SkyShowtime

SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer. David Urgell becomes VP of distribution & partnerships at ...

Former Comcast Cable exec Monty Sarhan was [appointed CEO in January](https://tbivision.com/2022/01/11/viacomcbs-showtime-name-ceo-for-european-streamer-sky-showtime/). [Before that he had been SVP of business development & content distribution at ViacomCBS Network EMEA (now rebranded Paramount), where he oversaw the roll-out of streamers such as Noggin and Nick+ around the world. [unveiling in in mid-2021.](https://tbivision.com/2022/01/11/viacomcbs-showtime-name-ceo-for-european-streamer-sky-showtime/)

SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer. David Urgell becomes VP of distribution & partnerships at ...

Former Comcast Cable exec Monty Sarhan was [appointed CEO in January](https://tbivision.com/2022/01/11/viacomcbs-showtime-name-ceo-for-european-streamer-sky-showtime/). [Before that he had been SVP of business development & content distribution at ViacomCBS Network EMEA (now rebranded Paramount), where he oversaw the roll-out of streamers such as Noggin and Nick+ around the world. [unveiling in in mid-2021.](https://tbivision.com/2022/01/11/viacomcbs-showtime-name-ceo-for-european-streamer-sky-showtime/)

The new streaming service SkyShowtime, a joint venture between NBCUniversal and Sky parent Comcast and Paramount Global, has unveiled its plans for launch, ...

The service will offer Hollywood films, premium scripted series, and kids and family content, in addition to local original programming, documentaries and specials from its respective markets. CEE markets include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. As part of the partnership with Paramount, SkyShowtime will replace the Paramount+ streaming service in the Nordics region.

It will initially launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden on September 20, 2022. The content lineup for the service includes a combination of titles from ...

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Comcast (CMCSA) and Paramount Global joint venture, SkyShowtime, is set for launch on Sep 20 in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

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SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast's Sky and Paramount Global, will launch on Sept. 20 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, ...

We look forward to sharing further details about launch dates for our other markets and bringing SkyShowtime to even more people across Europe.” Over the coming months, additional series premieres on the streamer will include Yellowstone season 5, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Vampire Academy and Showtime’s Yellowjackets season 2 and Let the Right One In. It will feature the 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 percent of Hollywood box office.” for SkyShowtime, — the next great streaming service for Europe,” said Sarhan. In the Nordics, where it will become available first, the service will be available direct-to-consumer via the SkyShowtime app across Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices and through its website. “We’re excited for our customers to have exclusive access to the latest series and movie premieres from our iconic and world-renowned studios. [Earlier this year](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skyshowtime-ceo-monty-sarhan-comcast-viacomcbs-european-streaming-joint-venture-1235072885/), the two partners named Monty Sarhan the CEO of the streaming venture. He is based in London, reporting to the board of SkyShowtime, which is using the brand names of Comcast’s European pay TV giant Sky and ViacomCBS’ [Showtime](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/showtime/). SkyShowtime will also feature local original programming, documentaries and specials from its markets. Among series premieres will be Showtime drama American Gigolo, Sky originals The Rising, The Fear Index, The Midwich Cuckoos, plus Law & Order season 21 from Peacock. 20 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, before debuting in the Netherlands during the fourth quarter, the companies said on Monday. “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.

More than a year since SkyShowtime was first announced, the SVOD is ready to join the streaming fray in Europe, Variety can reveal.

In the Nordics, as part of the partnership with Paramount, SkyShowtime will replace Paramount+. (The service [received regulatory approval in Europe](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/comcast-viacomcbs-skyshowtime-1235170017/) back in February.) [first unveiled in August 2021](https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/comcast-viacomcbs-europe-streaming-service-1235043583/) — will officially launch on Sept.

New pan-European streaming service will first launch in the Nordics on 20 SeptemberLaunches in Netherlands, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe to ...

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. We’re excited for our customers to have exclusive access to the latest series and movie premieres from our iconic and world-renowned studios. SkyShowtime will be available in more than 20 European markets encompassing 90 million homes. Once launched across more than 20 countries, SkyShowtime’s apps and content will be available in 18 different languages. SkyShowtime brings together the best entertainment from the world’s greatest studios and storytellers. A joint venture of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) —parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky— and Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), SkyShowtime will launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on 20 September, before expanding into the Netherlands later this year in Q4. From launch, customers can watch series premieres of highly anticipated SHOWTIME® drama American Gigolo, Sky Originals The Rising, The Fear Index, and The Midwich Cuckoos, as well as Law & Order Season 21 from Peacock. SkyShowtime will also feature local original programming, documentaries and specials from its markets. for SkyShowtime, — the next great streaming service for Europe. Powered by the Peacock platform, SkyShowtime was created specifically for Europe and is dedicated to these markets. We look forward to sharing further details about launch dates for our other markets and bringing SkyShowtime to even more people across Europe.” SkyShowtime will continue its roll out across Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) over the coming months and through Q1 2023.

The service was first revealed in mid-2021, and will bring together entertainment, movies and original series from the NBCUniversal, Sky and Paramount ...

We’re excited for our customers to have exclusive access to the latest series and movie premieres from our iconic and world-renowned studios. It will be available through the following distribution partners across its Nordic markets: Allente, RiksTV, Ruutu, Sappa, Strim, Telenor, Tele2, Telia, Telmore and YouSee from Nuuday Group, and TV 2 PLAY. The streamer will subsequently roll out across Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) markets including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia through Q1 2023.