Jon Champion joins ITV World Cup team

ESPN's Jon Champion will be one of the lead commentators for the ITV coverage of the 2022 World Cup. One of the most popular narrators in the business, Champion joins the British network for the tournament as ESPN does not have broadcasting rights for the Qatar World Cup here in the United States. Along with […]

Television teams will be banned from filming in certain zones throughout the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. British newspaper The Observer is claiming that the Qatar government has restricted housing neighborhoods of migrant workers in the Middle Eastern country. Instead, these crews, which include BBC and ITV in England, are only allowed to film in three locations around […]

BBC and ITV broadcast each game of the 2022 World Cup for audiences in the UK. The English-language broadcasts are also available in the United States, only using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). To make it easier to find games, we've created this BBC ITV World Cup schedule. Entering the World Cup, the schedules for […]

If you're missing the BBC and ITV's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, you don't need to miss out any longer. Featuring commentators such as Jon Champion, Steve Bower, Jonathan Pearce, Clive Tyldesley and many others, the two UK broadcasters are streaming the World Cup*. The BBC features hosts Gary Lineker and Gabby Logan, […]

The BBC and ITV World Cup TV schedule has been confirmed, which will feature 33 games on the BBC and 32 on ITV. Both UK broadcasters will beam the World Cup Final on their respective channels. The BBC will feature hosts Gary Lineker and Gabby Logan, and studio analysts Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, […]

What is it with ITV and FOX Sports trying to imitate video games in their new ads to promote their respective World Cup coverage? Sure, the younger demographic is a desirable audience to target. But instead of creating a World Cup trailer or commercial that carries emotion or does something creative, what you get is […]

Soccer viewers are short changed by the quality of analysis and punditry they are forced to experience, of this there can be no doubt. The sport has a variety of excellent play-by-play men such as Martin Tyler, who does a great job calling the action and informing viewers about who is doing what. But there's […]

No matter where you live across the USA (or anywhere in the world), you can watch the BBC, ITV and other UK networks by signing up for a free 7-day trial to Unblockus, which is a smart DNS service that allows you to change your computer settings so the BBC and ITV websites think you're […]

One of the traditions of World Cup coverage on British television is a memorable and lengthy opening title sequence. It's often a competition between the BBC and ITV to see who can create the better one. For this year's World Cup, ITV's opening title sequence is certainly Brazilian. I'm still trying to determine whether I […]

The BBC and ITV will split broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in the UK per a report in the Telegraph.  The other contenders, including Sky Sports and BT Sport, have dropped out of the running. For ITV, which recently lost rights to the UEFA Champions League but has shown every World Cup […]

Got your wall chart pinned up? Sticker book nearly finished? Sweepstake sorted? The start of the 2014 World Cup is creeping ever closer. So if you've yet to sort out any of the aforementioned pre-World Cup rituals, here at World Soccer Talk we've made things a little easier for you, by providing a full schedule […]