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About Sky Sport 255

Sky Sport 255 is an Italia sports channel owned by Sky Italia. Over the years, it has been used to assist with the live coverage of sporting events on TV, instead of being a 24/7 network with its own original content.

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Sky Sport is a pay-tv sports network owned by satellite TV operator Sky Italia. It was launched in 2003 and consists of multiple premium sports channels broadcasting in standard definition (576i) and high definition (1080i)—many of which have been around for many years. Sky Sport’s large family of television networks in Italy puts it in a unique position to provide subscribers with extensive coverage across various sports disciplines. Sports covered on the platform over the years has included basketball, football, motorsport, rugby, tennis, wrestling and more.

Major continental club competitions that football fans have enjoyed on Sky Sport Italia over the years include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Women’s Champions League. But Sky Sport has also been known to grow its portfolio of football league rights, which in the past has included some of Europe’s biggest leagues, like the Italian Serie A, English Premier League and German Bundesliga. Sky Sport channels televise events live, on delay and as full replays, depending on their programming or scheduling plans. Furthermore, Sky’s rich content is available to stream live online and on demand via its official web services and cross-platform applications.

In July 2018, Sky Sport restructured its channel offerings—changing some of the channel numbers in the process. Although it largely maintained the themes of its networks, its packages, pricing, and channel distributions saw some changes. Aside from broadcasting sporting events, Sky Sport also feeds its viewers with news updates, highlights, and exclusive clips around the world of sports. In addition, it produces its own programs from its studios to complements its events coverage.

Sky Sport 255 Broadcast Rights

	Italy - Serie A (2018-2021) 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. More details 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.
	UEFA Europa League (2018-2021) Sky has acquired exclusive rights to the UEFA Europa League in Italy until 2021. The pay-TV broadcaster will offer comprehensive coverage of Europe’s secondary club soccer competition through live matches on its premium TV channels. Full match replays and highlights will also be aired every season. Live and on-demand Europa League games will be made accessible on the network’s streaming service, Sky Go. More details Subscribers will additionally have access to all the action on the Sky Go app for Android and iOS.
	UEFA Champions League (2018-2021) 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. More details 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.