BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting) has just achieved something of a coup, landing a deal with Warner Bros. that gives it exclusive rights to show all eight of the hit Harry Potter movies from the beginning of next month through this Christmas.
| BSkyB secures Harry Potter exclusive for Sky Movies HD |
Sky Go Harry Potter World
Under the agreement, Sky Movies will be the only British TV service that is allowed to broadcast the entire franchise of Harry Potter films. The deal, which lasts throughout the busy festive season, will see JK Rowlings’ boy wizard hit the screens of British living rooms in high-definition television (HDTV), on-demand and via its new mobile video streaming service Sky Go. Sky said that the movies will be shown in their entirety, without ads.
- Sky said that it will add HDR versions of its originals such as Chernobyl and Gangs of London in December, while over 40 movies including all eight Harry Potter films and Little Women will also be watchable in HDR. Users will know the content they are watching has the extra fidelity via an HDR icon which will pop up when selecting content.
- Sky Go & Apps Using your mobile and tablet on the go. I signed up for the Harry Potter Quiz Night tonight and cannot attend. I have looked everywhere to cancel it.
- Sky Movies customers will be able to watch all Harry Potter movies when they want on their Sky+HD box through Sky’s On Demand service. Customers will also be able to take all eight films with them while they are on the move, watching the movies on a range of internet-connected devices through multiplatform TV service Sky Go.
- Sky News - First for Breaking News, video, headlines, analysis and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide. Harry Potter fans urged to stay away.
For the duration of Sky’s three month contract, no other UK channel or streaming service will be allowed to screen the Harry Potter movies. This includes the final movie in the series, the recently released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which the digital satellite television broadcaster also plans to air on Sky 3D.
Sky Go Harry Potter Quiz
Because Harry is a Sky, the most powerful Sky he's ever felt, and she does not have any guardians. She clearly doesn't have a family (both the blood relations or a Famiglia) from the way she speaks; she's all alone and everything in him says that shouldn't be. That he should not, under any circumstances, leave this woman on her own.
Sky’s Harry Potter deal follows its previously announced, multi-year agreement with Warner Brothers that will see Sky Movies given exclusive access to all of the movie-maker’s newest releases, including titles such as Wrath of the Titans, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, and The Great Gatsby.
Ian Lewis, Sky Movies Director, said in a press release that he is ‘delighted’ to be able to present exclusive access to the Harry Potter movies for Sky customers.
Josh Berger, president and MD of Warner Bros., said that this is the first time TV viewers would be able to access the full franchise in one place, at a time convenient to them:
Does Sky Go Have Harry Potter
“Harry Potter is unique in that it’s a true British success story, conceived and produced in the UK, featuring what is largely a British cast, and enjoyed by millions of viewers across the world. Sky Movies customers will now be able to look forward to enjoying the full franchise of Harry Potter movies over the festive season.”