Rugby rights deal may push SKY TV prices up - CEO

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 4:41 a.m.

SKY TV is warning it may cost more to watch sport on its platforms, because of a more expensive rugby rights deal. But the company is promising subscription fees won't change this financial year. Sky TV has more than trebled its net profit to just under $40 million for the six months to December. Chief executive Sophie Maloney told Checkpoint executive producer Annabel Reid the company has some big costs in the next half of the year.