09-08-2021, 06:40 PM
Sky One was certainly great when it got first run episodes of US shows before the terrestrial channels, but times changed where people were watching those shows elsewhere or by using illegal means to watch at US pace instead.
Sky's policy of splitting the general entertainment shows onto linear/VOD hybrid brands seems to have worked to the point where viewers are choosing to watch comedy on one channel, quality US drama on another, which left Sky One out of sync with some UK commissions, The Simpsons and left-over CW Marvel commissions.
The overall changes should be an improvement for linear viewers who with Sky Max will no longer get sports events or old films, but a more curated schedule of general entertainment similar to what Sky One is doing now, while Showcase keeps The Simpsons and allows Sky to promote Sports/Cinema to Ent only customers along with the other entertainment channels in Sky's portfolio.
Sky's policy of splitting the general entertainment shows onto linear/VOD hybrid brands seems to have worked to the point where viewers are choosing to watch comedy on one channel, quality US drama on another, which left Sky One out of sync with some UK commissions, The Simpsons and left-over CW Marvel commissions.
The overall changes should be an improvement for linear viewers who with Sky Max will no longer get sports events or old films, but a more curated schedule of general entertainment similar to what Sky One is doing now, while Showcase keeps The Simpsons and allows Sky to promote Sports/Cinema to Ent only customers along with the other entertainment channels in Sky's portfolio.