Following the critically acclaimed first series, Sky Original comedy Breeders, starring Emmy and BAFTA-winning Martin Freeman (Fargo, Sherlock, Black Panther) and International Emmy and BAFTA-nominated Daisy Haggard (Back to Life, Episodes, Black Mirror), returns to Sky One and streaming service NOW on May 27th. All ten episodes will be available on demand. Breeders continues to […]
Sky has been nominated for a total of 24 British Academy Television Awards and Television Craft Awards. Covering a range of genres, the nominations include three nominations for Sky Original series in the Drama Series category, with nods for I Hate Suzie, Gangs of London and Save Me Too. Zai Bennett, Managing Director, Content, Sky […]
Sky Q has added new voice commands to its Voice Control function, to mark the highly anticipated series finale of Line of Duty on May 2nd. Sky Q users can say iconic phrases into tehirr Sky Q voice remote to get straight to specific episodes and watch the AC-12 team in action. Functioning voice commands […]
Sky Studios Elstree and BAM have partnered with Elstree Screen Arts Academy for a nine-month project to celebrate Elstree & Borehamwood’s rich film and TV heritage. As part of the partnership, students will create four, ten-minute documentaries centred on the new Sky Studios Elstree project, with each documentary looking at a particular theme; film & […]
Data from research firm Point Topic indicate that the collective efforts of altnets and challenger ISPs could see nearly 1 million additional broadband customers using an altnet or challenger ISP by the end of 2025, increasing market share from 12 per cent currently to 14.5 per cent or 3.75 million customers. The data, commissioned by […]
Sky has announced a new eight-part supernatural crime thriller The Rising which is due to begin filming in the Lake District next month. The Rising is the first series produced entirely in-house from Sky Studios, Sky’s production and development arm, who are working with executive producer Julian Stevens, producer of The Fall (BBC Two) and […]
The Premier League is discussing abandoning the next TV rights auction and instead rolling over the existing deals with BT, Sky and Amazon. The new auction for domestic Premier League rights, for 2022 to 2025, was imminent. However, the league is now in talks with the broadcasters and UK government about a ‘private’ rollover, according […]
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 […]
Sky Italia has lodged an appeal with the Milan Court against the awarding of the 2021-2024 Serie A TV rights to DAZN. In its appeal, the Italian pay-TV broadcaster alleges the violation of the so-called ‘Melandri Law’ that prohibits a single operator from acquiring all the rights to the Italian football league matches. Last month, […]
The Randox Grand National Festival and the Cheltenham Festival has brought unprecedented interest in horseracing from audiences stuck at home, according to Racecourse Media Group (RMG), which described the last few weeks as a “watershed” period for the sport. With most of the nation at home due to lockdown restrictions, which had resulted in the […]