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Sky ‘outbids’ DAZN for UK rights to Joshua-Usyk rematch
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reportedly acquired rights to Anthony Joshua’s upcoming rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, which will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sky has bid over £23.3m
Sky signs off on Wimbledon rights extension in German-speaking countries
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under a multi-year deal, its second in Europe announced in the last two weeks
Sky recommits to PGA Tour in ‘multi-year’ deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has retained rights in the UK and Ireland to golf’s PGA Tour in a ‘multi-year’ agreement announced today (Monday) with international rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Sky makes crucial World Cup playoff available to free-to-air broadcasters
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced that next week's Fifa World Cup qualifier between Wales and Scotland or Ukraine will be shown on free-to-air television by ITV in England, S4C in Wales and…
Viaplay makes first big UK splash with Uefa national team deal
Viaplay’s entry to the UK market has taken a sharp turn toward premium sport as its deal for rights to the ‘Home Nations’ package of European Qualifiers and Nations League matches shakes up the market.
Sky signs one-year British Basketball League extension
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has signed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the British Basketball League
Sky reports 71-per-cent Q1 Ebitda uplift amid lower operating expenses
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, recorded $622m (€591m) in adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the first quarter of 2022, a y…
Channel 4 lands England matches as Sky’s Uefa national team rights further eroded
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has won rights to England’s qualifying matches for the 2024 Uefa European Championship and Uefa Nations League matches, dislodging incumbent rights-holders ITV and Sky.
Viaplay makes its UK move with ‘home nations’ Uefa rights swoop
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has made its most significant UK rights acquisition to date by landing rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup and 2028…
Emilia Romagna GP pulls in strong home audience on Sky Italia channels
Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Sky invests in W Series to 2024 in property’s biggest deal to date
The W Series has secured a three-year broadcast rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky that represents the women’s motor racing championship’s largest media rights deal to date.
ECB ‘targeting’ 10-year extension with Sky
The England and Wales Cricket Board is in advanced talks over a 10-year extension to its rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky, according to The Times
Sky ‘lining up’ US Open rights deal in UK
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to agree a rights deal in the UK for the US Open, rekindling its association with the tennis grand slam, according to The Times
Sky ties down Sanzaar rights to 2025
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has agreed a fresh rights deal in the UK and Ireland with Sanzaar, the joint-venture enterprise representing the international rugby unions of Argentina, Australia,…
Sky’s Q4 revenue dips but subscriber numbers up
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its direct-to-consumer revenue fall by just under one per cent from $4.08bn (€3.66bn) to $4.0
Sky extends long-running European Tour, Ryder Cup connection in UK, Ireland
Golf’s European Tour has extended its rights deal in the UK and Ireland with pay-television broadcaster Sky, an agreement that covers both the Tour itself and the Ryder Cup.
Uefa national team rights on the market in Spain, UK and Ireland
Broadcasters have been handed deadlines to bid for packages of Uefa national team broadcast rights in Spain, the UK and Ireland
Sky extends Northern Ireland Premiership rights to 2025
The Northern Ireland Football League, organising body of the top tier of the domestic club game, has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky