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05/04/2012
Sky To Launch British Movie Channel?
Sky is set to take on BBC Films and Channel 4's Film4 in a bid to establish itself as the home of original British film.
The broadcaster, it is believed, will pledge tens of millions to buying British content and is planning a series of medium-budget, family-oriented British films which it will premiere on its Sky Movies channels.
This is according to an article in today's Independent. The paper reports that the strategy by the satellite broadcaster is designed to strengthen BSkyB's subscriber base and to help improve the company's reputation as a force for good in the British creative industries.
The news comes after Sky was slammed by by the public service broadcasting sector for not investing more in British content.
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The broadcaster, it is believed, will pledge tens of millions to buying British content and is planning a series of medium-budget, family-oriented British films which it will premiere on its Sky Movies channels.
This is according to an article in today's Independent. The paper reports that the strategy by the satellite broadcaster is designed to strengthen BSkyB's subscriber base and to help improve the company's reputation as a force for good in the British creative industries.
The news comes after Sky was slammed by by the public service broadcasting sector for not investing more in British content.
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