New European streaming service SkyShowtime will complete its successful European roll-out in 2023, bringing its premium offering to its final markets of Spain and Andorra on February 28. The streaming platform, which received full regulatory approval in February of 2022, will have launched across more than 20 markets in just five months.
SkyShowtime’s roll-out began in September 2022 when the service debuted in the Nordics, launching across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Then it brought its premium offering of first-run Hollywood films and exclusive new series from the world’s greatest studios to The Netherlands and Portugal in October. The platform ended 2022 by entering Central & Eastern Europe for the first time, launching in Bosnia and Herzegovonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia in December.
Today, SkyShowtime has launched across the rest of its Central & Eastern European markets including Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The launch of the service in Spain and Andorra on February 28 will complete SkyShowtime’s successful roll-out.
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Meanwhile, SkyShowtime also announced two Spanish-language SkyShowtime Originals that will be hitting the service shortly: the highly anticipated “Bosé” and “Los Enviados.” Additionally, the company announced that several new and exclusive series will be premiering on SkyShowtime over the coming months including “Fatal Attraction” and “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” along with “A Town Called Malice,” “Lioness,” “Rabbit Hole,” and “Yellowstone S5 Part B.”
Last month, in a major programming acquisition deal, SkyShowtime also announced it had acquired exclusive rights across all of Europe to 21 HBO Max European Originals, including 168 episodes of original scripted programming. This includes three never-seen-before shows, which will be branded as SkyShowtime Originals and will have their world premieres on SkyShowtime: “ID” (Finland and Sweden), “The Winner” (Czechia and Slovakia), and “Warszawianka” (Poland). Additionally, the second season of “Por H o Por B” (Spain) will also premiere on SkyShowtime.
In addition to being available direct-to-consumer via the website and via the SkyShowtime app on Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices, Android TV, Google Chromecast and LG TV, SkyShowtime has today also announced a partnership with Samsung. From February 14, customers across all markets will be able to watch SkyShowtime through select Samsung Smart TVs.
“In the space of just five months, SkyShowtime has launched in over 20 markets across Europe. I am extremely proud of the entire team who have worked so hard to make this a reality. We are dedicated to these markets and excited to bring new customers the entertainment they love at a price they will love. From the latest series and blockbuster movies from our iconic and world-renowned studios to original programming, SkyShowtime is the next great streaming service for Europe,” said Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime.