Sky Italia has secured partial broadcasting rights for Serie A from 2024 to 2029, obtaining the rights to air three matches per round, with the package also encompassing match highlights, shows, and additional content. The agreement grants Sky Italia access to a selection of live games, as well as the flexibility to offer a comprehensive viewing experience that includes pre-match and post-match analysis. This arrangement also extends to Sky's provision of content for bars, hotels, and public venues, ensuring a broad distribution of Serie A football coverage.
Sky Italia has renewed its rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL) until the end of the 2027-28 season in Italy. This new agreement includes exclusive coverage of all 10 matches per EPL matchday, televised on Sky Italia's linear channels and broadcast online on the Now streaming service. Sky subscribers may also watch pre- and post-match analysis, the Premier League Remix highlights show, and feature-style programming like Premier League Stories.
Sky Italia has acquired a substantial portion of broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League for the 2024-2027 seasons. Under this agreement, Sky Italia may broadcast 185 of the 203 UEFA Champions League matches per season, as well as all matches from the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, amounting to a total of 527 matches across three seasons. This development coincides with UEFA's introduction of a new format for the Champions League, starting from the 2024-2025 season. In addition to live coverage, Sky Italia also has the rights to show Champions League match highlights. This expanded coverage represents a significant increase from the previous period's broadcast deal, which included fewer live UEFA club competition matches.
Sky Italia maintains its exclusive broadcast rights for the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League in the 2024-2027 cycle. This comprehensive agreement grants the network the exclusive right to air all 342 matches across both tournaments. This period coincides with an expansion in the number of matches due to revisions in the UEFA tournament format, further enriching the football content available on Sky Italia.
Sky Italia and Bundesliga International, a division of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga have secured a four-year agreement which starts from the 2021/2022 season and runs through the conclusion of the 2024/2025 Bundesliga campaign.
Sky Italia will show hundreds of Bundesliga matches each season via its TV subscription channels as well as its OTT platforms. In addition, to live matchday broadcasts, fans will be able to enjoy weekly highlights, “Bundesliga Weekly” programmes, and a special show focusing on the Bundesliga, “EuroShow”, that will be aired on Sky Sport24. The promotion and relegation play-offs will also be covered on this platform as well.
Sky Italia has acquired exclusive pay-TV English Premier League rights for the 2022-2025 cycle. Football Fans in Italy can watch up to seven Premier League matches live every round exclusively on Sky Italia’s linear TV networks or stream the EPL live on NOW, the broadcaster’s subscription-based OTT streaming service. The list of games for each season in the three-year deal includes fixtures from Friday and Monday nights and the traditionally match-packed Christmas period. Digital satellite network Sky Sport 24 covers EPL highlights, news and additional insights, whereas exclusive stories are published on the network’s website and social media accounts. Match previews and post-game analysis are part of the EPL’s package on Sky Italia, along with shows such as Premier League Remix and Premier League Stories. The media rights agreement between Sky Italia and The FA is reportedly worth $105 million or $35 million per year, and the broadcasts are available in San Marino and The Vatican. Users unable to watch the matches live can stream the Premier League on demand in Italy on the NOW app on their Android and iOS mobile devices and smart TVs.
Previously, Sky Italia held Premier League rights for the 2019-2022 cycle in a deal that involved six matches per weekend, or 235 games per season.
Sky Italia has secured digital and TV rights for Serie B from the 2021/22 to the 2023/24 campaigns. The network will show all 380 regular seasonal matches, plus the promotion and relegation play-offs. All games will be live-streamed on Sky’s over-the-top streaming service, Now TV in HD. In addition to full coverage of the Serie B season, subscribers will also be able to access bonus features, including match highlights, pre and post-game analysis, exclusive interviews, and more.
Sky Italia has extended its UEFA Champions League broadcasting rights in Italy for the 2021-2024 period. This deal not only includes live coverage of the matches but also encompasses match highlights and additional related content.
Sky Italia holds the rights to air a significant portion of UEFA Europa League matches for the 2021-2024 broadcast cycle. Specifically, the Italian network broadcasts all 282 matches of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, providing comprehensive coverage of these European football competitions.
Sky Italia has procured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2021 Copa América competition in Italy, with all 28 matches being covered. Match highlights will also be available after every game day, along with analysis and postgame shows. Subscribers can also access live-streaming of games via NOW TV.
Sky Italia has renewed its Serie A TV rights deal in Italy until the end of the 2020/21 season. Sky’s broadcast rights acquisition includes Package 5, which grants them access to 114 matches or three games every weekend for 38 rounds – including Sunday evening encounters. Sky also went for Package 6, which includes a total of 152 matches, including Monday evening games. In all, Sky has secured 226 games for its platform every season. Coverage will be carried out live on TV on Sky Supercalcio and Sky Calcio channels, as well as the pay-TV broadcaster’s over-the-top (OTT) service known as Sky Go. The matches will also be aired as full replays on TV on the network’s family of channels, and on demand online and via its streaming mobile app.
SKY has acquired broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League in Italy. The pay-TV broadcaster will distribute coverage of Europe’s largest soccer club competition on its family of premium networks. Live streams of the games may also be available on SKY’s over-the-top (OTT) platform, Sky Go, and its official apps for subscribers on Android and iOS mobile devices. In addition to live telecasts and online streams, full match replays may be aired on TV and made available on demand on the broadcaster’s video streaming service. Highlights and magazine shows may be shared as well across the TV operator’s digital assets. Subscribers of Now TV, an internet TV and video-on-demand (VOD) service provider managed by SKY, are also expected to inherit all the Champions League action in Italy.
