Sky Switzerland

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Sky Switzerland SA
Sky Deutschland
Websitewww.sky.ch

Sky Switzerland is a Swiss media company based in

Internet in Switzerland.[3]

History

Homedia was founded in 2003 by Renzo del Mastro and Sébastien D'Amico, which offered DVD rental services, was later expanded from a DVD rental into the biggest independent OTT VOD platform in Switzerland with their

UPC TV.[12] Now as Sky Switzerland, it subsequently launched Sky Sport as an OTT service in Switzerland, followed by an OTT entertainment service known as Sky Show in 2018.[13][14][15][16][17]

Channels

Sky Sport

Sky Sport logo
Main article: Sky Sport (Germany)

In August 2017, Sky Deutschland announced it would launch Sky Sport in Switzerland as an OTT provider on 17 August 2017.[18] Sky Sport channels are also available via Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland, previously only available on Swisscom-owned provider Teleclub.

On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Sky Switzerland would enter a partnership with UPC Switzerland-owned Mysports, which owns the rights to a number of domestic competitions including the ice hockey National League. Via an additional subscription, all MySports channels can be streamed on Sky Switzerland.[19][20]

Sky Sport had over 400,000 viewers aged 15 and over in Switzerland in 2023 (5.9% of the population).[21] In German-speaking Switzerland, the number of users was around 4% higher than in French-speaking Switzerland.[22]

Sky Show

Sky Show logo

In March 2018, the provider launched Sky Show as a Netflix competitor, featuring dubbed and original language versions of popular Sky programming on its German-language platform for a monthly subscription.[23] Sky Show is not listed on its French and Italian-language platform.[24][25]

In January 2024, the offering included around 1,000[26] film and series titles with over 10,000 episodes.[27] It differs from Sky Deutschland's offering of around 1,600 film or series titles.[28] The Sky catalog includes titles from HBO, Sky Originals, Showtime, Universal and Sony.[27]

Channels

In addition to individual programmes, streams of the following channels are also available:[29]

Channel Name Programming Owner Broadcast Time Package Format
Sky+HD
boxes, and is also available 		General entertainment channel Sky Deutschland 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
Sky Atlantic HD Programmes from
Home Box Office
(HBO) 		Sky Deutschland 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
13th Street Crime and thriller series, films and short films
Universal Networks International
 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
Syfy
 Science fiction, fantasy and horror shows and movies NBCUniversal 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV

Sky Store

Sky Store logo
Main article: Sky Store

On 3 December 2018, Sky's

video-on-demand service Sky Store launched in Switzerland. Unlike Sky Show, which is a subscription service, you can purchase individual series or episodes on Sky Store.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Handelsregistereintrag der Sky Switzerland SA". 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ "Sky Switzerland SA, Neuchâtel - Address & more". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Sky Switzerland is owned by Sky Deutschland GmbH since April 2017 and a full subsidiary of Sky plc (www.sky.com)". LinkedIn. 2019-02-11.
  4. ^ "Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO" (PDF). Schweizerisches Handelsblatt (in French). 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ISSN 1423-3967
    . Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ "Schweizer TV-Markt im Umbruch". 2017-05-04.
  7. ^ Elias Holl (2017-10-01). "Wer hat das beste Video on Demand Angebot der Schweiz?". Aboprofi (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. ^ "HollyStar Premium". HollyStar. 2019-02-11.
  9. ^ "Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO" (PDF). Schweizerisches Handelsblatt (in French). 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  10. ISSN 1423-3967
    . Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  11. ^ "Pay-TV-Riese Sky kommt in die Schweiz" (in German). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  12. ^ "Good News für Serien-Fans: Der Pay-TV-Riese Sky kommt in die Schweiz" (in German). 2024-01-05.
  13. ^ "Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland". Broadband TV News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  14. ^ "Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia". Digital TV Europe. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  15. ^ "Sky Deutschland launches Sky Sport in Switzerland". IHS Technology. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  16. ^ "Sky expands presence in Switzerland with acquisition of online-video service HollyStar - IHS Technology". technology.ihs.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia". Digital TV Europe. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Sky to launch Swiss OTT service on August 17". Broadband TV News. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  19. ^ "MySports und Sky machen Schweizer Eishockey neu in der ganzen" (PDF). Sky Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  20. ^ "MySports and Sky are making Swiss ice hockey available to all sports fans in Switzerland via App". www.upc.ch. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Summary IGEM Digimonitor 2023" (PDF). www.igem.ch. IGEM - Interest Group Electronic Media.
  22. ^ Beyeler, Ralf. "Disney, Tiktok und Sky holen markant auf". www.moneyland.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  23. ^ "Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland". Broadband TV News. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  24. ^ "Sport, Films, Séries - Le meilleur service de streaming | Sky Suisse". www.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  25. ^ "Serie, Film, Sport - Il miglior servizio di streaming | Sky Switzerland". www.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  26. ^ "Sky - Alle Filme und Serien online auf JustWatch". JustWatch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  27. ^ a b "Sky Show". show.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  28. ^ "Sky Go - Alle Filme und Serien online auf JustWatch". JustWatch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  29. ^ "Sky Show". sky.ch. Sky Switzerland SA. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  30. ^ "10'000 Filme und Serien auf Abruf – Sky lanciert das grösste VoD-Angebot der Schweiz". watson.ch (in German). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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