0

Discussion topic: Free movie every saturday

Reply
This message was authored by K84 This message was authored by: K84

Free movie every saturday

I was told I can get a free movie every Saturday. How do I access it? 

Reply

All Replies

This message was authored by SKY1992bf This message was authored by: SKY1992bf

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@K84  try channel 106,, there is a film on now and another at 9:50, but note their is no guarantee of a film every Saturday 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please note: I am just a sky customer not a employee - posts from sky employees are clearly marked as such
my setup: Samsung 5 series 32inc tv | sky +hd box | variety, SKY & TNT sports,sky cinema | Netflix and prime video
Please note: I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
if this post has helped please give it a like ~ if this post has solved your question/query please mark it as the answer in order to help others

If you would like to post a “Send Your Thanks to Sky” message please click Here
This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@K84 

 

The Sky Showcase channel 'free movie' today is LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) which, to be honest, has been broadcast once or twice before in the near quarter century since it was released.

 

Some sales reps appear to implying that the offer is free access to recent content from a Sky Cinema channel, which is not the case.

* * * * * * *

Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
This message was authored by Daniy This message was authored by: Daniy

Re: Free movie every saturday

I got told the same thing! Is it a publicity stunt? 

This message was authored by xenon81 This message was authored by: xenon81

Re: Free movie every saturday


@Daniy wrote:

I got told the same thing! Is it a publicity stunt? 


No, as mentioned in the previous replies a movie is shown on Sky Showcase each weekend. It is usually on Saturday night but due to F1 coverage this week's film (Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers) is on Sunday at 15:10. 

This message was authored by Daniy This message was authored by: Daniy

Re: Free movie every saturday

@xenon81 it was said on the phone a blockbuster movie not a decades old movie that is probably on netflix anyway? I will challenge this when they call me back on Tuesday

This message was authored by SKY1992bf This message was authored by: SKY1992bf

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Daniy  Note paragraph 2 of post 3 above 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please note: I am just a sky customer not a employee - posts from sky employees are clearly marked as such
my setup: Samsung 5 series 32inc tv | sky +hd box | variety, SKY & TNT sports,sky cinema | Netflix and prime video
Please note: I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
if this post has helped please give it a like ~ if this post has solved your question/query please mark it as the answer in order to help others

If you would like to post a “Send Your Thanks to Sky” message please click Here
This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Daniy wrote:

 

it was said on the phone a blockbuster movie 

 


At something like a three billion dollar box office the LOTR franchise is undoubtedly a blockbuster, just a rather old one now...

 

Some salespeople are undoubtedly overdoing the prominence of the offer though.

* * * * * * *

Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
This message was authored by best+of+the+best This message was authored by: best+of+the+best

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Daniy wrote:

@xenon81 it was said on the phone a blockbuster movie not a decades old movie that is probably on netflix anyway? I will challenge this when they call me back on Tuesday 


Correction @Daniy it's not available on Netflix only Prime Video to Rent of Buy  still a Blockbuster movie 23 years later.

This message was authored by Kate160 This message was authored by: Kate160

Re: Free movie every saturday

I had the same phone call and I can't remember the channel either. I'm sure they said the film would start at 7pm and that it is Wonder Woman this Saturday 

This message was authored by xenon81 This message was authored by: xenon81

Re: Free movie every saturday

It's channel 106 (Sky Showcase) but Wonder Woman was last week's film.

This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Kate160 

 

Gladiator tonight at 21:15

* * * * * * *

Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
This message was authored by Chris-t53 This message was authored by: Chris-t53

Re: Free movie every saturday

I was once told by a caller from Sky that there was a voice command to view this weekly free VIP

film. I can't remember it. Can anyone remind me please?

This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@Chris-t53 wrote:

I was once told by a caller from Sky that there was a voice command to view this weekly free VIP film.


My understanding is this was a miscommunication amongst the call centre folk: the 'weekly free VIP film' is nothing of the kind, but a garbled reference to the movie Sky has been putting out on Showcase in the Saturday broadcast EPG which would otherwise require a subscription add-on to view on a named Sky Cinema channel.

 

As noted above, they aren't exactly recent films either: this Saturday (21:30 - 23:30 ) is 'The Bourne Supremacy' from 2004.

* * * * * * *

Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
This message was authored by PandJ2020 This message was authored by: PandJ2020

Re: Free movie every saturday

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

@TimmyBGood wrote:

As noted above, they aren't exactly recent films either: this Saturday is 'The Bourne Supremacy' from 2004.


A great film nevertheless.  I only watched the series for the first time last year after visiting the live show at Universal Studios....

I am just another Sky customer and my views are my own
Reply

Was this discussion not helpful?

No problem. Browse or search to find help, or start a new discussion on Community.

Start a new discussion

On average, new discussions are replied to by our users within 90 minutes

New Discussion