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Sky and BBC land Africa Cup of Nations rights
UK broadcast rights to next month’s Africa Cup of Nations have been sold to the BBC, the public-service broadcaster, and Sky, the pay-television broadcaster.
Channel 4 to broadcast live coverage of F1 finale with Sky
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky to share live coverage of Sunday’s season finale to the Formula 1 motor racing world championship.
Sky lands exclusive IndyCar rights across its European markets
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights in its European territories to the IndyCar motor racing series from 2022 to 2024
Serie A rights loss hits Sky subscriber base, but Q3 revenue remains stable
Comcast has pointed to the “negative impact” of the reduction in Sky’s domestic broadcast rights to Serie A in Italy, as its European pay-television broadcaster shed over 200,000 subscribers in the third…
Sky nets exclusive Bundesliga rights to 2025, ending BT era
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the top-tier German Bundesliga in the UK and Ireland for four seasons, from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Government approves Premier League’s rolling over of domestic rights deals
The UK government has approved the English Premier League’s rolling over of its current broadcast deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport for another three years.
Sky reports 28-per-cent revenue increase, adds Peacock to service
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 28-per-cent increase in second quarter-revenues to $5.22bn (€4.3
Sky signs rights deals with Top Rank, Boxxer
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has moved to bolster its boxing coverage in the UK and Ireland through agreements with promoters Top Rank and Boxxer.
Both deals will run for four years
Sky Sports managing director Webster ‘to step down’
Rob Webster, the managing director of Sky Sports, is expected to step down from his role at the UK pay-television broadcaster
Sky reports highest subscription growth for six years but sharp Ebitda fall
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 10.6-per-cent increase in revenue alongside a 33
Sky renews domestic Super League rights until 2023
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its domestic rights to the Super League rugby competition for 2022 and 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League set to renew domestic deals for three seasons on same financial terms
The new three-season deals, from 2022-23 to 2024-25, would replicate the current three-season deals, from 2019-20 to 2021-22. This includes the duration, the fee and the number of matches.
Sky strikes new SPFL deal for clubs’ in-house live streaming
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reached a new agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League so that clubs can also live stream matches to their season-ticket holders next season
Sky, BBC secure Women’s Super League domestic rights in ‘landmark’ deals
England’s Football Association has announced that its top-tier Women’s Super League will “bring in more revenue than any women’s domestic league in the world” after it secured lucrative domestic media rig…
BeIN returns as home of Super League in France after year-long hiatus
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a deal with rights-holder Sky to resume its French coverage of the Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK
Sky lands rights to India v England limited overs series
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive live rights to England’s forthcoming limited overs cricket series against India as part of a broader deal.
Cricket Australia tests UK rights market with flexible tender
Cricket Australia has launched an invitation to tender process for its media rights in the UK for the 2021-22 Southern Hemisphere cricket season onwards, covering the coming season's Ashes Test series…
All Premier League matches to be televised in UK until fans return
The English Premier League will continue to make all its matches in the 2020-21 season available for broadcast in the UK until supporters are permitted back into stadiums