Global Champions Partners with ITV to Broadcast LGCT and GCL Highlights Throughout the 2025 Season
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Global Champions is proud to announce an exciting new broadcasting partnership with ITV for the first time ever, bringing highlights from the prestigious Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and GCL team series to audiences across the UK for the entire 2025 season. Kicking off with highlights from the Shanghai leg, ITVX will also broadcast the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London live this August, bringing show jumping action to millions of homes.
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This groundbreaking collaboration marks the first time LGCT and GCL highlights
will be featured on ITVX, making the sport more accessible than ever before to
a UK audience.
The 2025 LGCT and GCL calendar spans iconic destinations including Paris,
Monaco, Rome, New York and London, showcasing the very best of international
show jumping with the world’s top riders and horses. The new broadcast deal,
featuring all 14 events, ensures that UK viewers can follow the high-octane
action throughout the season, including the electrifying team battles of the
GCL and the elite Grand Prix competitions of the LGCT.
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Jan Tops, Founder and President of Global Champions, said:
“We are thrilled to bring the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL to ITVX
viewers. This partnership opens up our sport to a wider audience in the UK,
where equestrianism has such a passionate and knowledgeable following. It’s a
milestone moment for show jumping as we continue to grow our global reach and
inspire new fans.”
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Richard Botchway, Assistant Commissioner ITV Sport, said:
“We’re delighted to add the Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL highlights
to ITVX. With the live Grand Prix from London included, our viewers will get to
experience the drama, precision and elegance of world-class show jumping. It’s
a thrilling sport that we’re proud to showcase for a free to air audience.”
Fans can stream the LGCT and GCL highlights on ITVX from this month, with
regular updates following each stage of the Tour, culminating in the thrilling
GC Prague Playoffs later this year.
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The “Mdmar” website which was Founded by Khaled Makhlouf in 2007 for horse and equestrian races is keen to cover and follow all competitions related to horses, from show jumping, Horseracing, speed and endurance races, and purebred Arabian horse beauty shows, which belong to the Arab Gulf countries at home and abroad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
