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Sky UK boosts original content as it takes on streaming rivals

Exclusive: TV company aims to be releasing a new film every week by 2022, with 30 due this year

Sky UK is squaring up to Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ in the battle for viewers by increasing its number of original British shows by 50% and releasing a new, exclusive film every fortnight, including a Danny Boyle-backed biopic about Britpop record label Creation Records.

Fuelled by Britain’s appetite for bingeing on new shows during the pandemic, the number of UK subscribers to the main three streaming services is now approximately 32m – double that of traditional pay-TV companies such as Sky, BT and Virgin Media.

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