Sky Sports activities received three prizes on the 2024 Broadcast Sport Awards, with Actual Discuss named the most effective podcast of the yr.
The six-episode sequence, introduced by Miriam Walker-Khan, explored well being and well-being subjects skilled by athletes in several sporting worlds.
Sky Sports activities additionally claimed the prize for Broadcast Sport TV Second of the 12 months for protection of teenage sensation Luke Littler turning into the youngest World Darts Championship finalist.
The award for Greatest Visible Storytelling Utilizing Information and Perception went to Sky Sports activities F1 for the Ghost Automobile characteristic that has been used to check the efficiency of various drivers.
The Actual Discuss podcast, which was launched throughout March and April, lined lesser mentioned sporting subjects equivalent to obsessive-compulsive dysfunction, pelvic flooring well being, motherhood and retirement.
Littler surprised the sporting world by reaching the ultimate at Alexandra Palace on the age of simply 16 at first of the yr, along with his crushing semi-final victory over former champion Rob Cross marking a historic second.
He would go on to lose to Luke Humphries in a superb ultimate, however his run to the ultimate will go down in darting folklore and attracted an enormous new viewers to the game.
Sky Sports activities F1 had lengthy used side-by-side clips of rivals’ qualifying laps to analyse the place time was being made however have been capable of improve the viewer expertise in 2024 by utilizing a ghost automobile characteristic.
Without having for a break up display screen, the ghost automobile allowed viewers to see in exceptional element how pole place battles have been taking part in out.
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Karun Chandhok analyses Lando Norris and Max Verstappen’s laps on the Italian Grand Prix Qualifying.
Sky Sports activities F1’s Karun Chandhok mentioned: “The fantastic team at Sky push us to innovate and do new things, and use the studio in creative ways. It’s great recognition for the whole team.”
Different winners on the evening included Michael Johnson and Gabby Logan, who claimed Pundit of the 12 months and Presenter of the 12 months, respectively, for his or her work on the BBC. The BBC’s protection of the ladies’s FA Cup ultimate received Sports activities Manufacturing of the 12 months.
Sky Sports activities+ has formally launched and might be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app, giving Sky Sports activities prospects entry to over 50 per cent extra dwell sport this yr at no further price. Discover out extra right here.
