Sky Go launches on Amazon Fire tablets
Sky TV customers can now watch any of the festive TV schedule from Sky with their Amazon Fire tablets on Sky Go this December. Sky Go will be home to plenty of familiar faces from Cinderella and Fungus the Bogeyman to Geordie Shore’s Gary Beadle and Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Derek Shepherd to watch in December both live and on demand.
Sky Go works on loads of devices whenever you like making it even easier to keep up with the TV you love without fighting for the remote. Sky Go lets millions of customers watch TV from up to 70 entertainment channels live and on demand and available at no extra cost for all Sky TV customers.
Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s Director of TV Products, commented: “It’s brilliant that Amazon Fire tablets are now compatible with Sky Go in time for the great line up of TV this December. There’s something for everyone to watch including Cinderella for princes and princesses, Geordie Shore for reality TV addicts and the World Darts Championship for those with a competitive spirit. And Sky Go is set to get even better in 2016, with more great content, and a series of exciting updates.”
Steve Rabuchin, Vice President, Amazon Appstore, said: “We’re focused on adding the highest quality selection to our Appstore, and Sky has one of the strongest content catalogues in the UK. The addition of Sky Go to our store provides our customers with easy access to Sky’s first-class exclusive TV, movies and sports programming. We’re delighted to welcome Sky to the Amazon ecosystem we look forward to working with the Sky team in future.”
Whether it’s following The Flash around Central City, flying with Supergirl or fraternizing with Tony Soprano’s family Sky Go is home to plenty of great TV with channels including Sky 1, Sky Atlantic and MTV, addictive series from Sky Box Sets and lots of kids TV from Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.
On top of the entertainment channels, Sky Go customers with Sky Movies Pack can choose from over 1,000 movies including the biggest box office hits added 12 months before online subscription services. Titles currently available, or coming soon include Big Hero 6, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Sports fans meanwhile can watch live Barclays Premier League, William Hill World Darts Championship and England’s tour of South Africa to name just a few.
In 2016 there’s plenty for Sky Go fans to look forward to including adding even more TV and a series of app updates. Millions of homes in the UK and Ireland enjoy the award-winning TV experience which Sky+ and Sky Go provides, combining the latest TV technology with an unbeatable line up of entertainment, movies and sport.
Notes to editors:
Sky Go will be supported on multiple generations of Fire tablets, including the new Fire—which is available for less than £50. The Sky Go app can be downloaded at www.amazon.co.uk/appstore, or by visiting the Amazon Appstore via the ‘Apps’ tab on Fire tablets.
Customers can visit sky.com/skygo. Content available depends on the customer’s Sky TV subscriptions. Family bundle or other HD subscription required for Box Sets
Sky Movies comparison: Comparison against online movie subscription services without Sky Movies using top 100 from UK box office over 12 months. See sky.com/blockbusters
For further information please contact:
Sky
Amy Holland
07585 403 613
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Tarek El-Hawary
0203 680 0888
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