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Home audiences set for wide-open Premier League title race for 2025/26

With the likes of Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Premier Sports all set to follow the action in the UK and Ireland, TV audiences could be poised to witness a wide-open battle for the 2025/26 Premier League crown. Having agreed to an eye-watering £6.7 billion domestic television deal back in 2023, this will be the […]

August 7, 2025

Kemp to host Premier League Friday show on Sky Sports News

As the 2025/26 Premier League season readeis for kicks off on August 15th – with a minimum of 215 matches exclusively live on Sky Sports – Sky Sports News is launching a new weekday magazine programme: The Premier League Show. Airing Monday to Friday from 5pm to 7pm as part of a slate of new […]

August 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Sky Sports delivers record-breaking Open viewership

Coverage of The Open at Royal Portrush set new audience records, becoming the most-watched Open ever broadcast on Sky Sports, generating 21.2 million viewer hours across the four days – a 36 per cent increase year-on-year. Each day of the tournament achieved a record average audience for its respective round on Sky Sports, with year-on-year growth in both average and peak […]

July 22, 2025

Spidercam makes golf debut at 153rd Open on Sky Sports

Sky Sports and streaming service NOW will bring viewers every moment of The 153rd Open live from Royal Portrush, as golf’s oldest major returns to the iconic Northern Irish course for the first time since Shane Lowry’s historic win in 2019. As the exclusive home of The Open in the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports […]

July 11, 2025

EFL confirms broadcast schedule for Aug/Sept

Sky Bet EFL broadcast selections for the period up until the end of September have been confirmed, with all 72 EFL Clubs set to feature at least twice. As previously announced, all opening weekend matches in the Championship, League One and League Two are once again set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports, along […]

July 4, 2025

GetYourGuide sponsors Sky Sports’ Summer of Sport

This summer, GetYourGuide is partnering with Sky Sports to kick off a campaign that drives awareness of the experiences industry. Created by Initiative in collaboration with Sky Media, the campaign names GetYourGuide as the Official Travel Experience Partner of Sky Sports, helping viewers discover an way to discover and book experiences inspired by the thrill […]

June 27, 2025

SPFL expands broadcast deal with Premier Sports

The SPFL has agreed changes to its long-term broadcast deals with Premier Sports and Sky Sports to allow two post-split bottom six matches to be shown live on Premier Sports from season 2025/26. The SPFL and Premier Sports signed a five-season contract in 2024 for the broadcaster to show 20 live William Hill Premiership matches […]

June 24, 2025

Sky Sports launching The Lions pop-up channel

Sky Sports has announced that the Sky Sports Action action will rebrand to Sky Sports The Lions for each Test weekend during the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour. This dedicated pop-up channel will serve as the ultimate destination for fans – featuring live matches, documentaries, and exclusive content. Every match will be live on […]

June 12, 2025By Nik Roseveare

5 scores FTA England cricket deal

UK commercial PSB 5 has signed a new four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV annually for UK viewers to enjoy. As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s […]

May 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Sky Sports readies for Premier League finale

The 2024/25 Premier League season reaches its conclusion on May 25th, with all 20 teams in action simultaneously (4pm kick-offs) and plenty still on the line in the race for Europe. Sky Sports will broadcast two matches exclusively live, including a European decider between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, and the champions’ home finale as Liverpool […]

May 21, 2025