Barry Hearn teases major announcement that will ‘put a lot of smiles on a lot of darts players’ faces’ DARTS chief Barry Hearn teased a major imminent announcement that will "put a lot of smiles on a lot of players' faces".
"In March we’ll be making an announcement that will put a lot of smiles on a lot of darts players' faces.
“This is the most fun thing I’ve done in my life, I’ve done a lot of fun things but watching this game explode and not just gain popularity but a change of perception.
"I have to give Luke Littler a lot of the credit for that because he’s brought a new audience in as well, the mums and the youngsters, the kids.
Hearn, 76, recently completed a lucrative TV deal with Sky Sports worth a staggering £125million over a five-year period.
