Sky Signs Exclusive Deal To Give HBO New Home
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Sky has signed a deal to become the exclusive UK home for programmes from US channel HBO.
Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire will be the first HBO drama to air under new deal
The broadcaster will be the only place in the UK where viewers can watch, in high definition, newly commissioned HBO shows.
The Prohibition-era drama, which stars Steve Buscemi, was written by Emmy award-winning writer Terence Winter, who worked on The Sopranos.
Boardwalk Empire will make its US debut on HBO in September 2010 and will air on Sky shortly afterwards.
Game of Thrones, the fantasy drama based on the series of books, A Song Of Ice And Fire and Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman, will also be shown on Sky.
In addition, future seasons of existing HBO shows - such as Entourage and Big Love - will be broadcast exclusively on Sky channels in the UK and Ireland after their existing broadcast agreements come to an end.
HBO's classic shows from the past, including The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, will also be available through Sky's on-demand service.
On the day BSkyB, which owns Sky News, announced a strong end to its financial year, the firm also revealed it will launch 3D TV to residential customers on October 1.
It will be available to Sky+HD customers who have invested in a 3D television.
Coverage of the Ryder Cup will be one of the events to be broadcast in 3D on the launch weekend.
Hollywood films Bolt and Monsters vs Aliens will also make their 3D TV debuts.
Buzzing. Love HBO and this means I won't have to spend half my days downloading the latest episodes of everything. Well done Sky.
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bet boardwalk empire will be on the movie channels:mad:
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Re: Sky Signs Exclusive Deal To Give HBO New Home
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Drago
bet boardwalk empire will be on the movie channels:mad:
Luckily for you mate, it's gonna be shown on the basic channel. Assuming Sky One.
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“It’s about the importance of basic channels: 40 per cent of new customers came to us just for our basic package of channels last year.
“Sometimes the perception is we are only about sport but the business has moved on a long way.”
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koppas
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Originally Posted by
Drago
bet boardwalk empire will be on the movie channels:mad:
Luckily for you mate, it's gonna be shown on the basic channel. Assuming Sky One.
Quote from Sky:
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“It’s about the importance of basic channels: 40 per cent of new customers came to us just for our basic package of channels last year.
“Sometimes the perception is we are only about sport but the business has moved on a long way.”
:cool:
well thats good news
be honest i usually donload everything cos i like watching a few episodes in a row, no way i could of waited for dexter, prison break & 24
