UEFA Euro 2016 to be broadcast live on TV3
TV3 to broadcast 22 of the 51 matches from France this summer.
Matches include 16 exclusive Group games, 3 exclusively live Round of 16 games, 2 exclusively live Quarter Finals and the Final live on TV3 & TV3 HD.
TV3 is delighted to announce details of an agreement to broadcast 22 live UEFA Euro 2016 matches this summer.
The historic license agreement with RTÉ follows the conclusion of a tender process. Under the deal, TV3 will broadcast 21 games exclusively live from UEFA Euro 2016 on Free-To-Air television in Ireland, including matches from the last 16 and quarter finals. TV3 will also broadcast the final.
TV3 Group Managing Director, Pat Kiely, said:
“This has been a busy and an exciting few weeks for TV3. We are very happy to be collaborating with our old rivals in RTÉ this summer and I am personally very happy to be announcing the start of what is a new era in Irish sports broadcasting.
“We are grateful to everyone who has made it possible including UEFA, with whom we work so well on Champions’ League and our colleagues in RTÉ. This deal further demonstrates TV3’s commitment under our new owners Virgin Media to bring the very best live sport to Irish viewers. We are very much looking forward to being part of UEFA’s football family for Euro 2016”.
TV3’s coverage of Euro 2016 will kick off on Saturday 11th June, with England’s tournament opener against Russia, and will end with the Final on July 10th in Paris.
All 22 matches will be available on the go and online on the 3player app which you can download from iTunes or the Google Play Store .
UEFA Euro 2016 Live on TV3, TV3HD & 3player
· Saturday 11 th June England v Russia
· Sunday 12 th June Turkey v Croatia & Germany v Ukraine
· Monday 13 th June Spain v Czech Republic
· Tuesday 14 th June Austria v Hungary
· Wednesday 15 th June Romania v Switzerland & France v Albania
· Thursday 16 th June Ukraine v N.Ireland
· Friday 17 th June Spain v Turkey
· Saturday 18 th June Iceland v Hungary
· Sunday 19 th June Romania v Albania
· Monday 20 th June Slovakia v England
· Tuesday 21 st June Ukraine v Poland &
Croatia v Spain
· Weds 22 nd June Hungary v Portugal &
Sweden v Belgium
· Sat 25 th & Sun 26 th June Round of 16 (3 games*)
· June 30 th June – 3 rd July Quarter Finals (2 games*)
· Sunday 10 th July The Final
* TV3’s fixtures in the knock-out phases will be announced at the conclusion of the previous rounds.