New streaming service SkyShowtime to launch in Nordics

News in brief

SkyShowtime, a new pan-European streaming service, is launching on 20 September in the Nordics.

The joint venture of Comcast (parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky) and Paramount Global will first launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden before expanding into the Netherlands in Q4 this year.

SkyShowtime will replace Paramount+ in the Nordics.

Future rollouts across Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Central & Eastern Europe will also occur over the coming months and through Q1 2023.

The streaming service will include a suite of film and TV content from Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME, Sky Studios, and Peacock.