Sky Sport (Italy) Explained

Sky Sport
Launch Date:July 31, 2003
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
2160p (UHDTV)
Owner:Sky Italia (Sky)
Sister Channels:Sky Calcio
Country:Italy
Language:Italian
Area:Italy
Vatican City
San Marino
Switzerland
Website:sport.sky.it

Sky Sport is a group of nine sports satellite TV channels in the Italian language produced and broadcast by Sky Italia.

Channels

Logo Channel name Launch
Sky
Box ! DTT
200, 238, 250, 503481Sky Sport 24August 30, 2008
Sky Sport 24 HDSeptember 24, 2011
201, 239482Sky Sport UnoJuly 31, 2003
472Sky Sport Uno HDJuly 10, 2006
202, 240, 249483Sky Sport CalcioJuly 2, 2018
473Sky Sport Calcio HD
203, 241Sky Sport FootballJuly 31, 2003
Sky Sport Football HDJuly 10, 2006
204, 242Sky Sport ArenaJuly 31, 2003
Sky Sport Arena HDJuly 10, 2006
205, 243Sky Sport TennisJuly 2, 2018
Sky Sport Tennis HD
206, 244Sky Sport ActionJuly 1, 2021
Sky Sport Action HD
207, 245Sky Sport F1February 18, 2013
Sky Sport F1 HD
208, 246Sky Sport MotoGPMarch 10, 2014
Sky Sport MotoGP HD
209, 247Sky Sport NBAJuly 2, 2018
Sky Sport NBA HD
The channel "Roma TV" is also included in the Sky Sport package.

Sky Sport 24

Sky Sport 24 is a sports all-news channel. With 24 hour cycle, of which 14 & 1/2 hours of live content (10:00–00:30) and 9 & 1/2 hours of reruns (00:30–10:00), it broadcasts current event updates, press conferences and breaking news all related to sport. British equivalent is Sky Sports News.

Sky Sport Uno

Sky Sport Uno (until July 1, 2018, Sky Sport 1) is the flagship channel of Sky Sport, dedicated to major sporting events. The British equivalent was Sky Sports 1, however it is now Sky Sports Main Event after it was renamed.

Sky Sport Calcio

Sky Sport Calcio (Sky Sport Serie A until July 1, 2021, available only with the Sky Calcio pack) is a TV channel created for Serie A and Serie B matches rights. This channel is similar to the British, Sky Sports Premier League, equivalent.

Sky Sport Football

Sky Sport Football is the channel dedicated to non-Italian football.
These are Sky Sport's Footballing rights used by this channel:

This channel has other equivalents in other countries Sky operates.

Sky Sport Arena

As with other equivalents in other countries, Sky Sport Arena is a multi-sport channel for other rights not covered or clashes by other Sky Sport channels.

These are some Sky Sport's rights used by this channel:

Sky Sport Tennis

Sky Sport Tennis (known as Sky Sport Golf until July 21, 2019 and as Sky Sport Collection until June 28, 2021) is a channel dedicated to tennis, which airs Wimbledon tournament and other ATP tournaments, including Next Gen ATP Finals and Nitto ATP Finals, all Masters 1000 tournaments, 5 ATP 500 tournaments and 7 ATP 250 tournaments. From 13 January 2021 until 24 March of the same year, the channel is renamed as Sky Sport America's Cup, with 24 hours a day dedicated the 2021 America's Cup.[1]

Sky Sport Action

Sky Sport Action, available since July 1, 2021 is a channel dedicated to motorsports, e.g. DTM and Porsche Carrera Cup but also other sports aired by Sky Italy, as rugby and wrestling.

Sky Sport NBA

Sky Sport NBA is the channel dedicated to the American basketball competitions.
These are Sky Sport's basketballing rights used by this channel:

Sky Sport F1

This channel, for motor-car racing, uses rights given by the FIA including these events:

Sky Sport MotoGP

This channel, for motorcycle racing, uses rights given by the FIM including these events:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: America's Cup, al via la Prada Cup: come seguire lo spettacolo della vela su Sky Sport . 12 January 2021 . Sky Italia . 30 January 2021 . it.