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Sky Movies Announce Bumper Festive Line-Up

03/11/2014

From the biggest movies of the year to all-time festive favourites, as well as new and exclusive content, Sky Movies announces a bumper line-up for all the family to enjoy this Christmas.

Continuing to bring customers more of the biggest box office hits twelve months before any other TV or streaming subscription service, all of the family can enjoy the magic of Disney's musical phenomenon Frozen, as it premieres on the service alongside The Lego Movie and Muppets Most Wanted as well as action-packed blockbusters Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Noah on Sky Movies this Christmas.

Also premiering on Sky Movies Disney this Christmas is Toy Story That Time Forgot, a brand new festive TV special featuring all of the favourite characters from the Toy Story films. To celebrate the arrival of Buzz and Woody's brand new adventure, Sky Movies Disney becomes home to a Toy Story and Disney Pixar takeover weekend on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December.

As well as the latest and greatest releases, Sky Movies customers can get their festive fix wherever and whenever they want as Sky Movies Christmas returns from 7 November with a bumper selection of Christmas movies including Home Alone, Elf, Miracle On 34th Street, Love Actually, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, Gremlins and Bad Santa.

Customers will also be able to enjoy a Snow Day whatever the weather this Christmas with a collection of snowy-set movies including Snow Day, Groundhog Day, 101 Dalmatians, Die Hard 2, The Day After Tomorrow, March Of The Penguins and Cold Mountain all On Demand and on Sky Movies Greats on Tuesday 2 December.

And with over 1,000 movies available On Demand, from rom coms to thrillers, musicals to sci fi - and everything in between, Sky Movies customers can continue to enjoy great movies whenever they want this Christmas.

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies, commented: We're committed to offering our customers the very best entertainment and flexibility over when and how they enjoy it all year round; we know family time is especially precious at Christmas and with UK TV premieres of Frozen, The Lego Movie and Toy Story That Time Forgot on the service, we hope customers will enjoy discovering the latest and greatest movies together, as well as revisiting festive classics on Sky Movies Christmas.

For further information, please contact:

Megan MacLeod

Senior Publicist

megan.macleod@bskyb.com

020 7032 4252

Follow us on twitter @skymovies

For images, please go to Imagenet or email Stills@bskyb.com

Notes To Editors:

Sky Movies Christmas will be available on-air (Sky channel 303) and On Demand from 7 November.

About Sky:

Sky is the UK and Ireland's leading home entertainment and communications company. Around 40% of all homes have a direct relationship with Sky through its range of TV, broadband and home telephony services.

Sky is the UK's biggest investor in television content, investing more than £2.6 billion a year in channels such as Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. Around two-thirds of Sky's content spend is invested in the UK and Sky is the fastest-growing source of investment in original British programmes. More than 30 million people watch Sky content each week.

Alongside its commitment to offering customers a greater choice of high-quality content, Sky is a leading innovator. Customers enjoy total control and flexibility over their favourite TV through Sky+, watch TV on the move through Sky Go, and enjoy the best quality TV experience at home through High Definition and 3D.

Sky distributes its content broadly over several platforms, including satellite, cable, IPTV, mobile and WiFi. NOW TV, Sky's second consumer brand, builds on the company's leadership in internet TV. Sky is also the UKs fastest-growing home communications company and favourite triple-play' provider of TV, broadband and home phone.

Sky believes in making a wider contribution to the communities in which it operates by taking positive action on the environment, supporting grassroots sports and increasing access to, and participation in, the arts. Sky employs 25,000 people, has annual revenues of £7.6 billion and is estimated to support a £6.0 billion contribution to UK GDP. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BSY).
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