Tag "Sky Sports"

Barney Francis bets on WePlay – Ex-Sky Sports boss appointed as strategic advisor to specialist performance-driven sports marketing agency

Barney Francis, long-time former managing director of Sky Sports has been appointed to the Advisory Board of WePlay, the fast-growing, first-of-its-kind, performance marketing agency for the sports industry. The TV

Sky Sports to make Cricket World Cup final available for free – if England get there

If England make the World Cup final, the pay TV broadcaster will make the game available for free, according to Sky.

Cricket World Cup final could be on free to air as power of digital proves compelling

Talks between the ICC and Sky Sports to make the final free to air are reportedly ongoing.

Sky Sports to stream Netball World Cup on YouTube

The Netball World Cup will not be behind a paywall despite rights owned by Sky Sports.

NBC Sports and Sky Sports to simulcast content at next week’s Players’ Championship

Ahead of this year’s Players Championship at the iconic Sawgrass course in Florida, Sky Sports and NBC will simulcast and promote each other’s content.

Welcome to 2019: Digital Sport’s Trends for the Year

2019 will see innovation and change – but what are the biggest areas ripe for disruption?

The Premier League launches its own esports league – the ePL

The Premier League has launched its esports league – the ePL – and shows being big and professional means you don’t have to be the first to innovate.

Three key questions ahead of the new Premier League season

A look at some of the key things to look out for across the new Premier League season.

BT, Sky and Eleven Sports show the media rights shake-up is all to do with digital

Things are being shaken up, but it’s all down to the changing face of fan consumption.

Live-streaming no longer the elephant in the room as Premier League looks to crack down

Illegal streaming isn’t what rightsholders want to be thinking about when they sell rights to broadcasters, but it’s an issue to be taken seriously.