Oct 17 2016
Viewing figures for Sky Sports’ live Premier League matches have dropped by 19 per cent this season. Despite already having aired headline clashes such as the Manchester derby, Arsenal vs Liverpool and Chelsea vs Liverpool this season, Sky Sports has seen viewers drop by nearly a fifth on last season. The rise of illegal streaming […]
Oct 7 2016
TalkTalk has renewed its agreement with Sky to provide its customers with ongoing access to its basic and premium channels. The latest multi-year agreement covers entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Arts and Sky Living as well as premium channels Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Pay-per-view service Sky Box Office is also included, but there’s no […]
Oct 6 2016
Sky Q, the next generation box, introduces new features making it easier for customers to catch up on their favourite sports and enjoy even more of the action. The brand new updates will give sports fans great new ways of making the most of what they’re watching on Sky Sports. Sky Q customers can now […]
Aug 20 2016
Sky Sports is creating a brand new Friday night show, in partnership with Carling, the official beer and cider of the Premier League. The new show titled Carling In Off The Bar, will provide fans with a look back on the week in football, have an alternative take on the game that evening whilst being […]
Aug 18 2016
Sky began airing and streaming its 4K content on August 13 with the first Premier League football game of the season. Sky also added a selection of films and shows, available now to download and watch in UHD quality. That means a 3840×2160 resolution picture for connected compatible televisions and projectors. What is actually available […]
Aug 12 2016
Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday show will be simulcast across six channels and digital outlets on Saturday 13 August, enabling more fans than ever before to follow the drama of the opening day of the Premier League season. In addition to its regular broadcast on Sky Sports News HQ and Sky Sports 1, Soccer Saturday […]
Oct 21 2015
Sky Sports has agreed a new five year deal with SANZAR, the umbrella body representing New Zealand, Australia and South African rugby, which will include England’s next three tours down under. The deal, which runs until 2020, also includes southern hemisphere tours by Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England will play a three-test series next year […]
Sep 30 2015
Sky Sports will begin its partnership with the R&A next year, with exclusive live coverage of The 145th Open from Royal Troon. The agreement follows the announcement in February that from 2017, Sky Sports will be the new home of golf’s preeminent Major championship. Sky Sports will now begin its coverage a year early as […]
Jun 17 2015
Sky has outlined a string of updates for its stand-alone Now TV service, including an August launch for its ‘next generation’ Now TV Box and a new pay-monthly sports option. The new Sky Sports Month Pass will launch in time for the start of the new football season in August and will be priced at […]
Nov 5 2014
Ofcom has today welcomed a court ruling that paves the way for more top sports events to be made available for the first time to viewers of BT’s YouView TV service. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has published an interim ruling that Sky Sports 1 and 2 should be made available on BT’s YouView service, which […]
May 13 2014
Sky Sports will kick off its biggest ever season of Premier League football by offering free live action on the first day of the new campaign to every home in Britain. To celebrate the first day of the Premier League season and Sky Sports’ new line up of football, programmes from Sky Sports 1 will […]
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Oct 12 2017
Licensees fined for illegal Sky Sports viewing
In the first of three cases, Janet Ferguson, Lisa Kaye and Arnold Martin of The Mayflower[1] in Bootle, Merseyside, were found guilty in their absence of six offences and were each fined £750 per offence and ordered to pay £170 Victim Surcharge and costs of £779.77, totalling £5,449.77 each (a grand total of £16,349.31). In […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: FACT, Federation Against Copyright Theft, Sky Sports