Sky offered DAZN $609 million U.S. for some continued Serie A rights-sharing in Italy, but DAZN has turned them down, opting to focus on keeping those rights streaming-only.
Owning Sky has allowed Comcast to provide NBC with some more desirable Premier League matchups for NBC windows this season.
Comcast now has the top cycling team. Will this affect coverage?
Comcast will be gaining a massive foothold in Europe.
Comcast hopes that it will takeover Sky before Disney does
Comcast is increasing its bid to buy Sky to create a huge international entertainment and sports giant.
The 2019-22 domestic rights have netted 4.464 billion pounds ($6.2 billion U.S.) so far for 160 matches, below the 5.14 billion pounds paid for 168 games from 2016 to 2019.
UK regulator feels Rupert Murdoch’s purchase of Sky would not be in the public interest.
"The key near term headwinds are soft NFL ratings and the risk that the Sky transaction is blocked by UK regulators."
