Sky Sports has announced its best ever day of viewing thanks to a bumper day of live sport on October 4th across the network. Sky Sports’ averaged 933,000 viewers throughout the day which accounted for 11.7 per cent of all TV viewing. In fact, over 14 million people watched Sky Sports on Sunday, with each […]
Sky Sports will broadcast sailing’s 36th America’s Cup, the oldest international trophy in world sport, in March 2021. The new deal means Sky Sports will show the America’s Cup World Series, Christmas Regatta and Prada Challenger series, culminating with the 2021 America’s Cup Match starting on March 6th. On top of live TV coverage, Sky […]
BAFTA-winning writer and producer Anil Gupta has joined Sky Studios, Sky’s development and production arm, as Creative Director for original comedy in the UK. Focussing on in-house production, Gupta will work with new and established talent to develop scripted comedy projects for Sky Studios. Gupta’s credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42, […]
The increased time spent at home during the pandemic has led to a boom in demand for video streaming in Italy. On September 27th, the Digital Auditel (the ‘Total Audience’, which measures consumption through connected devices) set a new record, with 3.18 million hours of use. Research carried out by Samsung among Smart TV owners […]
The NFL has seen UK viewership for its Sunday evening broadcasts increase by eight per cent compared to the first three weekends of last season. The rise in consumption comes on the back of the NFL’s new five-year deal with Sky Sports which has seen the pay-TV broadcaster launch the league’s first ever dedicated channel […]
The UK’s Official Charts Company has launched a brand new digital rental chart and data service for the British video sector. The new service will provide the video category with the first monthly VoD chart service in the world to be based on data from digital retailers, delivering a view of consumer engagement with transactional […]
Fitness experience Fiit has launched on Sky Q, allowing users to access over 600 on-demand classes, created and led by Fiit’s 35 industry-leading trainers, including Adrienne Herbert, Cat Meffan, Corinne Naomi, Gede Foster, Gus Vaz Tostes and more. Users can pick their desired class by studio – Cardio, Strength and Rebalance – or by trainer. […]
Sky’s NOW TV app is now available on Sony BRAVIA Android TVs in the UK and Ireland. The NOW TV app gives users access to a range of new and original British comedies, Oscar, BAFTA, and Emmy award winning dramas, Sky originals and movies – all without a contract. Sony’s Android TV with the Google […]
Following last year’s Cinderella: After Ever After, Sky has announced the commission of two further instalments of the entertaining, family-friendly specials for Sky One and NOW TV; Jack & The Beanstalk: After Ever After and Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After. Sky Original Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After will air this coming Christmas […]
The total revenues of the TV market in Western Europe amounted to €101.9 billion in 2019, according to the latest Turning Digital report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. This figure represents an increase of 1.5 per cent over the previous year, but revenues could fall by 10 per cent in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]