Sky Signs Deal For HBO Shows

RolandIRL · 02-08-2010 02:59PM

zerks wrote: »

Have a look at Minstrels link-seems your of luck for the fta route with BBC etc. getting any of these shows.

it doesn't mean i'm going to get sky anyway, but i suppose this means the end of the likes of Hung being on More4.

i'll have to get my american cousins to send it over to me then

that's something i never got about sky. you pay to get their channels yet you end up watching more ads than on RTÉ. i know there's sky+ but fast-forwarding kinda takes the flow out of the show

Minstrel27 · 02-08-2010 03:26PM

robby^5 wrote: »

Breaking Bad isnt made by HBO it's from AMC.

On this point, it's not been on TV over here yet? They have the DVD's in HMV etc. that's a bit odd.

Sky are reported to be talking to Showtime and AMC. See post number 22 of this thread.

Basq · 02-08-2010 05:10PM

robby^5 wrote: »

Breaking Bad isnt made by HBO it's from AMC.

As someone has mentioned, they're close to a deal with AMC also.

robby^5 wrote: »

On this point, it's not been on TV over here yet? They have the DVD's in HMV etc. that's a bit odd.

It's been on Channel Five in the UK.. so not exactly a core audience there considering it's not even on the Sky EPG.

And not one Irish station has considered it.

Cantona's Collars · 02-08-2010 06:45PM

basquille wrote: »

As someone has mentioned, they're close to a deal with AMC also.

It's been on Channel Five in the UK.. so not exactly a core audience there considering it's not even on the Sky EPG.

And not one Irish station has considered it.

Was it not on FX also? I remember catching a few episodes.With Sky doing deals with HBO,Showtime and AMC there won't be a whole lot left for the terrestrial channels except the usual comedy-lite programs.If it means seeing decent U.S drama sooner instead of a lot of the usual guff that's out I don't care.So far it's been the slightly dubious route for a lot of em that I want to watch without waiting 6 months.
Slightly off topic,why does TV3 drop shows without warning or reason? They had new series of V before anyone and recently dropped it,managed to catch the rest of it on SCYFY. The Shield was another one.It seems the few decent shows they get end up being bumped in favour of reality tv without even a word of why or when they'd return.:mad:

Minstrel27 · 02-08-2010 07:13PM

zerks wrote: »

Was it not on FX also?

It certainly was at some point.

http://fxuk.com/shows/breaking-bad

TV3 should never be allowed to show programming again. Their treatment of The Shield was absolutely appalling.

amacachi · 02-08-2010 07:16PM

I think Sky are positioning themselves very wisely, with the Tories likely to be reining in the BBC so Sky are ready to dominate, and with Murdoch trying to buy out the bit of Sky he doesn't own there's something more behind all this.

Elmo · 02-08-2010 07:21PM

Seems like co-productions only not HBO serials????

Disappointing for FTA viewers but we are waiting so long for FTA channels to show the programmes anyway I wonder if it will really effect the current rights issues for Irish channels?

Basq · 02-08-2010 07:26PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

It certainly was at some point.

http://fxuk.com/shows/breaking-bad

Yeah.. sorry, FX UK showed the first season but lost the rights to Five USA, who then showed the second season at the appalling time of 12am on a Friday night.

Elmo · 02-08-2010 07:47PM

amacachi wrote: »

I think Sky are positioning themselves very wisely, with the Tories likely to be reining in the BBC so Sky are ready to dominate, and with Murdoch trying to buy out the bit of Sky he doesn't own there's something more behind all this.

They need to start making quality UK production. A UK version of HBO that can compete with FTA TV in the UK.

It seems they might be going down that road.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/02/sky-hbo-deal-tv-drama

amacachi · 02-08-2010 07:51PM

Elmo wrote: »

They need to start making quality UK production. A UK version of HBO that can compete with FTA TV in the UK.

That's my point though, with the BBC being reined in what FTA or FTV competition would Sky have? ITV? LOL. :P

Minstrel27 · 02-08-2010 08:01PM

amacachi wrote: »

That's my point though, with the BBC being reined in what FTA or FTV competition would Sky have? ITV? LOL. :P

Internet downloads.

Elmo · 02-08-2010 08:06PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Internet downloads.

This deal is to try to prevent illegal downloads. Sky will have the shows airing on Sky One a day or 2 after HBO channels (If they don't the deal is useless). Sky Player provides it online for all subscribers while Sky provide it in HD on their pay platform. You have to remember for many people pay = Convenience, without having to involve their american cousins.

Minstrel27 · 02-08-2010 08:26PM

Elmo wrote: »

This deal is to try to prevent illegal downloads. Sky will have the shows airing on Sky One a day or 2 after HBO channels (If they don't the deal is useless). Sky Player provides it online for all subscribers while Sky provide it in HD on their pay platform. You have to remember for many people pay = Convenience, without having to involve their american cousins.

Sky said 'shortly after'. This would suggest to me a time line similar to The Pacific. They were a month behind HBO?

Richard Dower · 02-08-2010 08:47PM

To prevent illegal downloads original programs need to be broadcast over here the next day, or even on the same night. New episodes of US shows are up within a couple of hours after being broadcast.

Dman001 · 03-08-2010 02:32AM

I was willing to wait a few days for Lost to be shown on RTE2 rather than watch it online. If the is a reasonable gap I would watch shows on Sky rather than online.

I hope Sky do get the rights to the AMC and Showtime shows. Maybe then we will get a decent place for Mad Men (although it being free and adless on BBC HD was nice, but RTE put it on a ridiculous times), Breaking Bad and Californication.

We pay a premium for Sky, so it's about time we got some premium content. It's time for Sky to cut down on the content from Fox (Simpsons, Lie To Me, Bones but not House

) and offer a bit more variety.

JP Liz V1 · 03-08-2010 12:42PM

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a255160/sky1-picks-up-the-middle-three-fox-series.html

Sky1 has announced four new US acquisitions as part of its Autumn/Winter lineup, including The Middle.

The pickup of the family comedy, which stars Patricia Heaton, is part of channel head Stuart Murphy's ongoing strategy to make Sky1 known as a destination for comedies. The Middle returns for a second season on ABC in the US next month.

Sky1 has also acquired Raising Hope, a new comedy about a man who has fathered a baby with a wanted felon. The cast includes Cloris Leachman and Martha Plimpton.

From the autumn Sky1 will also premiere two new Fox dramas, including Ride-Along, a new Chicago-set police drama from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan. The other is Lone Star, about a man who juggles two secret lives.

Sky1 has several holes in its schedule this season following the loss of long-running hits 24 and Lost.

Elmo · 03-08-2010 01:01PM

Richard Dower wrote: »

To prevent illegal downloads original programs need to be broadcast over here the next day, or even on the same night. New episodes of US shows are up within a couple of hours after being broadcast.

I think many would be willing to wait 2 or 3 days for it to appear on TV and on the TV channels on demand service.

MikeHoncho · 03-08-2010 02:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Do they have adverts on HBO or other premium channels like that in the States?

Would you be willing to pay €15 per month extra for a single channel? I don't think you would find many in Ireland that would.

Basq · 03-08-2010 02:31PM

MikeHoncho wrote: »

Would you be willing to pay €15 per month extra for a single channel? I don't think you would find many in Ireland that would.

** cough **

Setanta!

** cough **

amacachi · 03-08-2010 02:33PM

basquille wrote: »

** cough **

Setanta!

** cough **

Still 16.99 a month!? How the **** are they still going, and interfering with me seeing sports. :pac:

Elmo · 03-08-2010 02:37PM

basquille wrote: »

** cough **

Setanta!

** cough **

Yeah but they show advertising.

Chi Ching.

I think if HBO did start up over here many would take it up, they only need a small part of a UK audience to be able to survive with such a high price. How does HBO work in Poland?

MikeHoncho · 03-08-2010 03:00PM

basquille wrote: »

** cough **

Setanta!

** cough **

Yes and its working really well for them isnt it.

Minstrel27 · 05-08-2010 09:34AM

Sky are planning a new channel for all this new content?

http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/hbo-releases-sky%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98female-handbrake%E2%80%99/

article wrote:

The British pay-TV giant is considering putting all its new HBO programmes on a single channel, rather than spreading them across the schedule. Sky thinks that having a single US drama channel will increase pay-TV take-up, especially among women.

It may not just be HBO shows on the channel. This morning’s Guardian reports that Sky is close to similar tie-ups with both Showtime and AMC, which would mean Mad Men, Dexter and Breaking Bad all going behind a pay-wall for at least five years.

If this is their plan then it would have to be advert free during programmes.

Dman001 · 05-08-2010 03:47PM

They probably will end up putting them on a new, dedicated channel. Sky 1's schedule is pretty packed and Sky 2 has turned into a Sky 1+1 then there is Sky 3 but it is FTV and I think Sky will want to keep it Subscription only.

I just hope they won't charge for the extra channel. A HD package is looking mighty tempting now.

Elmo · 06-08-2010 10:40AM

Dman001 wrote: »

They probably will end up putting them on a new, dedicated channel. Sky 1's schedule is pretty packed and Sky 2 has turned into a Sky 1+1 then there is Sky 3 but it is FTV and I think Sky will want to keep it Subscription only.

I just hope they won't charge for the extra channel. A HD package is looking mighty tempting now.

Its called Virgin 1, since they are most likely to re-brand that channel while removing it from freeview in the UK.

In saying that most Sky brands possibly going to be changed.

Their General Entertainment may become more like their Movie channels.

Sky One = Sky HBO
Sky Two = Sky Family
Sky Three = Sky Comedy
Virgin 1 = Sky Indy
Living = Sky Lifestyle
Bravo = Sky Action

Dman001 · 06-08-2010 04:30PM

It has ben confirmed that Virgin 1 will be rebranded Channel 1 and the channel's schedule will stay the same, with more content coming from Warner Bros like V. They could add HBO content to the line up but I don't think they would.

I don't think they will rebrand Sky 1,2 or 3 either. Sky 1 will definitely have to stay the same. It is an established channel and I can't see Sky messing with the name and, more importantly, the content of the channel.

Sky 2 has only recently become the Sky 1+1 channel, with majority shows shown on Sky 1 being re-shown an hour later on Sky 2. I don't think that will change.

As for Sky 3, like I said it is also a FTV channel, so if Sky do decide to add more content to it, they will have to acquire the rights for the FTV viewing. That isn't a problem, but when you pay £150 million for the rights of a catalogue of shows I think you would want it to be on some subscription service. They could always get rid of the channel off Freesat. I personally think it would be the best suited for the HBO content because Sky 3 shows nothing decent and it is high up on the EPG but I'll only believe it when I see it.

Elmo · 06-08-2010 05:00PM

Dman001 wrote: »

It has ben confirmed that Virgin 1 will be rebranded Channel 1 and the channel's schedule will stay the same, with more content coming from Warner Bros like V. They could add HBO content to the line up but I don't think they would.

I don't think they will rebrand Sky 1,2 or 3 either. Sky 1 will definitely have to stay the same. It is an established channel and I can't see Sky messing with the name and, more importantly, the content of the channel.

Sky 2 has only recently become the Sky 1+1 channel, with majority shows shown on Sky 1 being re-shown an hour later on Sky 2. I don't think that will change.

As for Sky 3, like I said it is also a FTV channel, so if Sky do decide to add more content to it, they will have to acquire the rights for the FTV viewing. That isn't a problem, but when you pay £150 million for the rights of a catalogue of shows I think you would want it to be on some subscription service. They could always get rid of the channel off Freesat. I personally think it would be the best suited for the HBO content because Sky 3 shows nothing decent and it is high up on the EPG but I'll only believe it when I see it.

So Virgin bought FTN didn't really do anything with other then put Star Trek into the schedule and do a bad rebrand and Sky buy Virgin 1 plan nothing new for the channel other than a bad rename Channel 1????

Is Sky 1 that well established with only 0.8% of an audience while Sky 3 has 1%?????

Minstrel27 · 06-08-2010 06:04PM

Elmo wrote: »

Is Sky 1 that well established with only 0.8% of an audience while Sky 3 has 1%?????

Sky 3 has a huge advantage in that it is available to the vast majority of Freeview viewers.

Dman001 · 06-08-2010 06:36PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Sky 3 has a huge advantage in that it is available to the vast majority of Freeview viewers.

Yeah they have more viewers because it is FTV.

The only decent thing Sky 3 show is Prison Break and Deadwood re-runs. Sky 1 show the latest dramas like House, Lie to Me, Bones and comedies like The Simpsons and Modern Family before anyone else.

Actually to be more clear Sky has said that imported shows will still be shown on Virgin/Channel 1. This may only apply to new shows like Chuck and The Life and Times of Tim. They may pull all the Star Trek and Home Improvement and old shows re-runs.

I guess it would make sense to put the HBO content on the likes of Bravo, Virgin 1 and Living. I don't know why else they would purchase them. Maybe move all the major US imports like Greys Anatomy, Private Practice, Chuck, Sparatcus etc. to the one channel, cut down on the re-runs and put the HBO shows on another of the channels.

Richard Dower · 06-08-2010 07:56PM

Sky should cut a deal with Starz....get a Sparty exclusive.

Sky Signs Deal For HBO Shows

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