Sky and BBC Studios renew expanded, multi-year agreement

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23 April 2024

Sky and BBC Studios renew expanded, multi-year agreement

Sky and BBC Studios today announce the expansion of their partnership with a wide-ranging
agreement that gives New Zealanders access to outstanding British content across Sky Box, Sky Pod,
streaming service Neon and with some content also available free-to-access on Sky Open.

Sky Chief Executive Sophie Moloney said: “I’m delighted Sky customers will enjoy an expanded array
of world-class content through our renewed partnership with BBC Studios. We value what our
customers value, and with UKTV being Sky’s number one entertainment channel with consistently
high and growing viewership, we’re confident in the value this represents for customers. The renewed
partnership also offers exclusive access to premium British drama on BBC First, which is a hugely
exciting development. Importantly, these rights extend across our portfolio of entertainment
products meaning our customers can enjoy great British content in whatever way they choose, while
also enabling Sky to maximise the value of this content through subscription and advertising revenue
streams.”

BBC First will join the Sky channel line up from October 2024, bringing a host of premium UK dramas
to Sky customers with selected content also available on Neon and Sky Open. BBC First will be home
to the biggest dramas from the UK, premiering a mix of exciting new titles and the latest seasons of
audience favourites, showcasing the ‘best in British’ storytelling. BBC First joins BBC UKTV, BBC Earth
and CBeebies, alongside the BBC’s world-leading BBC News channel, giving Sky audiences access to
thousands of hours of world-class British content from all genres with a mix of shows available across
Sky’s platforms.

BBC Studios ANZ GM Fiona Lang said: “We are delighted to grow our longstanding partnership with
Sky. New Zealand audiences have proven to have a huge appetite for British shows, and we’re pleased
to be able to partner with Sky to offer their customers more of what they want - the full suite of the
best of the BBC from kids to entertainment, news, documentaries and drama.”


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