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Millions of customers choose Sky because they love the quality entertainment we provide. We understand the importance of great TV and we invest around £2 billion a year in our channels to make sure our customers get what they want. When Sky launched in 1989, the number of television channels in the UK doubled from four to eight. Since that time, the multi-channel universe has expanded to include hundreds of channels, endorsing our belief that viewers would respond to more choice.  

Even in such a highly dynamic marketplace, Sky’s family of channels continues to set the pace. Whether it is Sky Sports’ commitment to the highest standards in sports broadcasting, Sky News’ reputation for breaking news, the best in entertainment from Sky1, Sky Living and Sky Atlantic, or the unparalleled Sky Arts, Sky maintains a unique position in UK broadcasting.  

As part of our leadership in high definition television, an ever-growing proportion of Sky’s commissioned programming in entertainment, arts and sport is now broadcast in HD, as are many of our acquired programmes in entertainment and movies.  

In addition to our wholly-owned channels,Sky is also a shareholder in a number of joint venture channels which further increase the choice of programmes available to customers. These include The History Channel, The Biography Channel, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, National Geographic Channel and Attheraces.

From our own home-grown drama and comedy to the latest US hits, you’ll find it on Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD. Available exclusively to pay-TV customers,
Sky 1 continues to be the most popular digital entertainment channel in Sky TV homes.  



Sky 1 mixes blockbuster acquisitions – such as Modern Family and House – with home-grown UK commissions
such as Mad Dogs and Got to Dance.

Sky 1 will also continue to invest in original British comedy with a number of new programmes this spring such as
Stella staring Ruth Jones.

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The Sky Arts channels are the only channels in the UK and Ireland dedicated to the arts.   

Sky Arts 1 HD is crammed full of the best contemporary arts programming, such as live rock concerts, documentaries and films. With evermore original commissions, including viewers' favourite The Book Show, live broadcasts, entertaining acquired programming, and incredible live performances and interviews with the big names in rock music from the 60s to today. 

Sky Arts 2 HD is the home of classical arts content,featuring the best of the world's operas from New York's Met Opera,Glyndebourne and La Scala, the big names from the world of jazz, an eclectic mix of contemporary and classical dance and concerts with the great conductors like Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel and Simon Rattle. 

As well as programming on-screen, we are one of Britain’s largest supporters of the arts, partnering cultural organisations and events, helping to open up the arts to more people. To find out more click here . 

Sky Arts is also proud to be the major sponsor of the The
South Bank Sky Arts Awards(previously the South Bank Show Awards), hosted by Melvyn Bragg, which are now in their 15th year and are still the only awards ceremony in the world that represent the entire spectrum of British arts, from visual arts
to opera,television drama to dance, film to literature.

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Sky Atlantic, launched in February 2011, is the newest channel in the Sky portfolio and is free and exclusive to all Sky TV customers.  

Sky Atlantic showcases the most iconic shows in television. From stunning new epics and fantasy dramas to classic HBO original series, Sky Atlantic features the greatest acting, writing and directing talent from TV and film. Sky Atlantic will also continue to bring the best of orginal UK comedy and drama such as Paul Abbott's 'Hit and Miss'.

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With a reputation for innovative, fresh and talked about programming, Sky Living is a channel that's full of style and energy and is unashamedly indulgent. Sky Living features many of the best US entertainment shows, as well as big, brand new British programmes, such as Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, Dating in the Dark and Four Weddings.  

Sky acquired Living in 2010 to expand its entertainment portfolio and complement Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic.
To build on the channel's success,
and to cement its status as an entertainment destination, the channel was rebranded to become Sky Living from early 2011. 

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Sky Movies is the complete HD movie service, showing a huge choice of movies from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to cult classics. Through our agreements with the major studios right through to the leading independents, Sky Movies offers customers over 450 different movies a week including at least five new premieres, including most of the biggest movies before any other TV channel.   

Our Movies Pack gives customers 11 great Sky Movies channels plus bonus channel Disney Cinemagic. All of the Movies channels are available in High Definition for customers taking the HD Pack. To make it easier for customers to find their way around the huge choice of films, we group movies into different genre channels including Sci-Fi & Horror, Comedy, Drama & Romance and Family. We don't show any advertisements during our films – unlike other UK film channels – and we PIN-protect pre-watershed.

