FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            Report of Foreign Issuer



                    Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                        For the month of August, 2007
                              17 August, 2007



                       BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
                              (Name of Registrant)



                Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD England
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F


                    Form 20-F X            Form 40-F



Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                    Yes                    No X



If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not Applicable



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


                                    Exhibit

EXHIBIT NO.1    Press release of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
                announcing Director/PDMR Shareholding released on
                17 August, 2007


Re: Paragraph 3.1.4. of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (the "Company") announces that:

On 16 August 2004 and 8 November 2005 Jeremy Darroch, a director of the Company,
received awards under the Company's  Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
Following the satisfaction of certain performance conditions, 70% of those
awards  vested on 16 August 2007. 175,000 BSkyB ordinary shares ("Shares")
became exercisable in respect of the August 2004  award and 148,750 Shares
became exercisable in respect of the November 2005 award.

The Company received notification yesterday that on 16 August 2007 Jeremy
Darroch exercised the vested awards and  subsequently disposed of 263,750 Shares
at 653.42 pence per Share and retained 60,000 Shares as a personal interest in
the Company.



                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                         BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC


Date: 17 August, 2007                    By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                             Dave Gormley
                                             Company Secretary