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Netflix and Amazon bag first BAFTA Kids nominations
October 28, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix and Amazon have bagged their first ever BAFTA Kids awards nominations this year.
The entertainment industry has seen its awards ceremonies increasingly disrupted by the presence of online streaming services, with Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale winning Outstanding Drama Series … Read More
Sky Store introduces more ways to Buy & Keep movies
October 28, 2017 | David FarnorSky Store is introducing more ways to Buy & Keep the latest blockbusters to customers.
Sky’s pay-per-view service lets people buy and rent movies online, offering films to Sky customers through their set top box or to non-customers through its … Read More
Sky Kids app adds games to streaming line-up
October 20, 2017 | David FarnorSky is bulking out its Sky Kids app with a host of games inspired by TV shows.
Games featuring their favourite characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Peppa Pig and Ben 10, are now available to download. Free to Sky customers, the … Read More
Sky Q remote adds new voice control features
October 8, 2017 | David FarnorSky is taking on Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri this autumn, by beefing up its own voice control system.
Sky Q customers will be able to use new voice control features this month through their Sky Q touch remote. It … Read More
Marvel’s Inhumans finds UK TV home on Sky 1
September 26, 2017 | David FarnorMarvel’s Inhumans will premiere in the UK on Sky 1 this autumn.
The series explores the never-before-told epic adventure of the Royal Family, including Black Bolt, the enigmatic, commanding King of the Inhumans, with a voice so powerful that the … Read More
Trailer: First look at Jez Butterworth’s Britannia
August 31, 2017 | David FarnorJez Butterworth is heading to Sky next year for a new drama, Britannia – and a new trailer gives us a first look at the show.
Journeying deep into the dark and unruly world of Britannia, the Sky Original production … Read More
Sky 1 orders three new entertainment shows
July 24, 2017 | David FarnorSky 1 has ordered three new entertainment shows for the coming year.
Sky is increasingly throwing its weight behind prestigious drama, as its exclusive rights to HBO series and co-productions with Showtime give it the kind of clout to compete … Read More
Sky’s Jamestown soars past 3 million downloads
July 12, 2017 | David FarnorMore than 3 million people have journeyed to Sky’s Jamestown this summer, as the original drama reaches its conclusion.
The Sky 1 series, produced by Carnival Films, may have just ended, but a growing number of people are taking advantage … Read More
Sky Sports launches new line-up with flexible prices
July 11, 2017 | David FarnorSky Sports has launched a new line-up, with channels dedicated to individual sports and the option for new flexible, customised pricing.
Sky Sports has long been the dominant force on premium, pay-TV sports, competing with rivals such as BT TV … Read More
Riviera box set hits 5 million downloads
June 28, 2017 | David FarnorThe box set of Sky’s new original drama, Riviera, has been downloaded more than 5 million times.
The series, which stars Julia Stiles and Adrian Lester, is set in the sun-drenched South of France, the opulent playground of the world’s … Read More