SkyShowtime Officially Launches in Europe

New pan-European streaming service goes live in the Nordics

The Netherlands and Portugal set to launch on 25 October 2022

Features premieres of exclusive first-run Hollywood films and new scripted series from the world’s greatest studios 

New streaming service SkyShowtime officially launches today, bringing its premium offering of exclusive and iconic entertainment from the world’s greatest studios to homes across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden for the first time. The company also announced upcoming launches in the Netherlands and Portugal, which will both go live on 25 October.

SkyShowtime brings together the best entertainment from the world’s greatest studios and storytellers. Featuring thousands of hours of quality entertainment for the whole family, the service will be home to a wide selection of the world’s most highly anticipated series and movies.  

It features the exclusive television premieres of first-run theatrical films from Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, Hollywood’s two oldest studios which together account for nearly 50% of Hollywood box office. 

SkyShowtime will be home to a selection of new blockbuster films following their theatrical and home entertainment release, including three of this year’s top films: Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, and Minions: The Rise of Gru.  Other blockbusters that will be premiering on SkyShowtime include 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, SkyShowtime features new 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 - all streaming in one place. SkyShowtime will also feature local original programming, documentaries and specials from its markets. 

Starting today, customers will have access to the series premieres of highly anticipated SHOWTIME® drama American Gigolo, Law & Order Season 21 from Peacock, and several Sky Originals including The Rising, The Fear Index, and The Midwich Cuckoos. Over the coming months, additional series premieres will include Yellowstone Season 5, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Vampire Academy and SHOWTIME® series Yellowjackets Season 2 and Let The Right One In. 

In the Nordics, as part of the partnership with Paramount, SkyShowtime now replaces Paramount+, allowing existing and future customers to watch current Paramount+ favourites such as Halo, Yellowstone, The Offer and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as well as SHOWTIME® originals 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. 

SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan said: “Our time has come. It’s finally time for SkyShowtime. We are so excited that customers in the Nordics will have exclusive access to the latest series and movie premieres from our iconic and world-renowned studios. We are also excited to announce that next month, audiences in the Netherlands and Portugal will be able to experience SkyShowtime as we continue our expansion across Europe.”

SkyShowtime Regional General Manager for Northern Europe Henriette Skov commented: “SkyShowtime is now live across the Nordics and we are thrilled to offer entertainment fans the very best selection of global series and movies all in one place.” 

The service is available direct-to-consumer via web: www.skyshowtime.com and through the SkyShowtime app across Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices, Android TV, Google TV. SkyShowtime’s monthly price will be €6,99 in Finland, SEK 79 in Sweden, NOK 79 in Norway, and DKK 69 in Denmark. 

SkyShowtime will also be available through the following distribution partners across its Nordic markets: Allente, RiksTV, Ruutu, Sappa, Strim, Telenor, Tele2, Telia, Telmore and YouSee from Nuuday, and TV 2 Play. 

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. 

The content line up detailed in this press release is Nordic-specific and may vary per market. 

Please download the trailer here: https://youtu.be/UpOHeiFgVuI  

ENDS

For more details, please visit:  

Website: www.skyshowtime.com   

Newsroom: corporate.skyshowtime.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/skyshowtime  

For further information, please email skyshowtimeenquiries@mcsaatchi.com 

About SkyShowtime 

SkyShowtime is Europe’s newest streaming service. A joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, SkyShowtime brings together the best of Hollywood and local entertainment in one place.

From movies, and original series from the iconic brands of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios, and Peacock to SkyShowtime Original series, SkyShowtime is Europe’s new home for premium entertainment.

Launched across all of its markets earlier this year, SkyShowtime is available in: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It is available through select television providers in some markets and across Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices, Android TV, Google Chromecast, LG TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and the web.