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Broadcaster BSkyB announces internet TV service

Broadcaster BSkyB started the fightback against competition Netflix and YouView today as it announced a new internet TV service.

Launching in the first half of this year, the service will be aimed at the 13 million households who do not subscribe to pay-TV.

It will initially allow customers to pay to download films without a contract or a satellite dish but will expand its offer to include sport and entertainment soon afterwards.

Sky's TV sales will face growing competition with the launch in the summer of YouView, an internet-connected set-top box involving the BBC, ITV and BT.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...e-6297348.html

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Sky Go expansion plans

Just five months after its launch, 2.5 million customers have used our Sky Go service to access a range of movies, sports and entertainment channels through PCs, laptops, X-boxes, smartphones and tablets. In November, we expanded the range of content available on the Sky Go mobile application with the launch of a constantly updating library of 600 on demand movie titles from all the major studios. As a result, Sky Go reached a new high of 1.5 million monthly unique users in December. Looking ahead, we will launch Sky Go on the Android platform in February, representing a base of five million devices in the UK. We also plan to expand the channel line-up on our Sky Go mobile service, starting with the addition of Sky Atlantic, closely followed by Sky 1, Sky Living and Sky Sports F1.

http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...ase_1112_final