Sky goes after Glee.

Dman001 · 14-04-2011 10:38pm #1

Apparently Sky are trying to nab Glee from Channel 4 in the UK. Chances are that it wont have any impact on Irish viewers watching on TV3, unless they get exclusive rights for both the UK and Ireland. To be honest it was only a matter of time they did this. They have done the same with House, Lost, 24 and Mad Men. All were on FTA channels, a few seasons in and once it got very popular Sky went after them.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s57/glee/news/a314623/sky-enters-bidding-war-for-glee.html

rebel girl 15 · 28-04-2011 1:02pm

I hope they don't - a lot of people here catch it on Channel 4 if they don't see it on TV3.

Scoobydooo · 29-04-2011 6:00pm

Don't see much point in them getting it tbh

JP Liz V1 · 17-05-2011 11:39am

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/s57/glee/news/a319967/glee-third-season-to-air-on-sky.html

The third season of Glee will air on Sky instead of E4 in the UK.

After rumours about the show's future on E4 last month, Sky has reportedly signed a deal to broadcast the new episodes.

According to the Daily Star, Sky eventually paid £12m for the rights to the series.

A spokesperson for Sky would not confirm or deny the reports but a Channel 4 spokesperson told Digital Spy: "By not renewing the Glee deal, we are freeing up huge amounts of budget to invest in home-grown programming, British talent and of course continuing to discover and showcase what the US has to offer."

The spokesperson added: "We are particularly thrilled to have recently acquired The Killing."

Channel 4 announced last month that it had picked up The Killing, the American remake of popular Danish series Forbrydelsen.

The first season of Glee premiered on E4 in the UK in 2009 and became a hit for the digital channel. The current season is airing on Mondays at 9pm on E4.

JP Liz V1 · 13-06-2011 10:39am

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/s57/glee/news/a324512/glee-the-glee-project-heading-to-sky.html

Sky has confirmed that it will air the third series of Glee and reality show The Glee Project</EM> exclusively in the UK.
The broadcaster today announced a deal with 20th Century Fox to show all future episodes of the musical comedy and its accompanying talent competition from the autumn.
Stuart Murphy, Director of Programmes for Sky, said of the agreement: "Glee has been nothing short of a phenomenon, and we're thrilled to secure the future of the show for our customers with this life-of-series deal.
"It's the perfect fit for Sky 1 and we're thrilled to be able to build on the success it has already achieved, and we hope our customers will be as chuffed and excited as we all are."
Reports that Sky had poached Glee from E4 for an alleged £12m fee first circulated last month.
The winner of the The Glee Project will receive a seven-episode arc in Glee's third season. The ten-part contest premiered in America yesterday on the Oxygen network.

Richard Dower · 13-06-2011 3:28pm

E4 should go after Pretty Little Liars!!

JP Liz V1 · 13-06-2011 3:45pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

E4 should go after Pretty Little Liars!!

MTV UK shows it and tbh it is crap

I wonder will Sky getting Glee affect TV3's showing it?

JP Liz V1 · 15-09-2011 11:07am

Season 3 starts on Sky 1 on Thursday the 22nd of September 2011

JP Liz V1 · 03-02-2012 12:08pm

Sky1 has confirmed that Glee will return for the rest of its third season next month.

The popular musical series will begin airing in the UK again from March 1, the broadcaster announced today.

Sky1 will then be able to show a new episode every week until the end of the season.

The first instalment back, 'Yes/No', features a guest voiceover from Dame Helen Mirren, while the episode airing the week after will see the cast paying tribute to Michael Jackson.

Other guest stars appearing in future episodes include Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer and Gloria Estefan, while Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jeff Goldblum will appear in the show as the fathers of Rachel (Lea Michele).

Glee returns with a new episode on Sky1 on March 1 at 9pm

JP Liz V1 · 31-08-2012 6:01pm

Sky1 has confirmed that the fourth season of Glee will not air in the UK until January 2013.

The musical drama returns to Fox in the US next month, but Sky1 has decided to hold back the UK premiere in order to "play out... an unbroken run".

In a statement, the broadcaster said: "We originally thought that the majority of our customers would want to see Glee as soon as possible, but last year you gave us feedback about the constant breaks in scheduling (owing to one-off broadcasts of live sport and other events in the US) and told us you wanted a more consistent scheduling pattern.

"We listened to the feedback and have decided to begin showing season 4 in January 2013, so we can play out in an unbroken run."

Spinoff series The Glee Project has also been confirmed to return to Sky1, with an autumn air date being eyed for the reality show's return.

sunbabe08 · 02-09-2012 5:23am

:rolleyes: well that's there loss then. because more people are gonna down load it on the internet.

ffs like. i know i watch online the following morning, but i quite enjoyed watching it on t.v as well.

JP Liz V1 · 18-12-2012 4:51pm

Returns the 6th of January 2013 on Sky 1

sunbabe08 · 22-12-2012 1:42am

yup, along with several other u.s shows

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2013 8:55pm

Season 5 starts on Sky 1 from Friday, October 4 at 8pm

JP Liz V1 · 18-05-2015 12:17am

The sixth and final season of Fox’s drama series Glee will receive its UK premiere on Sky1 on Thursday May 28th at 9pm

Green Giant · 18-05-2015 3:17pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The sixth and final season of Fox’s drama series Glee will receive its UK premiere on Sky1 on Thursday May 28th at 9pm

At long, long last!!!

Thanks for posting!

Sky goes after Glee.

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