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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 35 MIN

Sky Sports chief Licht on new competition, rights holder conversations, and more

from The Broadcast Sport Podcast

The Broadcast Sport Podcast speaks to Sky Sports' chief sports officer Jonathan Licht about Sky’s competition with streamers and social platforms, how Sky Sports+ has changed its conversations with rights holders, it’s success and setbacks with social content, including the short lived Halo channel, working with free-to-air broadcasters, whether AI will play a part in its productions, and plenty more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Broadcast Sport Podcast speaks to Sky Sports' chief sports officer Jonathan Licht about Sky’s competition with streamers and social platforms, how Sky Sports+ has changed its conversations with rights holders, it’s success and setbacks with social content, including the short lived Halo channel, working with free-to-air broadcasters, whether AI will play a part in its productions, and plenty more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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