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Peacock coming to Sky

NBCUniversal and Sky will make AVoD service Peacock available at no additional cost to nearly 20 million Sky customers in Europe. Beginning later in 2021, Peacock will make its international debut across Sky platforms, including Sky Q, NOW, and Sky Ticket, currently serving customers throughout the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. “Comcast’s Xfinity […]

July 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

ITV, Sky expand commercial partnership

ITV and Sky have signed a new long-term partnership that they say drives increased value for both businesses and provides Sky TV customers with an enhanced viewing experience across all of ITV’s content and services. The partnership, which builds on the previous advertising and carriage agreement between the companies, covers all existing and future Sky […]

July 21, 2021

GolfPass launches on Sky Q

GolfPass is now available on Sky, allowning golf fans to watch daily golfing tips and hundreds of exclusive videos, bringing them closer to the game whilst at home in an informative and interactive way. The app is divided into two sections; ‘Watch’ and ‘Learn’ and gives GolfPass members access to over 4,000 hours of golf […]

July 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Channel 4, Sky expand partnership

Channel 4 and Sky have renewed and expanded their long-term commercial partnership. The broadcasters say that their new multi-year agreement will “extend the strategic relationship, giving both parties more opportunities to collaborate, support commercial growth, and innovate as broadcasting evolves in the future”. The partnership will make even more Channel 4 content available to Sky […]

July 2, 2021

Roku orders 2nd season of Kevin Hart’s Die Hart

Roku and Laugh Out Loud, the multi-platform comedy brand, have announced Kevin Hart’s comedy action series, ‘Die Hart,’ will return to The Roku Channel for a second season titled, ‘Die Harter.’ Following the series premiere on May 20, the greenlight is the first Roku Original renewal for The Roku Channel. ‘Die Hart’ had a spectacular […]

June 9, 2021

Sky Q adds Kids Quotes to voice search

Sky Q has added Kids Quotes to its voice search function after research it commissioned revealed that more than two thirds of children use phrases from their favourite films and TV shows every day, with over half of parents resorting to saying quotes to work out what their kids want to watch on TV. The […]

May 27, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky to air Friends: The Reunion in UK

Friends: The Reunion will be available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK & Ireland. The TV special will air on demand from 8am on May 27th, and on Sky One at 8pm on the same day. The long-awaited get together will see Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return […]

May 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Q adds Peloton to fitness offering

The Peloton App is now availablt to Sky Q customers in the UK, offering studio-style workouts in the convenience and comfort of home. Thousands of classes across a variety of disciplines, taught by leading instructors, are now available via Sky Q. Those who subscribe to Peloton on Sky Q and see the full library of […]

May 6, 2021

Sky Q adds Line of Duty voice commands

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 […]

April 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky opens retail store in Gateshead

Sky has opened a new retail store in the Metrocentre Gateshead, in the northwest of England. The new retail concept, which will open its doors today (April 19th), brings together Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband and Sky TV, and offers potential customers the opportunity to fully sample the Sky Q experience. The Sky shop will be […]

April 19, 2021