Sky Adds Hayu To Its Platform From Today At No Extra Cost

British satellite and streaming broadcaster Sky has today (July 29) added the Hayu service’s catalogue to its already huge collection of content - and it won’t cost eligible customers a penny more on top of their existing subscriptions.

Hayu’s platform brings with it access to more than 250 reality TV shows, including new seasons and even same-day US episode broadcasts. Shows available include such reality TV favourites as The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Below Deck Mediterranean, and a 20th anniversary season of The Real Housewives Of Orange County.

Hayu content will be seamlessly integrated into the Sky TV OS experience from day one, including being available directly from the Sky Homepage. All Hayu content will be available on demand at no extra charge to Sky Ultimate TV customers, as well as all Sky Q and Sky+ pay TV customers. New customers can sign up to Sky Ultimate TV from £24 a month, which will also give them access to Sky TV, Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max all within a single tidy subscription.

The full launch of Hayu on Sky today builds on the “taste of Hayu” preview initially introduced in March, with the full implementation available now meaning that eligible Sky TV customers can do the following:

Watch full seasons of Hayu shows on demand directly through the Sky TV homepage
Stay up to date with the latest episodes the same day as the US, so there’s no need to worry about seeing spoilers online or on social media
Watch Hayu shows anywhere with the Sky Go app
Pick Hayu shows up where they previously left off watching them with Sky’s Continue Watching feature
Search Hayu shows quickly using voice control on Sky Glass TVs, Sky Stream set top boxes and Sky Q satellite receivers.. So, for instance you can say “Hello Sky, play Below Deck Mediterranean”, or simply “Watch Hayu”.
On Sky Glass and Sky Stream (which deliver all their content via streaming), Hayu favourites can be saved into a Playlist through the Sky OS, alongside content from other TV channels and apps.

If you happen to be an eligible Sky customer who currently subscribes to Hayu via Sky Marketplace, you can cancel that subscription and then re-access Hayu directly through your eligible Sky package.

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Hayu was launched in 2016 by NBCUniversal with a view to making it “the home of reality TV”. It’s now available in 45 markets around the world, an its content library now offers more than 10,000 episodes of over 350 shows, including Vanderpump Rules, Summer House and Southern Charm on top of the Real Housewives and Below Deck favourites mentioned earlier.

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