Sky : renews long-term partnership with NBCUniversal International

London - 17 May, 2017 - Sky is pleased to announce the extension of its long-standing partnership with NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. The extensive multi-year agreements cover Sky Cinema and NBCUniversal International Networks' (NBCUIN) suite of channel brands for Sky's customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. The partnership also includes a comprehensive EST and TVOD agreement for Sky Store across those territories.

Sky customers in the UK and Ireland will be able to enjoy a selection of NBCUIN's channels including Universal Channel, Syfy and E! Entertainment and Movies 24 while customers in Germany and Austria will enjoy Universal Channel, Syfy and E! Entertainment and 13th STREET. In addition, Syfy and NBCU International's all-reality service, hayu, will launch in 2018 on NOW TV, Sky's streaming subscription service in the UK. In Germany, Syfy will launch on Sky Ticket in 2019.

The agreements cover tent-pole, first-run movies like the Jurassic, Despicable Me/Minions and Fast & Furious franchises. Additionally, it covers a range of critically acclaimed and award-winning films from Working Title and Focus Features alongside numerous titles from NBCUniversal's iconic, premium film library. These are accompanied by next generation rights to ensure that our customers are able to access content how, when and wherever they wish - as subscribers, or to buy or rent the latest cinema releases from the Sky Store.

At the same time, customers will continue to enjoy NBCUIN's highly successful portfolio of channel brands, which are the home of popular TV series. In the UK & Ireland, this includes Chicago Med on Universal Channel and Dark Matter on Syfy; in Germany & Austria, this includes Chicago Fire on Universal Channel, Bull on 13TH STREET and Dark Matter on Syfy.

Extending our partnership with NBCUniversal International ensures that we continue to provide our customers with the best acquired content to sit alongside Sky's original productions. By treating partners' brands and content as we would our own, Sky cements its position as the partner of choice for content and channel providers all over the world.

Gary Davey, Managing Director, Content, Skysaid:

'It's been a very successful year for rights negotiations and we are very pleased to have secured this long-term deal for our customers. Our focus remains on providing our customers with content of the highest quality and NBCUniversal's movies, television programming and channel brands are globally renowned. Our partners' trust in Sky as the custodian of their brands and content enables us to not only establish, but extend, these long-term relationships and we look forward to continuing to work with NBCUniversal International.'

Belinda Menendez, President, NBCUniversal International Distribution & Networks said:

'NBCUniversal International's latest agreements with Sky, covering the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria, kick off the next exciting phase of our highly valued relationship. We are delighted that Sky's customers can continue to anticipate premieres of NBCU's top-quality feature film slate - including via EST and TVOD - as well as having access to our suite of compelling channel brands, through our multi-year renewed relationship. In the UK, we are also pleased to soon be bringing both hayu, our all-reality service, and Syfy to NOW TV customers.'

For further information please contact:

Sky

Chris Westcott

skypress@sky.uk

+44 (0)333 100 2333

NBCUniversal International Distribution & Networks

Hephzibah Kwakye-Saka

hep.ksaka@freuds.com

+44 (0)20 3003 6482

About Sky

Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company, serving 22 million customers across five countries - UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy. The company has annual revenues of £12 billion and is Europe's leading investor in television content with annual programming spend of over £5 billion.

From exclusive partnerships with HBO and Showtime, to Sky's own original programming, Sky offers the best and broadest range of content along with the best viewing experience to suit each and every customer. Whether that's through the multi-award winning next generation box, Sky Q, or Sky's contract-free online streaming service, NOW TV, customers have access to the latest movies, drama, sports and kids entertainment wherever and whenever they like. This is all supported by Sky's best in class customer service.

Sky's success is not just based on what the company does but how it does it. Named as one of the Top 10 Green Companies in the World by Newsweek, one of the world's most recognised rankings of business's environmental performance, Sky ensures its responsible business strategy is embedded right across the group.

Sky has over 30,000 employees and is listed as one of The Times Top 50 employers for women. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SKY).

About NBCUniversal International Distribution

NBCUniversal International Distribution is responsible for the distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and new media outside of the U.S. and Canada. This includes a rich library of more than 4,200 feature films and 110,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming, and locally produced content from around the world.

About NBCUniversal International Networks

NBCUniversal International Networks is one of the world's premier entertainment portfolios, delivering quality content and compelling brands to over 165 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The channel brands in the portfolio include Universal Channel, Syfy, E! Entertainment Television, 13TH STREET, DIVA, Studio Universal, Telemundo, Bravo, DreamWorks and Golf Channel. These unique brands deliver a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe; the portfolio also includes Movies 24 in the UK and The Style Network in Australia. Further, NBCUniversal News Group, one of the most influential and respected portfolios of on-air and digital news properties in the world, operate CNBC and NBC News internationally.

NBCUniversal International Networks is a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.