UKTV channels made available online through Sky Player deal

UKTV has signed a deal with Sky Player to make two of its channels available through the online TV service from today (5 March).

Eden and Gold will join the subscription online TV service alongside Sky's latest additions to its on-demand player: National Geographic Wild, Sky Real Lives and Sky Movies Screen 1 and 2.

It is the first time channels from UKTV, jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media, can be viewed as a live stream via an online TV service.

Viewers will be able to watch each channel's current output live, as well as selected archive programming.

Ben Phillis, UKTV's head of business development and platform distribution, said: "All of our recent rebrand activity has been about creating a portfolio of multi-platform brands so we're really excited about giving fans of Gold and Eden the opportunity to view these channels live online for the first time."

In December 2008, three online Sky Player TV subscription packages were made available by BSkyB. These ranged from £15 to £34 per month and included channels such as Nickelodeon and Sky Sports. A new premium movies subscription pack will be added and the entertainment pack will be enlarged from eight to 12 channels.

Source: BrandRepublic