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Premier League and Sky ‘agree deferral of £170m rights rebate’
The English Premier League is said to have secured an agreement with its domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky, meaning clubs will be able to defer the payment of a collective rebate worth…
SPFL negotiates Sky compensation as clubs to live-stream home matches
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reached an agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League over compensation for the truncated 2019-20 season and has also given its backing to clubs to live-stream…
Returning F1 has no plans to open up free-to-air coverage
Formula 1 does not plan on increasing its free-to-air television coverage of the motor-racing series when it returns next month, despite events being held behind closed doors
Sky suffers Q1 revenue hit, looks to protection of shorter rights contracts
European pay-television broadcaster Sky saw its revenues hit in the first quarter of 2020 following a drop-off in subscriber numbers as sport ground to a halt due to the Covid-19 outbreak
Six Nations refuses to rule out pay-TV future
Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual national team tournament, has refused to rule out the possibility that live rights to the championship could go behind a paywall against the backdrop of…
BeIN appoints ex-Sky commercial director Verow to head up acquisitions
The international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has appointed former Sky Sports commercial director, Richard Verow, to head up its global sports acquisitions and distribution business
Sky platform to carry LaLigaTV in Ireland
Spanish LaLiga’s dedicated channel, LaLigaTV, will be available on pay-television broadcaster Sky's platform in Ireland from Wednesday.
Sky hits 24m subscriber barrier as full-year revenue down 3 per cent
European pay-television broadcaster Sky recorded both revenue and subscriber increases for the fourth quarter of 2019, but a fall in total revenue for the full year, according to results presented today…
Sky lands rights to West Indies-Ireland cricket series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe to this month’s West Indies v Ireland one-day and Twenty20 cricket series.
RFL bolsters OTT offering following Sky talks
The Rugby Football League has enhanced the schedule of live games available via its streaming platform, Our League, following talks with domestic rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Sky
Sportdigital in Edgesport distribution deals with Sky and Waipu
German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital has launched action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after securing carriage deals with pay-television broadcaster…
Cignal and Sky target NBA rights in Philippines
Filipino pay-television operators Cignal and Sky have entered a joint offer for rights to the NBA following the closure of the North American basketball league’s long-term home in the country.
Channel 4 extends F1 rights deal with Sky
Channel 4 will continue to be the free-to-air home of Formula One in the UK after agreeing a multi-year extension to its deal with the motor-racing championship’s right-holder, pay-television broadcaster S…
Sky considers free online Premier League highlights in UK – report
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is reportedly considering offering free online highlights of English Premier League matches in the upcoming season
Sky, Virgin Media extend UK partnership
UK pay-television operator Virgin Media has extended a deal to carry Sky’s pay-television channels, including the Sky Sports channels.
Sky to show ICC Cricket World Cup final on free-to-air TV if England qualify
Pay TV broadcaster Sky has announced that it will show the 2019 Cricket World Cup final on July 14 on free-to-air television if England qualify
Sky to carry BT Sport, Premier Sport in Ireland from August 1
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will carry the BT Sport and Premier Sport channels on its Irish platform from August 1, taking over from telco Eir
FREE | Tennis Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the tennis media-rights landscape in 2019.