Sky and Amazon have extended a long-term collaboration deal that will see Prime Video continue to be available on Sky devices.
The extension means that Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland with a Prime Video subscription will be able to watch TV series, films and live sport from Sky and Prime Video.
Sky customers will continue to have access to Prime Video’s Premier League football and the UEFA Champions League as well as shows including Clarkson’s Farm, LOL: Last One Laughing and The Boys.
Prime Video content will continue to sit alongside Sky Originals like Rob & Romesh Vs and League of Their Own, as well as Sky’s live sport and news content and programming from partners like Netflix, Apple TV, Disney+, BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Nick Herm, Chief Business Officer at Sky, said: “At Sky, we want to provide people with the aggregation platform of choice that brings them all their favourite apps and channels in one place. We’re delighted to renew our partnership with Prime Video so that Sky customers can continue to enjoy its award-winning content across all of our devices.”
”Barry Furlong, VP of Prime Video Europe, added: “We know Prime Video customers appreciate being able to access all their favourite TV series, movies and live sport from Prime Video whilst watching Sky. It’s a great time for Prime Video and Sky customers alike to tune in for our line-up of must-watch TV and movies, plus of course UEFA Champions League football in the UK, Germany and Italy.”
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