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02 May 2019
STV LAUNCHES FIRST FULLY REGIONALISED HD SERVICE ON SKY
STV has today launched as the UK's first fully regionalised HD
public service broadcaster on the Sky platform giving viewers in
Scotland an enhanced viewing experience.
From today, HD will be the default choice at 103 for Sky HD
customers in all four STV regions across Scotland, providing
viewers with all of STV's regional programming including popular
STV News at Six, which continues to grow its audience share.
This announcement follows confirmation earlier this year of a
five-year strategic partnership between STV and Sky which will give
Sky viewers across Scotland even better access to STV's hit shows
whenever and wherever they want them.
Bobby Hain, STV's Managing Director, Broadcast, said: "We're
delighted STV viewers will be the first to enjoy a fully
regionalised service on Sky.
"Sky is a hugely popular platform in Scotland, meaning more
viewers will now be able to access their local news, more relevant
advertising and programming, all in glorious HD.
"We are pleased to be able to deliver this ahead of the planned
launch having worked in close collaboration with Sky."
Jon Simkin, Director of Channels and Operations at Sky said:
"We're always looking to give our customers the best possible
viewing experience and are pleased to have collaborated with STV to
bring Sky customers in Scotland all their favourite STV programmes
in full HD."
All Sky HD customers will benefit from the enhanced service
across both Sky Q and Sky+ set top boxes. While no retuning is
required, there may be a requirement to reset any series links to
record their favourite STV programmes.
The launch of a fully regionalised HD service on Sky follows
STV's multi-million pound investment in new HD studio facilities,
with the Aberdeen studio now operational and plans in place across
studios in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.
Sky customers will receive further improved access to STV later
this year when leading VOD service - STV Player - is made available
on their set top boxes for the first time. This will enable Sky
customers in STV's broadcast licence areas to catch up on their
favourite STV programmes - including Coronation Street and
Britain's Got Talent and classic shows from the STV archives - on
Sky Q and Sky+ set top boxes.
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For further information, please contact:
STV
Katie Martin
0141 300 3109
katie.martin@stv.tv
Anna Hendry
0141 300 3830
anna.hendry@stv.tv
Sky
Harrison Kelly
+44 (0) 7817 476365
Harrison.Kelly@sky.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
About STV
STV is Scotland's home of news and entertainment, serving
audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand.
STV's broadcast channel, accessible free-to-air on all the main
TV platforms in Scotland, reaches 3.5 million viewers each month
and is home to some of the biggest and most popular show on
television.
The channel's first-class content includes soaps Emmerdale and
Coronation Street, big drama productions, entertainment hits
Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor, strong home-grown
productions and Scotland's best, most comprehensive and most
trusted news service. Flagship news programme STV News at Six
continues to prove popular, continuing its growth in audience
share.
The STV Player, STV's online VoD service, allows consumers in
STV's broadcast licence areas to enjoy their favourite STV shows
live or on demand. With almost 3m registered users, the STV Player
is one of the fastest growing on-demand platforms in the UK.
The recently launched ad-free subscription version, STV Player+,
offers an opportunity to watch STV programming without the adverts,
download shows for offline viewing and watch abroad for the first
time.
STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses
with ambitious plans for domestic and international growth.
The company has an impressive track-record of success across
genres including drama, entertainment and factual, with commissions
from a wide range of broadcasters.
Highlights include iconic game show Catchphrase for ITV, ratings
winner Antiques Road Trip for BBC One, peak-time entertainment show
Sex Tape, soon to be aired on Channel 4, and documentaries Ross
Kemp Behind Bars-Inside Barlinnie for ITV and Scotland and the
Battle for Britain for BBC Two. In drama, critically-acclaimed,
four-part thriller The Victim recently aired on BBC One, and STV
Productions has also confirmed a second BBC commission - 90 minute
drama Elizabeth is Missing.
About Sky
With 23 million customers across seven countries, Sky is
Europe's leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be
part of the Comcast group.
We have 31,000 colleagues and together we want to connect our
customers to more of what they love, including our award-winning
original productions, like Patrick Melrose and Save Me, and great
shows from our partners including HBO, Showtime and Warner Bros.
And our ever improving technology makes it even easier for
customers to watch more of the shows they love with personalised
recommendations and voice control and, our online streaming
service, NOW TV, brings all the enjoyment of Sky with the
flexibility of a contract free service.
We treat our customers better than anyone else in our field, as
Ofcom's complaints data shows, and we look after our staff too. Sky
is one of The Times Top 50 employers for women and we're in
Stonewall's list of Top 50 LGBT-Inclusive employers.
We also use our position as the leading entertainment business
in Europe to do the right thing. As part of Sky Ocean Rescue
campaign we're committing to be completely single-use plastic free
by 2020, we're investing GBP25million over five years in
ocean-saving tech and we're supporting the WWF to protect our
oceans with designated Marine Protected Areas.
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