Is Hayu ad free? Any other Sky services ad free?

[seandrews]

It's a 2 in 1 question reall I notice E is being closed and Hayu is launching on Sky although not on Sky Q (yet) 

I wanted to know if the E channel content will be moving to Hayu?

is the Hayu service an ad free service 

also, is there any Comcast/NBC/Sky/Peacock services that have advert free pay options?

I was wondering when Sky or their sister services in the UK would be moving into the Ad free subscription model of selling content.

i think only UHD on demand is ad free at present 

Very happy to be corrected.

[TimmyBGood]

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@seandrews wrote:

I wanted to know if the E channel content will be moving to Hayu?

Presumably, yes.

is the Hayu service an ad free service 

Yes, but will cost £4.99 per month extra on the Sky subscription. 

I was wondering when Sky or their sister services in the UK would be moving into the Ad free subscription model of selling content.

Quite possibly never: the streaming services which do so are either global scale, losing money or have considerable cross-subsidy from elsewhere.  Sky Group, with " 23 million customers across six countries " is a very small player in global terms.

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[d2h]

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@seandrews wrote:

It's a 2 in 1 question reall I notice E is being closed and Hayu is launching on Sky although not on Sky Q (yet) 

I wanted to know if the E channel content will be moving to Hayu?

is the Hayu service an ad free service 

also, is there any Comcast/NBC/Sky/Peacock services that have advert free pay options?

I was wondering when Sky or their sister services in the UK would be moving into the Ad free subscription model of selling content.

i think only UHD on demand is ad free at present 

Very happy to be corrected.

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@seandrews @TimmyBGood 

Hayu is ad-free - but not promo free. The service began forcing pre-roll promos a while back.

All reality content shown on E! has always been available to Hayu customers and new/ongoing shows have always been available the morning after US premiere the night before. 

If you're a reality TV fan, and never used Hayu, you'll be disappointed that you've not subscribed before now as it is extremely good if that's your thing. I am surprised that Sky hasn't tapped into it before now.

[TimmyBGood]

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@d2h wrote:

 I am surprised that Sky hasn't tapped into it before now.

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I do wonder how this overlaps with the obvious neglect of Peacock in the UK.

[Timelord2018]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@d2h wrote:

 I am surprised that Sky hasn't tapped into it before now.

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I do wonder how this overlaps with the obvious neglect of Peacock in the UK.

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1. As for Peacock, the UK page referring to Sky & Now Customers has now been removed

https://www.peacocktv.com

I wonder if might now get removed at the end of Comcast Financial year (31st December) like E! UK & Ireland

[seandrews]

Does anyone know if there is a Sky service like Disney+ Apple TV+ or Netflix without ads? 

I can't find it.

[TimmyBGood]

@seandrews 

Sky is a platform, largely populated by commercial television stations.  It's a different business model to the streamers.

[d2h]

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@seandrews wrote:

Does anyone know if there is a Sky service like Disney+ Apple TV+ or Netflix without ads? 

I can't find it.

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Yes, it's called Now. Add the 'Boost' and that's the closest you'll get. 

Live channels still have ads, for obvious reasons, but if it's on-demand you're after, many find it much better suited to their needs than Sky.