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Sky remains dominant force in Premier League’s new £6.7bn rights deal
The English Premier League has struck a new £6.7bn (€7.8bn/$8.5bn), four-year domestic media rights deal with incumbents Sky, TNT Sports and the BBC, with online retail giant Amazon dropping out of the picture from 2025-26.
Sky swoops for DACH pay-TV rights as MotoGP seeks FTA broadcaster in Germany
Sky Deutschland opted to secure exclusive pay-television rights in the DACH region for MotoGP in order to complement its motorsport portfolio after the withdrawal of ServusTV from the linear broadcast space in Germany.
Lions tour value dips slightly in Sky renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will pay a slightly decreased fee for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia in 2025, owing to a lack of strong competition for the rights.
Sky pays uplift to renew PGA Championship till 2026
Pay-television broadcaster Sky extended its rights to the US PGA Championship in the UK and Ireland for three further years at a slight increase on the previous average fee.
Sky signs off extensive ATP, WTA rights deals in active Euro markets
European pay-television giant Sky has signed off an extensive rights deal covering the men's ATP and women's WTA Tours across its active markets of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy
Sky makes opportunistic college sports move in the UK
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has stepped in to show US college football and basketball in the UK for the remainder of the 2023-24 season and the whole of 2024-25, ensuring that NCAA Division I football and basketball will receive coverage after almost three months without a deal.
Sky maintains golf monopoly with US PGA Championship renewal
Live coverage of golf’s US PGA Championship will continue to be shown by Sky in the UK and Ireland after the pay-television broadcaster landed a new three-year agreement.
Lions to stay on Sky for 2025 tour of Australia
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has maintained its long-standing connection with the British & Irish Lions by securing rights to the team’s 2025 tour of Australia.
Ice hockey’s Swiss League to be shown by Sky, CH Media
Switzerland’s second-tier ice hockey competition, the Swiss League, will be shown by pay-television broadcaster Sky and media group CH Media during the upcoming 2023-24 season.
Sky reduces Super League fee by 10 per cent in UK rights renewal
Super League’s proposed new UK rights deal with Sky will see the north hemisphere's top-tier rugby league competition suffer another reduction in revenue from 2024 onwards.
Super League sticks with Sky after protracted domestic rights process
Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, is close to striking an exclusive pay-television rights deal with Sky in its domestic market for a further three years, closing the book on a sales process in which the league explored every possible option to secure a better offer.
Sky granted new High Court order to block illegal streams
UK pay-television operator Sky has been granted a High Court order that will require internet service providers to block access to illegal streams of its linear channels
Ashes proves worth to Sky and Nine with record live audiences
The thrilling 2023 Ashes series have produced valuable returns for their national media rights-holders, drawing record audiences to Sky Sports in the UK and providing bumper ratings late into the night for Australia’s Nine Network.
Sky and BBC deals add to ‘significant’ global increase for Netball World Cup
Sky and the BBC joined forces again to secure rights to the 2023 Netball World Cup, contributing to a strong uplift in global rights fees for World Netball on the previous edition.
Channel 4 extends F1 rights deal with Sky to 2026
Channel 4 has extended its Formula 1 sublicensing agreement with pay-television operator Sky for a further three years, granting the UK free-to-air broadcaster live rights to the British Grand Prix and…
EFL takes big leap forward with Sky, but uplift lower than advertised
The English Football League’s new deal with Sky has produced an excellent result for the league and a significant increase in its guaranteed media rights income, but SportBusiness Media understands the real-terms uplift is well below the level publicly claimed by the league.
Sky Ashes audience breaks UK pay-TV record
The gripping first match of the 2023 Men’s Ashes series was the most-watched home Test in the UK since Sky took England’s home fixtures behind its paywall in 2006.
US Open fee down again in Sky renewal
Sky Sports agreed a three-year extension with the USGA, along with its agency Pitch International, for rights to the US Open after the parties came to a late agreement over the fee.