More than a year since SkyShowtime was first announced, the SVOD is ready to join the streaming fray in Europe, Variety can reveal. The new platform — a joint venture between Comcast and Paramount …
Meanwhile, the SVOD will continue its roll out across Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Central and Eastern Europe over the coming months and through Q1 of 2023. CEE markets include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The service will feature the TV premieres of first-run theatrical films from Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures. Movies from the studios will also land on the platform following their theatrical and home entertainment release. These titles include “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Jurassic World Dominion,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” “The Northman,” “Sing 2,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” “The Lost City” and “Downton Abbey: A New Era.
Programs that will be available upon launch in the Nordics include Showtime drama “American Gigolo,” Sky originals “The Rising” and “The Fear Index” and Season 5 of “Yellowstone,” as well as “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” and Season 2 of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.” SkyShowtime regional general manager for Northern Europe, Henriette Skov, added: “We’re thrilled to launch SkyShowtime across the Nordics and look forward to offering our customers the very best selection of global series and movies all in one place.”