer broadcasting rights

It’s been a big week of deals for British broadcaster ITV. It is to buy the Channel Islands’ commercial TV broadcaster, Channel Television, and has secured the rights to broadcast UEFA Europa League soccer games.

ITV’s takeover of Channel Television from the Yattendon Group would give ITV control over 12 of the U.K.’s 15 regional channel 3 franchises. Scottish TV and Grampian TV in Scotland, and UTV in Northern Ireland would be the only networks broadcasting on the U.K.’s

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