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Spain: SkyShowtime partners with MasOrange

SkyShowtime, the European streaming service, has announced a partnership with Spanish telco MasOrange. The deal, which commences immediately, is SkyShowtime’s latest distribution deal with a TV provider in Spain and will make SkyShowtime the most widely distributed streaming service within the MasOrange portfolio. MasOrange customers will be able to access a seamless entertainment experience across […]

December 12, 2024

Endeavor Streaming, Sky NZ expand deal

Endeavor Streaming and Sky New Zealand have expanded their partnership with a multi-year deal that includes a range of user experience enhancements, personalisation features and advanced advertising capabilities, designed to elevate the viewing experience and unlock new revenue streams for the sports streaming platform, Sky Sport Now. Endeavor Streaming first partnered with Sky in 2014 […]

December 10, 2024

Deltatre hires Bellamy as CRO

Deltatre, the tech company behind the media and sporting moments that matter, has announced the appointment of Peter Bellamy as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). He will oversee new business, customer management, strategic partnerships, growth services, and marketing.  Bellamy brings two decades of proven success in the ever-changing media landscape, including key roles at Sky, NeuLion, […]

December 10, 2024

Max to be bundled with Sky in UK

Sky and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an expanded long-term partnership, broadening their collaboration to bring WBD content to Sky and NOW customers in the UK and Ireland. Building on the current content available on Sky Cinema and Sky Atlantic, the new agreement will now include the ad-supported version of Max, WBD’s streaming service, […]

December 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Sky Deutschland remains home of Bundesliga

Sky Deutschland will remain the home of the Bundesliga in Germany until 2029. From 2025/26, Sky Sport will present more Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 action than any other provider with the following content: 87 per cent of the total of 617 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches, the relegation games and the Supercup seven of the […]

December 6, 2024

Survey: “Lovely Jubbly” tops Britain’s favourite TV phrases

A nationwide survey from Sky TV has revealed a list of the most enduring and well-loved phrases from British TV. Top of the list is Del Boy’s iconic “Lovely Jubbly” (37 per cent) from Only Fools and Horses and Homer’s “D’oh” from The Simpsons (25 per cent). “Here’s one I made earlier” from Blue Peter […]

December 5, 2024

Sky launches Essential TV bundle

Sky has announced its new entry-level TV pack, Essential TV, which offers content from Sky, Netflix and discovery+, for £15 a month. Sky Essential TV, as well as the existing Sky Ultimate TV pack, are both available through Sky Stream and Sky Glass. The new Essential TV package includes Sky Atlantic, Netflix Standard with Ads […]

December 4, 2024

The Day of the Jackal biggest new Sky series launch ever

Sky has announced that The Day of the Jackal has officially been marked as the biggest new series to ever launch on Sky, by any supplier, with the first episode reaching an audience of 4.5 million (after 26 viewing days). Having already claimed the accolade for the biggest Sky Original ever, the series has two […]

December 4, 2024

Sky, Starz order second season of Sweetpea

Sky and Starz have announce that Sky Original comedy thriller Sweetpea will return for a second killer season. Sweetpea is produced by See-Saw Films and fanboy in association with Sky Studios. Season 2 will see Rhiannon Lewis return with a vengeance as her killer secret continues to spiral, and she becomes more twisted than ever. […]

December 3, 2024

blur: To The End to premiere on Sky Arts

Feature-length documentary, blur: To The End, plus the band performing live at Wembley Stadium (from July 2023) will air on Sky Arts and NOW on December 29th. blur: To The End, which was released in cinemas earlier this year, depicts the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they […]

December 2, 2024By Nik Roseveare