World Superbike remains on Sky

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With WorldSBK announced a new agreement: the Superbike FIM Motul World Championship remains with Sky also the next 2 years. Sky has in fact acquired the broadcasting rights for the WorldSBK, WorldSPB and WorldSSP classes up to and including the 2027 season, with all races visible exclusively on Sky and NOW, as well as free-to-air on TV8. Also, in the new two-year period, live on Sky Sports channels, the WorldWCR women’s championship.

“We are happy to renew our partnership with WorldSBK and continue to offer fans the unique excitement of this important world championship, enhanced by our sports storytelling. After the announcement of the new agreement for the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 world championships, this new synergy confirms how central motorsport is for Sky, which will continue to guarantee a viewing experience of the highest level” says Giuseppe De Bellis, EVP News, Sports & Entertainment Sky Italia.

“The roots of WorldSBK are in Italy and Sky Italia has been a solid and reliable partner for years. This renewal ensures consistent, high-quality coverage of our championship and makes WorldSBK accessible to a wide audience, both on pay TV and free-to-air” adds Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director:

For each of the calendar weekends, on Sky Sports channels scheduled exciting races on the track starting with the start of the 2026 championship, scheduled for the weekend of February 20-22 at the Phillip Island circuit, Australia.

“Sky thus confirms itself as a reference point for world motorsport thanks to a very rich offer that includes the Formula 1 World Championship, Formula 2, Formula 3, MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, Porsche Super Cup, as well as NTT IndyCar, F1 Academy, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and much more” the company announced in a note.

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