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Sky Sports acquires NCAA College Football, Basketball

Sky Sports has secured the rights for the NCAA College Football through to the end of the 2024/25 season via an agreement with ESPN. The deal means that American Football fans will be able to watch up to three games per week throughout the regular season, from August to December. Sky Sports has access to […]

November 20, 2023By Nik Roseveare

PGA, Sky Sports extend rights deal

The PGA of America and Sky Sports have announced a three- year extension of their broadcast partnership, solidifying continued live coverage of the PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship throughout the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports viewers will continue to have access to comprehensive coverage of the PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. […]

November 15, 2023

Hindi commentary on Sky Sports’ Cricket coverage

Sky Sports and streaming service NOW will show the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup knock-out stages with dedicated Hindi commentary – a first in broadcasting from a mainstream player like Sky. The commentary will be available for the semi-finals between India vs New Zealand (November 15th) and South Africa vs Australia (November 16th) as well […]

November 14, 2023

HBA secures global coverage for Melbourne, Breeders’ Cups

On November 3rd and 4th, the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championship returns to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif marking the 40th year of the event. This will launch-pad a bumper broadcast window of international racing, with Australia’s biggest horse racing festival – the Melbourne Cup Carnival – beginning at Flemington Racecourse on the same […]

November 3, 2023

Sky Sports scores 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour

The British & Irish Lions have re-appointed Sky Sports as its broadcast partner for the upcoming 2025 Tour of Australia. The event will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports and NOW in the UK and Ireland as The British & Irish Lions travel to Australia to face the Wallabies. The Lions tasted Series success […]

November 2, 2023

Sky Sports to air all Betfred Super League

Sky Sports and RL Commercial have announced a new three-year rights deal starting next season, with every Betfred Super League match to be broadcast live for the first time. The new agreement extends the partnership beyond 30 years and will see Sky Sports broadcast all six matches in each Super League round live, totalling around […]

October 16, 2023

EPL, Sky Sports to test Game Mode camera

A new camera angle will be trialled by Sky Sports and the Premier League in Arsenal’s match against Manchester City on October 8th at The Emirates Stadium. The new camera angle, called ‘Game Mode’ aims to give viewers a greater appreciation of space by showcasing player runs and ball movement. The camera angle will track […]

October 6, 2023

EFL seeks international rights bids

The EFL, which runs the second, third and fourth flights of English professional football, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for interested parties regarding its international broadcast rights, which are scheduled to conclude at the end of the 2023/24 season. Building on its previous agreements, the EFL has witnessed steady growth in both revenue […]

October 3, 2023By Colin Mann

2023 Ryder Cup pulls record audience for Sky Sports

Sky has reported that the 2023 Ryder Cup was the most watched edition on record for Sky Sports as Europe claimed a decisive 16.5 – 11.5 victory over Team USA to claim back the trophy in Rome.   Across the three days, there was an average of 785k viewers, which is comparatively up 38 per […]

October 3, 2023

Content creators selected for Sky Sports production fund

Sky Sports has announced partnerships with ten content creators selected for the New Focus Fund, a new project launched through a selection process in July, designed to uncover fresh talent in sports content creation. The successful finalists are Beno Obano; Damilola Oluokun; Danielle Sellwood; Geoff Small; Michael Gunning; Mordecai Attoh; Nelson Adeosun in a creative […]

October 2, 2023