Comcast, the corporation that owns Sky, has partnered with ViacomCBS to launch a new streaming service in Europe.
SkyShowtime will host premiere movies and TV shows and will be available across many European countries from September 2022.
Here’s everything you need to know about it so far, including the exact launch date and what regions will receive it first.
What is SkyShowtime and when will it be available?
SkyShowtime is a new streaming service venture from Comcast and ViacomCBS.
It combines the content from a number of providers owned by the partners, including Universal, DreamWorks, Paramount+, Showtime, Sky, and Peacock.
It will launch on 20 September 2022 in a select handful of countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, where it will replace Paramount+ entirely. It will then expand to the Netherlands before the end of the year.
Other Central and Eastern European countries will get SkyShowtime from the beginning of 2023 and in the following months.
SkyShowtime will use the Peacock tech platform and be available across mobile devices, online and on smart TVs.
How much will SkyShowtime cost?
SkyShowtime will be priced at €6.99 in European countries that use the Euro, SEK 79 in Sweden, NOK 79 in Norway, and DKK 69 in Denmark.
Where will SkyShowtime be available?
Including the above, SkyShowtime will be available in the following European countries after the full rollout is complete:
AlbaniaAndorraBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandHungaryKosovoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSweden
There are no current plans to launch it in the UK, Ireland, Germany or Italy – basically anywhere where Sky TV is already available. However, Paramount+ is now available as part of Sky services.
Content from Comcast’s Peacock service is available on Sky too.
What TV shows and movies will be available on SkyShowtime?
SkyShowtime will feature “more than 10,000 hours of content”. This will include scripted dramas, kids and family, key franchises, premiere movies, local programming, and documentaries.
As well as the Sky Group, Comcast owns a huge suite of US TV channels, including NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Syfy, Bravo, and E!. It also owns Universal Pictures.
ViacomCBS equally has a large TV channel portfolio, not least CBS, The CW, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Showtime – hence the second part of the new service’s name. It also owns Paramount Pictures.
Confirmed movies coming to the platform include 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.
TV shows will include Halo, Yellowstone, The Offer, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from Paramount+, as well as Showtime originals, such as Yellowjackets, Dexter: New Blood, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, and The First Lady.