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Sky Sports

Sky Sports
TV Channel information
NameSky Sports
Launched25 March 1990
Owned byBritish Sky Broadcasting|March Industries
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3),
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share0.9% (1)
0.4% (2)
0.2% (3)
0.1% (4)
(June 2011)
Formerly calledThe Sports Channel (1990-1991)
Sister channelsChallenge,
Pick TV,
Sky1,
Sky2,
Sky Arts,
Sky Atlantic,
Sky Living,
Sky Livingit,
Sky Living Loves,
Sky Movies,
Sky Movies Box Office,
Sky News,
Sky Sports News
Availability
Terrestrial
BT VisionChannel 41 (1)
Channel 42 (2)
Top Up TVChannel 41 (1)
Channel 42 (2)
Satellite
SkyChannel 401 (1/HD)
Channel 402 (2/HD)
Channel 403 (3/HD)
Channel 404 (4/HD)
Channel 405 (News/HD)
Channel 217 (Sky 3D)
Sky Anytime
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 511 (1)
Channel 512 (2)
Channel 513 (3)
Channel 514 (4)
Channel 515 (News)
Channel 517 (HD 1)
Channel 518 (HD 2)
UPC IrelandChannel 402 (1)
Channel 403 (2)
Channel 404 (3)
Channel 405 (4)
Channel 408 (News)
Smallworld CableChannel 401 (1)
Channel 402 (2)
Channel 403 (3)
Channel 404 (4)
Channel 405 (News)
IPTV
TalkTalk TVChannel 550 (News)
Channel 551 (1)
Channel 552 (2)
Channel 553 (3)
Channel 554 (4)
Internet television
Sky Golive (UK & Ireland only)

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Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1990, sometimes playing a large role in inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from the Football League in 1992.

Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, and 4 are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These channels are also available as premium on nearly every satellite, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the UK and Ireland. Unlike the other channels, Sky Sports News is provided as part of basic packages. Sky Sports is perhaps best known for its Premier League football coverage.


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