Starting today, Paramount + is also available on Sky. Thanks to this agreement, Sky subscribers with Sky Cinema can access Paramount + content at no additional cost.
More details in the official press release, which you will find below.
The press release
The multi-year partnership signed at European level between the Sky Group and Paramount linked to the distribution of Paramount + also kicks off in Italy. From today the Paramount + app arrives on Sky Glass and on Sky Q. Furthermore, all Sky Cinema subscribers can subscribe to a dedicated offer to access the entire Paramount + catalog at no additional cost on their Sky subscription.
Paramount’s streaming service then arrives on Sky with its over 8,000 hours of entertainment, blockbuster films and premieres, original and exclusive productions, a rich offer of TV series and the best of animation for the little ones. Among the most recent titles available on Paramount + series such as Star Trek – Strange New Worlds, The First Lady, Mayor of Kingstown and The Offer , films such as Scream, Clifford – the big red dog, Jackass Forever and original Italian productions such as Circeo and Fourteen Days . The service also offers a wide selection of great classics, popular titles and timeless films such as Mission Impossible, Grease and The Godfather.
Thanks to this partnership, Sky makes available to its Sky Cinema subscribers a dedicated offer to enjoy the Paramount + service at no additional cost with its exclusive original content, blockbusters and its iconic series. Paramount + can thus further expand the diffusion of its streaming service on an audience as attentive to quality as that of pay TV. The arrival of the app on Sky Glass and Sky Q further completes the offer of the main streaming services, all available in one place.
Andrea Duilio , CEO of Sky Italia, comments: ” We are very happy to launch the European agreement with Paramount in Italy too, which strengthens the collaboration between the two groups in our country and once again confirms Sky as a partner of excellence. for the best players on the market. With the arrival of the Paramount + app, the viewing experience improves further: on Sky Q the aggregation of our content and the best streaming apps is even richer; and on Sky Glass, Sky’s first innovative TV, it will be possible to enjoy an even more complete integration, in the name of simplicity. Sky Cinema customers will also have free access to even more films, original and exclusive productions and much more, another great news for our subscribers.“.
“ Sky has been our partner in Italy for many years now and could not fail to be also for the launch of Paramount +, our streaming service that offers content for everyone. In fact, the Italian public will have at their disposal a vast offer of Originals and not only of high quality, never seen before: from great cinema, to series, from animation to documentaries and reality shows. The passion for cinema, entertainment and the will to enhance local and international talents – such as Elodie, Greta Scarano and Verdone and international stars of the caliber of Benigni and Silvester Stallone – are the values we share with Sky and which have made strong a distribution agreement of this kind ”, comments Jaime Ondarza, EVP & South EMEA Hub Leader, Head of Streaming Southern Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, Paramount. ” We are thrilled to be able to count on such an important partner in accelerating our ambitions in the streaming segment, supporting, on the other hand, Sky’s objectives in offering its audience quality content and flexibility of use “.
From today, all Sky Cinema customers can easily subscribe to the offer dedicated to them to access Paramount + at no additional cost on their Sky subscription. Sky Glass and Sky Q customers with Sky Cinema simply use voice control, simply say “Activate Paramount +” and follow the instructions. For Sky Cinema customers with My Sky, in addition to finding a selection of Paramount + content on their on-demand catalog, it will be sufficient to go to their Do-it-yourself area in the Offers for you section to access the full service.
Subsequently it will be necessary to create an account or associate an existing Paramount + account to the offer in order to access the app not only from Sky Glass and Sky Q, but also from all other devices where the app is available.