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Sky entertains and excites more than 10.1 million homes through the most comprehensive multichannel, multi-platform television service in the UK and Ireland. Sky continues to break new ground with its own portfolio of channels: Sky 1 combines its commitment to UK production with the best of the US; Sky Living pushes ahead with fresh and innovative entertainment formats; Sky Arts is the UK’s only dedicated arts channel brand; Sky Sports is still raising the bar in sports broadcasting; Sky News remains a pioneer in television news; and Sky Movies is leading the way in High Definition and on-demand.
Sky also works with dozens of other broadcasters on the satellite platform, online and on mobile. Sky is now leading the UK into the age of high definition television with Sky + HD, has launched Europe’s first 3DTV channel, Sky 3D, and is rolling out Sky Anytime+, its internet delivered video on demand service. The company is also the UK’s fastest-growing broadband and home phone provider.
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Two-thirds believe making streamer audiences pay the licence fee if they don’t watch BBC is ‘unfair’
Two-thirds of people believe requiring streamer-only audiences to pay the licence fee is “unfair” if they don’t watch BBC or live programming, according to a Yougov poll commissioned by COBA. Of the 2,000+ UK-wide respondents, 69% said extending the scope of the licence fee in this way would be unfair, with half (52%) believing it […]
UK drama co-productions tallied 28 in 2024, a fractional dip on 2023’s total of 31, according to a new report for COBA. Within this, co-productions between UK and US partners rose sharply, while co-productions with Europeans fell. Over the last decade, co-productions have remained stable except for the period impacted by lockdown.