We were the first UK broadcaster to launch dedicated HD
movie channels and, through Sky+ and Sky Anytime+, TV customers can choose when and
how to enjoy the movie they want to watch. Sky Anytime+ customers can access a library of over 500 movies through our video on demand service. For more information on Sky Anytime+ click here. 

Sky Movies can also be enjoyed via Sky Go's online service, where viewers can watch a selection of 500 movies via iPad, iPhone, laptop, Xbox 360 or selected Android smartphones.

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Since its launch in 1989, Sky News has established itself as a formidable and innovative force in news broadcasting. It now provides news to around 145million people in 36 countries in Europe alone, with distribution across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. 

Valued for fairness, balance and journalistic objectivity, the award-winning channel has also earned a reputation for the speed of its 24-hour coverage and flexibility in reporting live news – first.   

In addition to its status as one of Europe's leading 24 hour news channels, skynews.com is one of the fastest growing websites on the continent. It is also available on mobile phones, on desktops, on UK rail platforms and Virgin Atlantic flights.  

In 2012 Special correspondent Alex Crawford was named Television Journalist of the Year for the third year in a row at the prestigious Royal Television Society awards. Sky News presenter Anna Botting was named Presenter of the Year for her reports from Libya during its revolution and from Japan after it was hit by a devastating tsunami. Sky News also picked up the award for international coverage for Libya and home news coverage for its reporting on the riots that gripped the UK in August.

In 2011 Sky News won the prestigious RTS News Channel of the Year award for a record eight time in 10 years.

In May 2010 Sky News launched Britain’s first High Definition rolling news channel, Sky News HD, uniting first-class journalism with sharp picture quality, bringing HD
customers closer to the news.

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Launched in 1991, Sky Sports has changed the face of sport in the UK over the last 20 years and has dramatically expanded the quantity, quality, depth and variety of top-class live sport on TV.   

As well as showing the nation's favourite sports like football, cricket, rugby and golf, we give valuable exposure to other sports which appeal to a smaller but equally committed audience. Half of our schedule last year was dedicated to sports such as schools athletics, women's cricket, angling and water polo. 

Among the year's highlights, Sky Sports continued its long-standing partnership with cricket with exclusive coverage of the Ashes, which was acclaimed for its innovative use of
HD. In rugby, the Premiership and the Engage Super League reached ever-growing audiences. Later in 2011, Sky Sports will be the only UK broadcaster to screen all four days of the Masters live and in HD, plus exclusive live 3D coverage for the first time. 

We continue to invest in High Definition and now customers have the choice of 5 HD Sports channels including Sky Sports News HD.We screened more sports programming in high definition last year than ever before, with more than 9,200 hours of live sport provided in HD.  

Following the launch of Europe’s first dedicated in-home 3D TV channel in October 2010, we continue to expand our 3D Sports coverage. In addition to the regular Premier League games broadcast in 3D, we also recently screened the 2010 Ryder Cup, Scottish international football, England’s rugby internationals, world heavyweight boxing and world championship darts in 3D. 

Our website, skysports.com, hit a new record in January 2010, recording nearly 17.5 million unique users during the month. And with its live scores and text commentary, the Sky Sports iPhone app is proving to be one of the most popular ways to keep in touch with sport on
the move. 

The investment we have made in sport has helped inject much-needed funding into clubs up and down the country. We're also committed to increasing participation at the grassroots level, through projects like our schools initiative Sky Sports Living for Sport and our partnerships with British Cycling and the England and Wales Cricket Board. 

Sky Sports has had a major impact on how sport is covered on TV, pioneering new techniques such as interactivity, stump microphones, steady-cam and super-slo-mo which are now industry standard.Through our experts and support programmes, we’ve brought a new level of commentary and analysis, enhancing understanding and enjoyment.

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Challenge is the ultimate home of game show entertainment, combining cult shows, world famous quiz formats and innovative new game shows. Challenge offers a rich mix of classic shows from yesteryear alongside fresh, ground breaking quiz formats which debut on the channel.