Content
Sky, Channel 4 partner on Cricket World Cup Final
England versus New Zealand will air on Channel 4 and More 4
Sky Sports
Content
Sky Sports will make Cricket World Cup Final free to air – but only if England qualify
Sky wants the final to reach as wide an audience as possible
TVBEverywhere
Premier League title race leads to record viewing figures
About 70 per cent of the UK population watched the Premier League this season
Production & Post
NBC, Sky launch joint golf coverage
Broadcasters plan to swap analysts and some content
Business
Sky Sports scores Ladbrokes Premiership deal
The broadcaster has secured a new agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League
TVBEverywhere
Sky Sports to offer Premier League mobile clips and On Demand highlights
New offering will begin from next season
Content
Snapchat partners with 17 UK media brands to create video content
Channel 4, Sky News, Sky Sports among new content partners
TVBEverywhere
Sky Sports to broadcast new Premier League esports tournament
Premier League has teamed up with Electronic Arts to launch ePL
Business
Sky Sports and Matchroom announce US fight deal agreement
Eddie Hearn will stage 16 live shows a year on the Perform Group’s on-demand streaming service, DAZN
TVBEverywhere
Sky Sports to launch dedicated horse racing channel
New HD channel will replace At The Races next year
Content
Sky Deutschland secures UHD rights for 2018 World Cup
Broadcaster will show 25 matches of the tournament in Ultra HD
Production & Post
Sky to broadcast world first PPV UHD boxing match
Anthony Joshua's fight will be available in UHD on SkyQ
Business
New Premier League rights deal set to be worth over £10 billion
Ampere Analysis predicts a 58 per cent increase in international rights valuations
Business
Sky Sports extends Masters deal
Deal will see Sky deliver the coverage live for the eighth consecutive year
Production & Post
Sky Sports agrees We.Stream pilot
Embedded cloud SIM technology will enable unlimited data in over 100 countries
Content
Sky Sports seals new seven-year World Darts deal
Broadcast deal will take Sky’s coverage through to 2025
Features
TVBEurope November edition now available
The penultimate magazine of 2017 is a post production special
Business
Sky Sports wins live EFL rights
Deal includes increase in amount of EFL midweek matches broadcast on Sky Sports' interactive and digital platforms
Data Centre
‘Lose rights, lose subscribers’ say sports fans
Seventy-eight per cent of sports subscribers would consider cancelling if provider lost the rights to their favourite sports
Business
Sky unveils Sports channels shake-up
The operator will now offer viewers ten dedicated sports channels
Data Centre
More than a third of Premier League viewers stream illegally
Thirty-six per cent of football supporters illegally stream at least once per month
Business
Sky loses Premier League viewers as clubs demand bigger TV windfall
Premier League suffers largest drop in viewing on Sky Sports in seven years
Production & Post
Sky Sports to broadcast Test cricket in Ultra HD
Sky Sports has announced it will broadcast this summer’s Test series between England and South Africa in UHD. The service will be available to...
News Release
Sky in pole position
F1’s season debut race in Melbourne also saw the introduction of a new production switcher to Sky’s latest UHD Gallery in Isleworth, west London...
Production & Post
Sky chooses NTT for HEVC UHD delivery
Sky Sports looks to be the first-to-market with end-to-end HEVC UHD delivery on its sports platform
Data Centre
Millennials ‘turning away’ from sports
The vast increase in TV and online video content is turning millennials away from sport, according to the latest Ampere Analysis report. The report...
Business
Sky Q adds split screen capability for sports
Sky has added new features to its Sky Q offering, designed to make it easier for users to catch up on sports content. The...
TVBEverywhere
Twitter to share ad revenue with content creators
Twitter is planning to share advertising revenue with video content creators as it looks to battle YouTube and Facebook. The move will see Twitter...
Business
Sky Sports Mix set for launch
Sky Sports is launching its new Mix channel this week. The channel, which will arrive on 24 August, will deliver sporting content to basic...
Business
Sky seals Chinese Super League rights
Sky Sports has secured the rights to the Chinese Super League for the next three seasons. The move comes amid growing interest in the...
Production & Post
‘Highest possible’ UHD quality for Sky
SIS Live is providing UHD fibre connectivity for Sky Sports UHD coverage of the Barclays Premier League. Following ‘months of collaboration’ the companies have...
Business
Sky launches contract-free triple-play bundle
Sky's Now TV Combo, a bundle offers television, unlimited broadband as well as a range of call packages
Business
Sky seals new five-year Bundesliga deal
Sky Sports has agreed a five-year extension to its Bundesliga rights package. The agreement, which runs through to 2021, will see Sky broadcast 572...
Production & Post
Lawo implemented at Sky Deutschland
ky Deutschland has selected Lawo to power its satellite news gathering (SNG) fleet for its HD sports news and live sports production. Lawo is...
Business
Sky pens five-year exclusive Formula One deal
Sky has secured the exclusive rights to Formula One content from the beginning of the 2019 season. The deal means that the sport will...
Business
Sky Mix it up
Sky is launching a new sports channel; Sky Sports Mix. The channel, which will become the eighth sports offering that the broadcaster provides, will become
Production & Post
Sky invests in mobile fan engagement
Sky has invested £300,000 in mobile fan engagement and sports marketing company InCrowd
Business
Sky Sports breaks records with 2015 online video views
Sky Sports has emerged as the UK’s most popular digital sport platform after seeing a 175 per cent increase in its online video views
Business
Channel 4 to take over BBC F1 contract
The BBC is set to give its part of the F1 TV contract to rival broadcaster Channel 4 in a bid to cut costs
Business
Sky to create ‘world first’ for British Masters
Sky Sports is to create what it claims to be a world first as part of its coverage of the British Masters golf, when...
Production & Post
Sky Sports selects Mobile Viewpoint for live contribution from the field
Sky Sports News has chosen Mobile Viewpoint as its primary technology partner for its national and international live video over IP contribution network
Business
La Liga to remain on Sky Sports for another three seasons
Sky Sports will remain the home of La Liga for another three seasons, following a bidding war with BT Sport. Sky Sports viewers will...