The opening episode of HBO’s critically acclaimed prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, has now been watched 4.08 million times on Sky in the UK.
Sky Original drama Chernobyl gets 14 BAFTA nods
Sky Original Drama Chernobyl has received 14 nominations for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards.
Sky and HBO close to new programming deal
Sky and HBO are on the verge of a new output deal that would give the paycaster continued access to HBO’s new production and content library.
Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched a subscription video-on-demand service in Switzerland offering TV series and movies for a monthly flat fee of CHF14.90 (€12.90).
New series for Sky-Canal co-pro
Sky Atlantic has announced a second series for The Tunnel, the cross-channel drama, and co-production between Sky Atlantic and Canal+.
Zai Bennett to head up Sky Atlantic
BBC Three controller Zai Bennett is to leave the corporation and will become director of Sky Atlantic.
February 1 launch for Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic HD, the channel that will house the HBO library in the UK, will launch on February 1st.
Mad Men and HBO to run across Sky Atlantic
US advertising drama Mad Men and the recent exclusive acquisition of the HBO content slate will form the backbone of a new channel, Sky Atlantic HD, launching in early 2011.