SkyShowtime coming - what we know so far

 SkyShowtime:

• 50/50 JV of Comcast (NBCU, Peacock, Sky) and Paramount (formerly Viacom CBS)
• Focus on 22 European countries:
• Iberia
• Nordics
• Netherlands
• Poland
• CEE: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, CZ, HU, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, RO, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
• Other European countries: 
• Sky footprint (UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy), offers Peacock
• Paramount+ footprint (current obligations, such as France, Belgium, Greece, Baltics)
• 220920 Nodics
• 221025 NL, PT

News:

210818	Plans SVOD launch 2022 in 22 Europe countries: ES, PT, Andorra, Nordics (DK, FI, NO, SE), NL, PL, CEE (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, CZ, HU, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, RO, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia), 90k HH, to offer premium & original content from Sky Studios, NBCU, Universal Pictures, Peacock, Paramunt+, Showtime, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon; to include scripted dramas, kids & family, key franchises, premiere movies, local programming, documentaries/factual content, total >10k hr; complement to recently announced Paramount+ partnership with Sky in UK/IE, IT, DE/CH/AT
220111	Appoints Monty Sarhan (Comcast, Epix (MGM), ViacomCBS) CEO
220202	Received all regulatory approvals
220310	Appoints Francesca Pierce CFO, Jen McAleer CBO (Brand), Richard Howard CMO (Marketing), Josh Snow CPO (Product), Henriette Petersen RGM N Europe, Gabor Harsanyi RGM C&E Europe; plans launch 2022 with 10k hr of content from Paramount & Universal (new & library), Showtime (scripted series), Paramount+, Sky Studios, Peacock, local originals, Nickelodeon & DreamWoks & Illumination (kids & family programming); ultimately for Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, CZ, DK, FI, HU, Kosovo, Montenegro, NL, N Macedonia, NO, PL, PT, RO, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, ES, SE
220613	Appoints Jon Farrar (formerly BBC) Head of Programming
220614	Plans launch autumn (mid Aug) 2022
220814	Plans launch 2022 (Sep in NL)
220904	Plans launch 220920 in DK (DKK 69), FI (EUR 7), NO (NOK 79), SE (SEK 79), next (22Q4) in NL, then (22Q4-23Q1) in ES, PT, Andorra, CEE (Albania, Bosnia &Herzegovina, BG, Croatia, CZ, HU, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, PL, RO, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia)