Sky Osterreich broadcasts live Austrian Bundesliga matches on linear television, online services and mobile platforms in Austria. Sky Osterreich Fernsehen GmbH acquired the Austrian Bundesliga media rights in 2021, with the deal spanning the 2022-2026 cycle. The four-year agreement is reportedly worth EUR 160 million, or EUR 40 million annually until June 2026, and grants Sky Austria the main Bundesliga license, albeit non-exclusive. The main license makes the pay-TV broadcaster the league’s global rights partner while also providing a package for restaurants, hotels and other commercial premises. Football fans can watch up to four Austrian Bundesliga matches live on free-to-air television every season and online post-match highlights.
This deal extends Sky and Bundesliga’s partnership, which started in 1999. Every week, Sky subscribers can watch the games on linear TV networks or stream the Austrian Bundesliga live on the Sky Go app designed for Android, iOS, Huawei AppGallery, Windows PC, and macOS. Since the start of the broadcast rights contract, Sky Osterreich has offered Bundesliga games, highlights, match interviews and additional shows to its viewers via its dedicated “Sport” package, which comprises several other leagues and features its main linear channels, Sky Sport 1, through Sky Sport 5.
Sky Österreich is the exclusive broadcaster for the Premier League in Austria until the end of the 2024/25 season. The network successfully extended its broadcast rights to the Premier League in 2022 in a three-year deal until the conclusion of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.
Sky Österreich broadcasts all 380 matches during the English Premier League season as per its three-year deal. Of the 380 matches, 250 are shown live in real-time, while the other 130 games have a delayed kick-off. All Premier League games available on TV each round are shown in HD, while fans can watch one top select game per matchday in UHD via Sky Österreich’s family of linear channels (including Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sport UHD). Highlights from all games - whether played live or with a delayed kick-off - are available on demand.
Sky Österreich subscribers looking to watch Premier League games on TV must subscribe to the network’s second-tier package. This option also includes live streaming of Premier League games via Sky Österreich’s live streaming service, Sky Go.
Sky Go offers full live streaming access to Premier League games via smart TVs, tablets, computers, phones (both Android and iOS), and other devices, including gaming systems PlayStation 4 and 5 and Xbox. Sky Österreich subscribers can also livestream top Premier League matches via the Sky Go App on their mobile phones.
Fans in Austria not looking to watch Premier League matches on TV can solely pay for Sky X, which is an independent, standalone option that only offers live streaming. Subscription plans range from pay-as-you-go to six- and 12-month plans. Like Sky Go, Sky X offers live streaming access to Premier League matches on various devices (iOS and Android phones, smart TVs, Xbox, PlayStation 4 and 5, computers, tablets, and more).
Sky Österreich also offers hundreds of hours of bonus coverage, including pre and post-match analysis, interviews, key game highlights, and carefully curated shows, including “Premier League World”, “Match Pack”, and “Netbusters”. Sky Österreich’s coverage of English Premier League matches and corresponding bonus coverage generally runs from Fridays through Mondays.
Premier League fans based in Austria can also watch matches shown on TV in Sky-affiliated establishments, including Sky Sports Bars and Sky Hotels.
Sky has media rights to the UEFA Champions League in Austria for the cycle spanning the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 editions of the competition. The network has exclusive rights to cover select UCL matches during each matchweek on Sky Sport Austria channels.
