Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on December 12th, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets on a show promoted by […]
Marina Abromović will be the first artist in history to take over an entire TV channel. Exclusive to Sky Arts, Marina will be bringing her unique vision to television for the first time, telling the 100-year story of performance art- now the fastest growing, most controversial art form in the world. Her mission is simple: […]
As has been widely publicised, the Premier League (EPL) is to offer some games on a PPV basis for £14.95 per game. The news has provoked concerns from fans, but also the industry. A report from investment bank Exane/BNPP reminds clients of the rationale behind the decisions which mean that games not already picked to […]
The five largest broadcasting groups present on the Italian market account for 216 TV channels out of 399, or 65 per cent of the total. Sky Italia is the biggest broadcaster in the terms of the number of channels (111), followed by Mediaset (38), Rai (27), Discovery Italia (24) and Fox Italia-Disney (16), according a […]
Sky original drama I Hate Suzie is set to premiere on HBO Max, with the streaming service becoming the exclusive US home. The eight-part series follows Suzie Pickles, played by Billie Piper, who has her life upended when she is hacked and pictures of her emerge in a compromising position. Piper and co-creator Lucy Prebble, […]
Sky Sports has announced its best ever day of viewing thanks to a bumper day of live sport on October 4th across the network. Sky Sports’ averaged 933,000 viewers throughout the day which accounted for 11.7 per cent of all TV viewing. In fact, over 14 million people watched Sky Sports on Sunday, with each […]
Sky Sports will broadcast sailing’s 36th America’s Cup, the oldest international trophy in world sport, in March 2021. The new deal means Sky Sports will show the America’s Cup World Series, Christmas Regatta and Prada Challenger series, culminating with the 2021 America’s Cup Match starting on March 6th. On top of live TV coverage, Sky […]
BAFTA-winning writer and producer Anil Gupta has joined Sky Studios, Sky’s development and production arm, as Creative Director for original comedy in the UK. Focussing on in-house production, Gupta will work with new and established talent to develop scripted comedy projects for Sky Studios. Gupta’s credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42, […]
The increased time spent at home during the pandemic has led to a boom in demand for video streaming in Italy. On September 27th, the Digital Auditel (the ‘Total Audience’, which measures consumption through connected devices) set a new record, with 3.18 million hours of use. Research carried out by Samsung among Smart TV owners […]
The NFL has seen UK viewership for its Sunday evening broadcasts increase by eight per cent compared to the first three weekends of last season. The rise in consumption comes on the back of the NFL’s new five-year deal with Sky Sports which has seen the pay-TV broadcaster launch the league’s first ever dedicated channel […]