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01/05/2015
Sky Announces Deal With Disney And Fox
Star Wars arrives on Sky Movies this Summer, giving Sky Movies customers exclusive broadcast access to all six Star Wars Saga feature films, alongside a wealth of additional features and programming.
It will kick off with UK TV's first ever 48 hour Star Wars marathon on 4 May.
The collection will see the six feature films - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi - sit alongside the two animated Star Wars series, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as a number of Lucasfilm specials and featurettes.
Sky Movies will celebrate with a 48 hour Star Wars marathon on 4 and 5 May, where customers will be able to watch them in episodic order, as well as release order on both days.
This marks the first time this Star Wars content will be broadcast all in one place. It offers Star Wars fans an unrivalled opportunity to experience the films via Sky Movies’ comprehensive movie service. Non Sky customers will also be able to enjoy the Star Wars content through Sky Movies NOW TV.
www.skymovies.com
It will kick off with UK TV's first ever 48 hour Star Wars marathon on 4 May.
The collection will see the six feature films - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi - sit alongside the two animated Star Wars series, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as a number of Lucasfilm specials and featurettes.
Sky Movies will celebrate with a 48 hour Star Wars marathon on 4 and 5 May, where customers will be able to watch them in episodic order, as well as release order on both days.
This marks the first time this Star Wars content will be broadcast all in one place. It offers Star Wars fans an unrivalled opportunity to experience the films via Sky Movies’ comprehensive movie service. Non Sky customers will also be able to enjoy the Star Wars content through Sky Movies NOW TV.
www.skymovies.com
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