Sky Sport (Italy)

Sky Sport
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
Vatican City
San Marino
Switzerland
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
2160p (UHDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSkyalia (Sky)
Sister channelsSky Calcio
History
LaunchedJuly 31, 2003
Links
Websitesport.sky.it

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

Channels

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EPG Logo Channel name Launch
Sky
Box
DTT
200, 238, 250, 503 481 Sky Sport 24 August 30, 2008
☒N Sky Sport 24 HD September 24, 2011
201, 239 482 Sky Sport Uno July 31, 2003
472 Sky Sport Uno HD July 10, 2006
202, 240, 249 483 Sky Sport Calcio July 2, 2018
473 Sky Sport Calcio HD
203, 241 ☒N Sky Sport Football July 31, 2003
Sky Sport Football HD July 10, 2006
204, 242 Sky Sport Arena July 31, 2003
Sky Sport Arena HD July 10, 2006
205, 243 Sky Sport Tennis July 2, 2018
Sky Sport Tennis HD
206, 244 Sky Sport Action July 1, 2021
Sky Sport Action HD
207, 245 Sky Sport F1 February 18, 2013
Sky Sport F1 HD
208, 246 Sky Sport MotoGP March 10, 2014
Sky Sport MotoGP HD
209, 247 Sky Sport NBA July 2, 2018
Sky Sport NBA HD

The channel "Roma TV" is also included in the Sky Sport package.

Sky Sport 24

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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. Beginning September 24, 2011, the channel was broadcast in high definition.[1]

Sky Sport Uno

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.[2]

Sky Sport Action

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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

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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

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

Sky Sport MotoGP

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

References

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  1. ^ Digital-News.it, Simone Rossi-Redazione (24 September 2011). "Sky Sport24 HD: l'all news sportiva, da oggi è anche in Alta Definizione". www.digital-news.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "America's Cup, al via la Prada Cup: come seguire lo spettacolo della vela su Sky Sport" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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