Sky Deutschland : Snap easier than ever on the big screen: Now Plug & Play on TV with Google Chromecast (09.09.2014)

Unterföhring, 9 September 2014 - Snap is the online video library from Sky available for only €3.99 per month, as the perfect entry point to the Sky experience, as well as an ideal addition for concurrent Sky customers. It has never been easier to stream Snap programmes on TV screens as of today thanks to the newly released iOS and Android apps which support Google Chromecast.

By connecting Chromecast to the TV set through an HDMI port and with Wi-Fi, the entire Snap programming catalogue can be easily transferred to the TV screen from iPad, iPhone as well as selected Samsung Android smartphones and tablets. Simply open the app, push the Cast button and instantly play blockbusters such as "Sher-lock Holmes" and "Alice in Wonderland", box sets of complete seasons of award-winning series such as "The Sopranos", "Sex and the City", exclusive hits from HBO such as "Game of Thrones" (season 1) and "Boardwalk Empire" (season 2), as well as further great series like "The Walking Dead" (season 1&2) on the big screen. And there's no need to reach for the remote: The content can be controlled directly from the couch with the app on a smartphone or tablet.

Alice Mascia, Vice President, Strategy at Sky Deutschland: "We are happy to hold on our promise to customers to constantly extend the options for watching the Snap content catalogue. Chromecast is a fantastic addition to the range of devices for Snap - customers can plug it in the TV and instantly play top movies and series di-rectly on the big screen from their mobile devices. This means the customer gets to make the decision about where, when and how to use Snap."

With the new Android app release on Google Play, the "Bookmarking" function is now also possible for the supported selection of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tab-lets. This feature makes note of when programming stops and allows users to resume watching at exactly the same point - even if the app was ended in the interim.

About Snap:

Snap - the Sky online media library is a standalone service and offers thousands of titles from the Sky Collection, including the biggest hits from HBO, box sets of all seasons of award-winning series, the greatest movies of the last decades and an in-credible selection of children's programs with exclusive highlights from the world of Disney. The selection continues to expand. Snap provides for only €3.99 per month extensive additional content to existing customers and gives non-subscribers access to the exceptional programming quality of Sky on the web (www.skysnap.de), iPad, iPhone/iPod touch, Samsung Galaxy products and Samsung Smart TVs. With the Snap Extra option many titles can be downloaded for €6.99 to the iPad and iPhone, and a second concurrent stream is added.

The entire Snap catalogue is also available within Sky Go, the best online television in Germany and Austria, enabling Sky customers with a Snap subscription to watch all Sky Go and Snap content directly in one app. Over the next twelve months, Snap and Sky Go combined will offer more than 25,000 hours of high-quality content - many first and exclusive to Sky customers.

About Sky Deutschland:

Sky Deutschland AG is the leading pay-TV provider in Germany and Austria with more than 3.8 million subscribers and revenues amounting to 1.7 billion Euros. The MDAX-listed company offers subscription television as well as on-demand services for private and business customers.

The Sky platform comprises more than 70 exclusive channels, almost all of which are also available in HD. The program portfolio of Sky includes live sports together with the only German 24/7 sports news channel Sky Sport News HD, feature films, series, children's programs and documentaries. The Sky+ hard disk receiver allows for time-shifted television and the Sky Anytime on-demand service enables customers to enjoy hundreds of constantly changing titles. Sky Go, the leading online TV in Germany, provides access to Sky programming via mobile devices and PCs. Moreover, the online media library Snap by Sky offers thousands of titles - among them blockbusters, classic films, complete series box sets and children's programs.

Sky is the innovation leader in the German and Austrian television markets. In the past two decades, Sky has played a major role in establishing pay-TV as the third pillar of television entertainment alongside fee-financed and advertising-financed broadcasters. Sky has 2,500 employees and is based in Unterföhring near Munich. (Status: 30 June 2014)

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