Rik Dovey, formerly deputy managing director of Sky Sports at UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB, left the broadcaster in July, it has emerged.
Sky told UK newspaper the Telegraph that the departure was unrelated to the sale of domestic live rights for English football’s Premier League in June. Sky had to bid aggressively in the sale to keep hold of the majority of the rights, in response to strong bidding from pay-television operator BT Vision.
“Rik Dovey was not involved in Sky’s successful bid for Premier League rights and his decision to leave was therefore unrelated,” Sky said.
The Telegraph reported that Dovey had been “disgruntled” after missing out on a promotion when Sky’s former managing director of sport and news, Vic Wakeling, retired in 2009.