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Figure 7 Availability of live sport on Sky Sports 1 and other channels (2008)
Source: Ofcom analysis of BARB data.
4.73 Some events cannot be shown on Sky Sports 1 because they are ‘listed events’
which must be carried by one of the PSB broadcasters. ‘Listed events’ are a limited
number of sports events that the UK Government considers ‘key’ as they have a
“special national resonance” 90 . However, while these events are undoubtedly
important, they are not available on a regular basis and would therefore be unlikely to
drive subscriptions to a pay TV business.
90 For information on ‘listed events’ see for example:
http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/5399.aspx, or
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/code_sprt_lstd_evts/.
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Sport Event
Football
Cricket
Golf
Rugby
Union
Rugby
League
Tennis
Broadcast
on Sky
Sports 1
Substitutes
on Sky
Sports 2
Substitutes
on Sky
Sports 3
Substitutes
on Sky
Sports Xtra
Substitutes
on Setanta
Substitutes
on FTA
Substitutes
on basic
tier
Premier League 56% 3% 41%
FA Cup 19% 3% 26% 51%
Carling Cup 54% 46%
The Championship 83% 11% 6%
England International 15% 6% 35% 44%
Champions League 7% 36% 6% 14% 1% 36% 1%
UEFA Cup 2% 97% 1%
Euro 2008 100%
ICC ODI Championship
(non-England)
55% 33% 8% 4%
England Test Match 75% 11% 8% 6%
County Championship 45% 33% 14% 8%
England one day
international
56% 44% 0%
European PGA 24% 31% 29% 9% 5% 2%
Ryder Cup 100%
US Open Golf 78% 8% 14%
US PGA Tour 10% 1% 1% 87%
European Tour Golf 8% 14% 20% 31% 28%
World Golf Championship 63% 24% 13%
The Open 100%
US Masters 100%
Scottish Open 100%
Heineken Cup 17% 76% 2% 2% 2%
Guinness Premiership 44% 53% 3%
England International 24% 76%
Six Nations 100%
MagnersLeague 100%
Super League 39% 28% 31% 1%
Challenge Cup Rugby
League
11% 89%
Rugby League World Cup 21% 79%
Masters Cup Tennis 36% 11% 16% 37%
US Open Tennis 5% 1% 66% 28%
ATP Tennis 24% 4% 55% 17%
WTA Tour Tennis 19% 5% 35% 2% 40%
Davis Cup 15% 17% 49% 19%
Wimbledon 100%
Tennis WTA tour 100%
French Open 8% 92%
Australian Open 8% 92%
Paris Masters Tennis 100%
Stella Artois Tennis 100%
Tennis ATP tour 100%