Sky Sports celebrates Premier League ratings success
Sky Sports is celebrating a second year of ratings success having screened 49 of the top 50 most watched Premier League matches in figures compiled by BARB.
As with the 2013/14 season, Sky Sports has shown the most viewed matches from the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League. All twenty teams are featured in the 49 matches screened, which the broadcaster says “underlines the importance to viewers of Sky Sports’ coverage of clubs at both ends of the table.” There are currently still eight live matches left to screen on Sky Sports in the final two rounds of the season with Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and newly crowned champions Chelsea all live this weekend.
“We’ve offered 49 of the top 50 matches two seasons running now, showing that Sky Sports continues to be the home of the matches that matter. Football fans should expect more of the same from Sky Sports next season and of course, more matches and an even stronger selection of picks from 2016/17. Before then, it’s another huge summer of sport across our seven channels with an unrivalled choice of the biggest events including The Ashes, Major golf and every Formula One® Grand Prix weekend live.” – Sky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis
The broadcaster also notes that viewers to Sky Sports via mobile devices has also increased this year while Sky Go has seen a five percent year on year increase in viewing peaks from Barclays Premier League matches. Sky Sports On Demand Football content also saw huge 152% increase in downloads.
In February, Sky Sports secured exclusive rights to the Premier League from 2016-17 to 2018-19, winning five of the packages available and increasing the number of games to 126 per season. This ensured that Sky Sports will continue to be the home of the Barclays Premier League for at least another four years.
