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Sky Media reports record Premier League sponsorship deal

Sky Media has revealed its Premier League partner line-up as it readies for the 2025/26 season, welcoming four new brand partners, expanding the deal to a record six sponsors. This milestone marks the single largest Premier League investment in Sky’s history, delivering commercial growth and brand impact across broadcast, digital and social channels. From August […]

August 15, 2025

Zen Internet, Sky Business Wholesale sign Ethernet deal

Zen Internet and Sky Business Wholesale have announced a partnership that will see Zen’s partners and direct business customers gain access to Sky’s Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint. Spanning over 2,800 exchanges, with more than 80 per cent enabled for 10 Gb services, the collaboration marks a step forward for Zen in delivering scalable connectivity solutions to […]

August 14, 2025

Record broadcasters for Sky Bet Ebor Festival

The Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York Racecourse will receive widespread global exposure from August 20th to 23rd, with a record 40 networks showcasing one of the highlights of the global racing calendar. Working with York Racecourse, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and HBA Media (HBA) have secured the record coverage which will be available to […]

August 14, 2025

Sky Sports launching Multiview for supersized Super Sundays

At a press event at its Osterley HQ, Sky Sports has showcased how football fans will be able to follow this season’s Premier League action in new ways, with “supersized” Super Sunday coverage and innovations across TV, apps and social. A partnership between Sky and the Premier League kicks off this week with an increase […]

August 12, 2025By Nik Roseveare

LG Channels improves access to news content

LG Electronics is partnering with a number of broadcasters and news organisations across multiple regions to add more news streams to its LG Channels platform, making them both relevant to local audiences and easier to access and explore. Starting this August, LG Channels news content can also be accessed directly from the home screen via […]

August 8, 2025

Ofcom: Pay-TV and broadband complaints rise

Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints it has received about the UK’s main mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the first quarter of 2025, from January to March. During this period, complaints about fixed broadband and pay-TV increased and complaints about landline and mobile stayed the same. Key findings: Virgin Media […]

August 7, 2025

Tamsin Greig & Rish Shah join Ella Purnell as filming commences on Sweetpea Season 2

Filming has commenced in London on the second season of the critically acclaimed, darkly comic Sky Original thriller Sweetpea. Ella Purnell (Fallout, Yellowjackets) returns as wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis, joined this series by new cast members Tamsin Greig (Riot Women, Friday Night Dinner) and Rish Shah (Overcompensating, Joy). Killer wallflower Rhiannon Lewis is back in Season […]

August 6, 2025

Sky Media upgrades Sports Marketplace

Sky Media is growing its Sports Marketplace portal following a successful soft launch earlier this year, which saw it become Sky Media’s fastest-growing revenue proposition ever, with strong demand across the advertising industry. As part of the full launch, Sky Media is introducing a new capabilities and a new stunt to kick off the season: […]

August 5, 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

Advertising, subs growth boost Italian TV

Italy’s media sector generated over €12 billion in revenue last year, a 4 per cent increase from 2023, according to the annual report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). Television accounted for the majority, contributing 72.8 per cent of the total (€8.8 billion), reflecting a 7.3 per cent growth. This growth was primarily driven by advertising […]

July 21, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome