British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSYBY.PK, BSY.L) and Disney are working together to create a brand new television channel, Sky Movies Disney, which would be the home of new and classic Disney and Disney/Pixar movies in the UK and Ireland, thereby marking the first time that Disney has been involved in a co-branded linear movie channel anywhere in the world. Also, it is the first time that viewers in the UK and Ireland would be able to watch all new blockbuster Disney-branded movies, and classics from the past, on one single channel.
The launch of Sky Movies Disney builds on Sky and Disney's 24-year relationship in the UK and forms part of a new wide-ranging deal between both the companies, covering further movies, and Disney Channels, across multiple platforms and devices.
Launching in time for the Easter holidays on 28th March 2013, Sky Movies Disney would show recent hits including Brave, Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings andWreck-It Ralph in their first pay TV window. Future releases that would be available include Oz: The Great and Powerful, Monsters University andThe Lone Ranger. The new movies would be available on Sky Movies Disney from around six months after they have ended their run in cinemas and would be exclusive to Sky Movies for at least a year.
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