Sky Deutschland, a privately owned company headquartered in Germany, is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Founded in 1991, the company employs approximately 1,810 individuals and reported $2.0B in revenue as of 2024. Sky Deutschland operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer and specializes in media and TV services. It operates a direct broadcast satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (through Sky Switzerland), providing a collection of basic and premium digital subscription television channels via satellite and cable television. Originally launched in 1991 as Premiere, the service began as a single analogue channel on the Astra 1A satellite, offering films dubbed into German and in original audio, live football matches from the German Bundesliga and Austrian Bundesliga, documentaries, concerts, and TV series. The service was rebranded as "Sky" on July 4, 2009, and has since expanded to consist of numerous digital channels.

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Founded

1991

Headcount

1,818

Headquarters

Germany

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

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Sky Deutschland offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Sky Deutschland's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services.
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Sky Deutschland's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Sky Deutschland's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is pay-TV. For full access to Sky Deutschland's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Sky Deutschland's suppliers include Humax Digital and Vistance Networks.

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Sky Deutschland currently holds broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football.

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