The new pan-European streaming service was launched in the Nordics on 20 September with Netherlands, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe to follow. It features exclusive first-run Hollywood films and new scripted series from the world’s greatest studios
A joint venture of Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky, and ParamountGlobal, SkyShowtimewas officially launched on 20 September 2022 in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, bringing a premium offering of exclusive and iconic entertainment to millions of homes across Europe for the first time.
In the Nordics, it replacedParamount+, allowing existing and future customers to watch current streamer’s favourites such as Halo, Yellowstone, The Offer and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as well as SHOWTIMEoriginals Yellowjackets, Dexter: New Blood, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, and The First Lady. And for the first time, subscribers will gain access to even more new and exclusive premium series and movies spanning the best of Universal Pictures, Sky Originals and NBCUniversal.
Powered by the Peacock platform, SkyShowtime was created specifically for Europe and is dedicated to these markets. With regional offices across its territories, SkyShowtime’s customer-centric focus and local market presence informs its approach to partnerships, content, and marketing. Once launched across more than 20 countries, SkyShowtime’s apps and content will be available in 18 different languages.
Before expanding into the Netherlands later this year in Q4,SkyShowtime will continue its roll out across Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) over the coming months and through Q1 2023. CEE markets include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Specific launch dates and pricing in these markets will be announced in the coming months.
The new streamer features thousands of hours of entertainment for the whole family, the service is the home to a wide selection of the world’s most highly anticipated series and movies. Also, exclusive television premieres of first-run theatrical films from Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, Hollywood’s two oldest studios and which together account for nearly 50% of Hollywood box office.
SkyShowtimeoffers new blockbuster films following their theatrical and home entertainment release, including Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Northman, Sing 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, The Lost City, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Nope, Belfast, Ambulance and The Bad Guys.In addition, the premium scripted series, kids and family content and a selection of iconic library titles and box sets from Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME, Sky Studios and Peacock. SkyShowtime will also feature local original programming, documentaries and specials from its markets.
From launch, customers can watch series like SHOWTIME’s drama American Gigolo, Sky Originals The Rising, The Fear Index, and The MidwichCuckoos, as well as Law & Order S21 from Peacock. Additional premieres will include Yellowstone S5, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Vampire Academy and YellowjacketsS2or Let The Right One In.
Monty Sarhan, CEO: ‘SkyShowtime is the next great streaming service for Europe.We’re excited for our customers to have exclusive access to the latest series and movie premieres from our iconic and world-renowned studios. We look forward to sharing further details about launch dates for our other markets and bringing SkyShowtime to even more people across Europe’.
The following weeks to the announcement, Sarhan confirmed the appointment of a new leadership: former HBO Max Roberto Sotojoined as Chief Strategy Officer,Disney+’s John Heinemannlawyer, as General Counsel, Richard Thurston, as Chief Human Resources Officer, Jon Farrar, Head of Programming, and Raquel Berzosa, Regional General Manager for Iberia.
