ITV presenters and experts are set to be chosen in shake-up on darts and snooker

Terrestrian television reporting from Snooker and Darts will undergo a large shake-up from next season.

ITV has done excellent work on the two sports in the past decade and more, with the best of Luke Littler and Ronnie O’Sullivan.

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Their coverage is due to the respected presenters Jill Douglas and Jacqui Oatley and the analysis of the expert was provided by former World Champions Stephen Hendry And Ken Doherty.

But from 2026 it is assumed that Multisport Promoter Matchrome Media will produce the two sports itself for Top Sky Sports and BBC events.

Production personnel involved behind the scenes in the World Snooker Championship This week the Bombshell news was given that the ITV package would change by the end of the year.

And many people, including experts, commentators, floor managers and makeup assistants, will probably miss and see their freelance work drying up.

More information will be revealed this month and Channel 5 It is also said that they are involved in a certain capacity and possibly present live snooker on their terrestrial TV platform.

An extension of a year before Snooker on ITV was announced in September 2024 and dealt with the British Open, champion champion, players’ championship and Tour Championship of this season.

On the darts The side of that deal, PDC events in 2025 include the Masters, UK Open, European Championship and the Players Championship Finals, as well as a minimum of seven worldwide events from the World Series of Darts.

One source told Sunsport: “Excused as the boys working on it are brilliant and we all had the best fun to work hard to try to produce quality -TV. But that is a life and that is life.

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“So, no more ITV presenters and experts, only the broadcaster of whom the matchroom host ‘.

“A big kick in the guts. ITV people are brilliant. Everyone is very upset. Poor freelance floor managers, make -up artists, losing a lot of work.”

Asked about the ITV Snooker events collection that find a new house, Matchrome Sport -founder and President Barry Hearn said: “It’s almost ready.

“There will be a mix of broadcasters, because frankly broadcasters, broadcasters such as Snooker. You know, it delivers reviews.

“We live in a number game. ITV4 has been fantastic successful for us in the numbers it has.

“So, of course, some of the other stations want to snooker. And I think we will explain the deals we have done in the coming weeks.

“It is a multiple number of broadcasters. Some free-air, some behind the payment model.

“But it is a compliment for which is snooker that there is a lot of demand for it.

“We must be more encouraging for the younger market, where they talk to them in the language they understand and the medium they understand.

“And that is why the world is becoming more digital. The future is more Netflix Then free-to-air.

“People will be able to see what they want to view, the sports they want to view, when they want to view it and for a price they can afford. I find that really exciting.”

ITV, channel 5, the PDC and WST all refused to comment when they are approached by Sunsport.

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