Sky Sports vs SPORT1

Sky Sports turns 'Welcome to the Show' into campaign

Sky Sports has expanded its 'Welcome to the Show' tagline into a full brand positioning and creative platform to promote 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, EFL, WSL and Scottish Premiership. The campaign uses national and club-specific posters (including 20 Premier League executions), a 30‑second hero spot that highlights ordinary fans, and high-profile talent. Sky used AI to scale personalization, create animatics faster, synthesize stadium visuals and produce a 3D Piccadilly Lights activation, while retaining human actors for close-up emotional performance. The work was led by Ceri Sampson and a creative/production team credited in the piece.

• Sky Sports is promoting 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, EFL, WSL and Scottish Premiership this season.
• The 'Welcome to the Show' tagline was developed into a full brand positioning and creative platform led by Ceri Sampson.
• Campaign assets include six national posters, 20 Premier League executions (one per club), and a 30-second hero commercial focused on fans.

Sport1 Reports Higher Gross TV Ad Revenue in August

German sports broadcaster Sport1 saw a significant increase in gross TV advertising revenue in August 2026, according to Nielsen data. The channel reported gross ad revenue of €15.4 million, up 22.1% year-over-year, marking its largest percentage increase in a long time. This continues a positive trend for Sport1 after months of decline, attributed to its recent content transformation. The overall German TV advertising market, however, declined by 4.9% in August, with major sales houses like Ad Alliance, Seven.One Media, and El Cartel Brothers all reporting decreases. Despite the TV market's weakness, the total German advertising market grew slightly by 0.9%, driven by strong online (+14.7%) and cinema (+54.7%) growth.

• Sport1's gross TV ad revenue in August 2026 reached €15.4 million, up 22.1% year-over-year.
• The German TV advertising market declined by 4.9% in August 2026 compared to the previous year.
• Ad Alliance reported a 6.0% decrease in gross revenue in August, while Seven.One Media saw a smaller decline of 4.4%.

SPORT1 Presse-News: Super League 2026 live im Free-TV, PS Profis Staffel 2, Survivor, Icon League, Darts-Deal mit DAZN, Partnerschaft mit Gambit Technologies

Die Presse-News-Seite von SPORT1 zeigt aktuelle Pressemitteilungen, darunter die Übertragung der Super League 2026 im Free-TV, den Start der zweiten Staffel von 'PS Profis', das neue Abenteuerformat 'Survivor', den Start der Icon League, einen Fünf-Jahres-Deal mit DAZN für PDC-Darts-Rechte sowie eine strategische Partnerschaft mit Gambit Technologies.

SPORT1-Fantalk geht in die neue Saison

SPORT1-Fantalk, the cult show, returns for a new season. Also, SPORT1 launched a new football format '45 – Die Fußball-Halbzeit auf SPORT1' and its podcast 'DEEP DIVE' reached 25 million streams in season 1.