Sky Channel is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n broadcaster

Broadcasting

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...

 specialising in live thoroughbred

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

, harness

Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...

 and greyhound racing

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....

. It is owned by Tabcorp Holdings

Tabcorp Holdings

Tabcorp Holdings is an Australian company with interests in gaming, wagering and related media. It was formed through the privatisation of the Victorian Totalisator Agency Board in 1994. The TAB ran all off-track betting on horse racing, greyhound racing, and harness racing in Victoria, as well...

. Sky Channel launched Australia's first ever satellite in 1985.

Channels

Sky Channel currently operates three separate television channels and two radio channel, most of which are primarily focused on Australian thoroughbred, greyhound and harness racing.

Sky Racing

Australia's first nationwide racing channel, Sky Racing

Sky Racing

Sky Racing is an Australian horse and greyhound racing television channel. It is carried by Foxtel, Austar, Optus TV and Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from 16 April 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010....

 broadcasts live Australian and overseas horse and dog racing for 15 hours per day. Sky Racing is available to both direct-to-home subscription TV viewers, and businesses including pubs, clubs, totalisators and local racing tracks.

Sky International

This channel delivers select Australian race meetings to international locations including UK, USA, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

. Extended coverage can be seen on Sky International due to its unique schedule. Content from Sky International can be seen on other racing channels, such as At The Races

At the Races

At The Races is a British television channel, originally co-founded with Channel 4, but now owned by a partnership between British Sky Broadcasting, Arena Leisure Plc and 30 UK racecourses....

.

Sky Business TV / Sky Ringside

Business TV is a part-time multi-channel service designed to be used for corporations or businesses wishing to stream live broadcasts, video conferences or meetings via satellite to another location. Sky Channel can lease studio space to clients and can utilise its Sky International bandwidth to deliver content around the world. Sky Business TV channels also air Sky Ringside, a program which features live boxing tournaments from around the world. Pubs, clubs and businesses receiving Sky Racing also have access to Sky Ringside when it airs.

Sky Sports Radio

Sky Channel also operates Sky Sports Radio

2KY

2KY is a commercial radio station based in Sydney, broadcasting throughout New South Wales and Canberra on a network of over 140 narrowcast transmitters as well as the main 1017 AM frequency in Sydney. 2KY broadcasts live commentary of thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing...

, which is available in most parts of NSW and the ACT via AM and FM transmission. It is also available on digital radio in Sydney. It predominantly covers horse and greyhound racing, however it also has a number of general sporting talk programs.

A second station, Sky Sports Radio Digital, is currently only available via digital radio in Sydney.

Content

Other than broadcasting live racing 15 hours per day, Sky Channel produces a number of programmes tailored to specific types of racing in Australia. Most programmes feature expert reviews and tips for upcoming events. Some popular programmes include;

• Racing Retro
• Off The Beaten Track
• Inside Running
• The Catching Pen
• In The Gig

Broadcasting

Live content is supplied to Sky Channel via fibre optic, microwave or satellite links from independently owned racing clubs. As of August 2006, most live content and all of Sky's flagship programs are broadcast in 16x9 widescreen digital format to all subscribers.

Horse Racing

Matthew Hill (NSW)

Josh Flemming (NSW)

Rod Fuller (NSW)

Colin Hodges (NSW)

Greg Miles (VIC)

Terry Bailey (VIC)

Adam Olszanski (VIC)

Rick McIntosh (VIC)

Adam Crettenden (VIC)

Brian Markovic (VIC)

Brendan Delaney (VIC)

Darren McAullay (WA)

David Wrensted (WA)

Craig Morrison (WA)

Alan Thomas (QLD)

Russell Leonard (QLD)

Pat O'Shea (QLD)

Colin McNiff (TAS)

Terry McAuliffe (SA)

Hilton Donaldson (SA)

Harness Racing

Fred Hastings (NSW)

Kevin Thompson (NSW)

Craig Eassey (NSW)

Dan Mielicki (VIC)

Lachlan McIntosh (VIC)

Craig Rail (VIC)

Chris Barsby (QLD)

David Fowler (QLD)

Stuart Lowe (WA)

Richard Bell (WA)

Greyhounds

Paul Ambrosoli (NSW)

John McDermott (NSW)

Tim Newbold (NSW)

Bob Lane (NSW)

Ron Knight (NSW)

Phil Roberts (NSW)

Rob Testa (VIC)

Ron Hawkswell (VIC)

Andrew Patterson (VIC)

Paul Hammon (VIC)

James Van De Matt (VIC)

JOE DYER (QLD)

Ryan Levitzke (WA)

All Rounders

Mitchell Manners (NSW)

Brent Considine (NSW)

Shane Yates (TAS)

Brenton Yates (SA)

Jim Jacques (SA)

Paul Dolan (QLD)

Steve Hawkins (QLD)

John Brasch (QLD)