Sky Treats HD Customers
Roll up, roll up, it’s not every day you get some for free from the Murdoch empire. Sky has announced that its high definition line-up is expanding, with three channels getting the HD treatment over the next couple of months.Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD will debut, making seventeen high definition channels available on the platform.
With Sky Sports 3 HD launching, Sky will be the first and only broadcaster to offer live, high definition coverage of European Tour golf, from 23rd March. The channel will also show World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 17th March. It will include a mix of coverage from Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports Xtra.
FX HD brings a number of dramas to the UK, and will broadcast daily from 7pm to 2am, with at least 90% of the content originated in HD. Sky Movies Premiere HD’s upcoming films include Blood Diamond, Mr Bean’s Holiday, Flags Of Our Fathers, Fracture, Babel, and Ghost Rider. The channel will launch with a high definition premiere of Titanic.
Added to Sky’s existing HD line-up you can now vegetate to over 6500 hours of HD programming each month. Sky said it’s committed to investing in the HD programmes and channels that matter to its customers - so where’s the prOn, ey?
