The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has agreed a new broadcast deal in the US with national network NBC Sports.
Through the agreement, select PDC events will be shown live on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.
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Peacock will stream live coverage of the Premier League Play-Offs, US Darts Masters, World Matchplay, World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts, and World Darts Championship.
The platform began its coverage with last week’s Premier League Darts Play-Offs, in which Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler in the final.
The deal adds to Peacock’s sports programming which features American football’s NFL, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, English soccer’s Premier League, Nascar, and basketball’s NBA beginning in 2025-26.
Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.
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By GlobalDataIn the UK, the PDC recently agreed a major rights extension with pay-TV heavyweight Sky, maintaining a long-standing relationship between the two parties.
Sky will remain the home of major PDC competitions until 2030, with the tie-up to begin with the next edition of the World Championship starting in December 2025.
Meanwhile, NBC Sports has renewed its rights deal with the USA Swimming governing body to continue to air its events on the main NBC channel and Peacock through 2028.
Under the extended agreement, NBC Sports will present USA Swimming’s domestic events, such as the National Championships, the Pro Swim Series, and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – which will return to NBC Sports in 2026 after an eight-year hiatus.
NBC Sports’ partnership with USA Swimming is in addition to its coverage of the 2028 U.S. Olympic Trials and Los Angeles Olympic Games.
NBCUniversal owns the US media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036.
