Tennis/US Open: Sky succeeds Amazon as broadcaster in the UK & Ireland (2023-2027)

Sky has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the US Open Grand Slam tournament, in the UK and Ireland, over the 2023-2027 cycle, announced the pay-TV operator on 15/12/2022.

"Sky Sports will have access to all individual court feeds, broadcasting a minimum of 135 hours of competition throughout the two-week Grand Slam tournament. Extensive coverage will provide content for both existing tennis fans and new audiences across Sky Sports' linear, digital, and social channels. The agreement includes coverage of the men's and women's tournaments, alongside the respective doubles, mixed doubles, junior, and wheelchair competitions," explained the operator.

For the 2018-2022 cycle, the American e-commerce group Amazon held the exclusive broadcasting rights to the US Open in the UK and Ireland for its VoD platform Prime Video. Amazon had acquired the rights for $40m (€37.6m) according to UK media on 19/04/2018.

• Sky Sports previously held the rights to broadcast the US Open in the UK and Ireland between 1991 and 2015.