After losing PGA and DP World Tour rights, Sky Sport secures LIV Golf and Asian Tour rights with around 600 hours of live coverage from 2026.After losing the exclusive rights to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour in German-speaking countries to Telekom’s Magenta TV starting in 2026, Sky Sport has now obtained the broadcasting rights for LIV Golf and key tournaments of the Asian Tour from 2026. Sky Sport will broadcast 30 events from both tours, totaling around 600 hours of live golf coverage on television.
Sky Responds to Rights Loss by Joining LIV Golf and Asian Tour
Hans Gabbe, Senior Vice President Sports Rights & Commercialization at Sky Deutschland, expressed his excitement that Sky Sport will hold long-term rights to all four men’s major tournaments, the five women’s majors, all major women’s events, and now also the rights to the LIV Golf League and the Asian Tour. He stated, ‘The global schedule of LIV Golf and its unique team and individual competition format offer fans access to some of the biggest golf stars and great venues. Our customers can look forward to innovatively produced golf events featuring many of the most exciting and best players in the world.’
The partnership begins on Friday, January 9, 2026, with live coverage of the qualifying event “LIV Golf Promotions 2026” at Black Diamond Ranch in Florida, where an international field will compete for three coveted wildcard spots for the LIV Golf League 2026 season. Among the participants are German professionals Dominic Foos, Max Kieffer, and Max Rottluff, as well as Austrian Matthias Schwab. Sky Sport Golf will broadcast the LIV Golf Promotions live daily from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
With the LIV Golf League and the Asian Tour, along with more than 1,000 hours of live coverage per year, Sky Sport will continue to offer its customers extensive golf programming. Starting January 15, 2026, DP World Tour and PGA Tour events will be broadcast on Magenta TV. Fans wishing to watch live golf weekly and follow major tournaments on their devices will need to subscribe to two different platforms.