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Oscar win for Sky’s Promising Young Woman

Sky Original movie, Promising Young Woman, has taken home an Academy Award, with Emerald Fennell earning the honour of Best Original Screenplay. The movie is available exclusively on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW in the UK. Promising Young Woman, which also won two BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay, stars Carey Mulligan […]

April 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky wins first BAFTA Film Awards

The EE British Academy Film Awards winners were announced on April 11th with Sky Original movie Promising Young Woman, picking up two awards – for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay – marking the first time a Sky Original film has won a BAFTA. Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie; a smart but […]

April 12, 2021By Nik Roseveare

The United Way launches on Sky Documentaries and NOW in May

Sky has announced that cinematic one-off feature documentary The United Way, will launch on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW on May 24th. The Sky Original film is the epic story of a football club, a city and a man who did more than most to bring success to both. As told by, co-written by […]

April 8, 2021

Promising Young Woman to premiere on Sky Cinema

The Promising Young Woman movie, nominated for 6 BAFTAs and 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, will join the Sky Original film line-up in a partnering with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International. The film will be available to UK audiences exclusively on Sky Cinema and Now from April 16th. The debut feature from writer/director/producer […]

March 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky’s NOW TV rebrands as NOW

NOW TV, Sky’s OTT service, has unveiled a new identity and look, and shortened its brand name to ‘NOW’. Alongside the visual transformation, NOW has also moved to a new tone of voice. Viewers are invited to join the community with a NOW Membership (formerly Passes) – including Entertainment, Cinema, Sports, Kids and hayu, starting […]

March 16, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky lands Wellington Paranormal

Sky has acquired cult mockumentary comedy Wellington Paranormal from Oscar-winning Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords‘ Jemaine Clement. All three seasons of Wellington Paranormal will be available as a boxset from April 5th on Sky Comedy and NOW TV. The series follows Officers Minogue and O’Leary who are invited to join the new Wellington […]

March 15, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Snyder’s Justice League landing on Sky Cinema

Sky has confirmed that the Zack Snyder cut of the Warner Bros Pictures and DC movie, Justice League, will be available on Sky Cinema and NOW TV from March 18th – the same day it launches on HBO Max in the US. Snyder was the original director of the movie, but had to leave the project during […]

March 10, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Sports reruns on NOW TV

NOW TV sports customers can now watch over 1000 hours of sports highlights, documentaries, news programmes and select reruns as part of a new On Demand addition to NOW TV’s Sky Sports Pass. Sky Sports Pass holders will no longer have to wait until shows are broadcast, and instead will have access to all sports […]

March 5, 2021

Allen v Farrow premieres on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV on March 15th

The four-part documentary series Allen v Farrow, from award-winning investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, premieres on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV on March 15th. The series goes behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of one of Hollywood’s most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual […]

March 3, 2021

The Flight Attendant landing on Sky, NOW TV

Sky has announced the eight-episode limited series The Flight Attendant will air from March 19th on Sky One and NOW TV. The series tells the story of a flight attendant (series star and executive producer Kaley Cuoco) who wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man – and no […]

February 16, 2021By Nik Roseveare