Sky Switzerland
TypeSubsidiary
Founded17 November 2003 (2003-11-17)
HeadquartersNeuchâtel, Switzerland[1]
Key people
Éric Grignon (CEO)
ServicesPay TV
(Streaming television)
OwnerSky
ParentSky Deutschland
Websitewww.sky.ch

Sky Switzerland is a Swiss media company based in Neuchâtel, which supplies over-the-top pay television and video on demand accessible through the Internet in Switzerland.

History

In May 2017, Sky Deutschland purchased Swiss online-video service HollyStar and its owner Homedia. Now as Sky Switzerland, it subsequently launched Sky Sport as an OTT service in Switzerland, followed by an OTT entertainment service known as Sky Show in 2018.[2][3][4][5][6]

Viewers

Sky (Show and Sport) had over 400,000 viewers aged 15 and over in Switzerland in 2023 (5.9% of the population).[7] In German-speaking Switzerland, the number of users was around 4% higher than in French-speaking Switzerland.[8]

Sky Sport

Sky Sport logo

In August 2017, Sky Deutschland announced it would launch Sky Sport in Switzerland as an OTT provider on 17 August 2017.[9] Sky Sport channels are also available via Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland, previously only available on Swisscom-owned provider Teleclub.

On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Sky Switzerland would enter a partnership with UPC Switzerland-owned Mysports, which owns the rights to a number of domestic competitions including the ice hockey National League. Via an additional subscription, all MySports channels can be streamed on Sky Switzerland.[10][11]

Sky Show

Sky Show logo

In March 2018, the provider launched Sky Show as a Netflix competitor, featuring dubbed and original language versions of popular Sky programming on its German-language platform for a monthly subscription.[12] Sky Show is not listed on its French and Italian-language platform.[13][14]

In January 2024, the offering included around 1,000[15] film and series titles with over 10,000 episodes.[16] It differs from Sky Deutschland's offering of around 1,600 film or series titles.[17] The Sky catalog includes titles from HBO, Sky Originals, Showtime, Universal and Sony.[16]

Channels

In addition to individual programmes, streams of the following channels are also available:[18]

Channel NameProgrammingOwnerBroadcast TimePackageFormat
Sky 1 HDe service comes preloaded on Sky Q and Sky+HD boxes, and is also available General entertainment channel Sky Deutschland 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
Sky Atlantic HD Programmes from Home Box Office (HBO) Sky Deutschland 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
FOX Channel International Series Fox Networks Group Germany GmbH 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
National Geographic Channel Documentaries about science and nature Fox Networks Group Germany GmbH 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
13th Street Crime and thriller series, films and short films Universal Networks International 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV
Syfy Science fiction, fantasy and horror shows and movies NBCUniversal 24/7 Sky Show 1080i HDTV

Sky Store

Sky Store logo

On 3 December 2018, Sky's video-on-demand service Sky Store launched in Switzerland. Unlike Sky Show, which is a subscription service, you can purchase individual series or episodes on Sky Store.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Switzerland SA, Neuchâtel - Address & more". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland". Broadband TV News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia". Digital TV Europe. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Sky Deutschland launches Sky Sport in Switzerland". IHS Technology. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Sky expands presence in Switzerland with acquisition of online-video service HollyStar - IHS Technology". technology.ihs.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia". Digital TV Europe. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Summary IGEM Digimonitor 2023" (PDF). www.igem.ch. IGEM - Interest Group Electronic Media.
  8. ↑ Beyeler, Ralf. "Disney, Tiktok und Sky holen markant auf". www.moneyland.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Sky to launch Swiss OTT service on August 17". Broadband TV News. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "MySports und Sky machen Schweizer Eishockey neu in der ganzen" (PDF). Sky Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "MySports and Sky are making Swiss ice hockey available to all sports fans in Switzerland via App". www.upc.ch. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland". Broadband TV News. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sport, Films, Séries - Le meilleur service de streaming | Sky Suisse". www.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  14. ↑ "Serie, Film, Sport - Il miglior servizio di streaming | Sky Switzerland". www.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Sky - Alle Filme und Serien online auf JustWatch". JustWatch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  16. 1 2 "Sky Show". show.sky.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  17. ↑ "Sky Go - Alle Filme und Serien online auf JustWatch". JustWatch (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  18. ↑ "Sky Show". sky.ch. Sky Switzerland SA. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  19. ↑ "10'000 Filme und Serien auf Abruf – Sky lanciert das grösste VoD-Angebot der Schweiz". watson.ch (in German). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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