Sky wins best ‘triple-play’ provider at uSwitch Awards 2014
Sky has been named Britain’s favourite ‘triple-play’ provider, winning Best Provider of TV, Broadband and Home Phone at the prestigious uSwitch Broadband awards in London last night.
The award was one of four awards won by Sky at the ceremony last night. Sky was victorious in a third of all categories, winning the largest number of awards of the night.
Other awards won included Best TV Provider for the second year running, Best Customer Benefits and Best TV Streaming Service for its multi award-winning mobile TV service Sky Go.
The award for Best Broadband, TV and Home Phone reinforces Sky’s status as Britain’s favourite ‘triple-play’ provider. More than 4 million people choose Sky for all three of TV, broadband and home phone. Meanwhile the award for Best TV Provider reflects the continuing success of Sky+HD set-top box, which once connected to broadband delivers customers hundreds of hours of catch up TV at no extra cost, plus access to hundreds of TV box sets.
Sky Go – uSwitch’s Best TV Streaming Service – continues to grow in popularity. Sky customers can now enjoy up to 57 channels through the service, which lets them watch live and on demand TV wherever they want. The availability of products such as this, plus backstage access to events for customers, also helped Sky win the prize for Best Customer Benefits.
Lyssa McGowan, Director of Communications Products at Sky, comments: “We’re delighted to be recognised at the uSwitch Broadband awards across a wide range of categories. Over the last 12 months our triple-play offering has gone from strength to strength as we’ve continued to invest in delivering great quality TV to customers across multiple platforms alongside great-value unlimited broadband and home phone services.”
The sixth annual uSwitch Awards were voted for by 3,000 broadband customers and a judging panel of experts. Please click here for more information on the full list of award winners.
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For more information:
Kate Fayers
Senior PR Manager, Consumer PR, Sky
Kate.fayers@bskyb.com
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About Sky:
Sky is the UK and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications company. Around 40% of all homes have a direct relationship with Sky through its range of TV, broadband and home telephony services.
Sky is the UK’s biggest investor in television content, investing more than £2.5 billion a year in channels such as Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. Around two-thirds of Sky’s content spend is invested in the UK and Sky is the fastest-growing source of investment in original British programmes. More than 30 million people watch Sky content each week.
Alongside its commitment to offering customers a greater choice of high-quality content, Sky is a leading innovator. Customers enjoy total control and flexibility over their favourite TV through Sky+, watch TV on the move through Sky Go, and enjoy the best quality TV experience at home through High Definition and 3D.
Sky distributes its content broadly over several platforms, including satellite, cable, IPTV, mobile and WiFi. NOW TV, Sky’s second consumer brand, builds on the company’s leadership in internet TV. Sky is also the UK's fastest-growing home communications company and favourite ‘triple-play’ provider of TV, broadband and home phone.
Sky believes in making a wider contribution to the communities in which it operates by taking positive action on the environment, supporting grassroots sports and increasing access to, and participation in, the arts. Sky employs 24,000 people, has annual revenues of £7.2 billion and is estimated to support a £5.9 billion contribution to UK GDP. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BSY).