Sky Arts is the home of creativity culture and performance
Included with Essential and Ultimate TV
What’s on at Sky Arts
Sky Arts Awards
Isle of Wight Festival
Celebrity Portrait Artist of the Year
Stories from the National Portrait Gallery
National Theatre Live
Classic FM Live
Andre Rieu and Friends
Landscape Artist of the Year
Portrait Artist of the Year
The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
What is Sky Arts and what can you watch on it?
Sky Arts is the home of creativity in all its forms. From artist-led series and exclusive performances to bold Sky Originals and cultural deep dives, it is a channel that champions imagination, talent and expression. Whether you are into music, theatre, film or design, Sky Arts brings you the best of it.
Available free to air and on Sky, viewers can find Sky Original favourites like Portrait Artist of the Year alongside live concerts, eye-opening documentaries and revealing profiles of leading creatives. It is a space that puts artists centre stage and invites viewers to see the world differently.
With a growing collection of original shows and partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest institutions, Sky Arts is a celebration of what it means to be creative. Free to air and open to everyone, it is where culture meets storytelling in the most accessible way.
Available free to air and on Sky, viewers can find Sky Original favourites like Portrait Artist of the Year alongside live concerts, eye-opening documentaries and revealing profiles of leading creatives. It is a space that puts artists centre stage and invites viewers to see the world differently.
With a growing collection of original shows and partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest institutions, Sky Arts is a celebration of what it means to be creative. Free to air and open to everyone, it is where culture meets storytelling in the most accessible way.
How to watch Sky Arts
Sky Go
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Sky Glass Air
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Sky Stream
Watch on your existing TV with Sky Stream.
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Frequently asked questions
- Sky Arts is home to beloved Sky Original shows like Portrait Artist of the Year, Landscape Artist of the Year, Discovering Film and Guy Garvey: From the Vaults. You can also find incredible live music performances, including the annual coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival, deep dives into culture in shows like My Week With... and Stories from the National Gallery, and eye-opening profiles of outstanding creatives like Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story and The Brontes By Anita Rani: Sisters of Disruption.
- Sky Arts is a free-to-air channel and can be enjoyed on any TV with Freeview. You can also watch Sky Arts in HD on Sky Q, Sky Stream and Sky Glass. It is also available to stream on NOW and Sky Go and can be enjoyed wherever these apps are available.
- As a free-to-air channel, Sky Arts is available to watch without any need for a subscription to Sky TV. However, Sky Arts is available on all Sky TV packages in High Definition, and you will also have access to a full library of Sky Arts shows available on demand.
- Yes, you can watch Sky Arts on your mobile and devices either through the Sky Go app, or by using the NOW streaming platform.
- As a free-to-air channel, you can watch Sky Arts without the need of a satellite dish on any TV with Freeview.
Sky Arts can also be enjoyed via a Sky package without any dish installation required. All you need is a Sky Glass TV or a Sky Stream puck with an Essential or Ultimate TV package. Or if you’d prefer to watch without a contract, you can also watch Sky Arts with a NOW Entertainment membership.
Essential TV: Includes a selection of entertainment and general interest channels including Sky Atlantic, Netflix Standard with Ads and Discovery+.
New Sky TV customers options: £15pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £18pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £21pm.
Existing Sky TV customers options: £18pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £21pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £21pm.
Sky Entertainment: Includes the same channels as Sky Essential TV, plus additional channels like Sky Max, Sky Documentaries, Sky Comedy and Sky Nature.
Ultimate TV: Includes Sky Entertainment and Netflix Standard with Ads.
New Sky TV customers options: £22pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £25pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £35pm.
Existing Sky TV customers options: £28pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £31pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £35pm.
Both Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck can be self-installed. You must use a professional installer to wall mount Sky Glass. All content on Sky Glass and Sky Stream is streamed via broadband, minimum speed of 25mbps recommended. Maximum of 3 Sky Glass TVs and 6 Sky Stream Pucks per account/household.
Sky Stream: Requires TV with HDMI port. Delivery: By courier. Order by 9pm (Mon-Fri) or 3pm (Sunday) for next working day delivery (excludes Bank Holidays). See here for details.
Netflix: Netflix Standard with Ads is included in Sky Essential TV and Ultimate TV subscriptions and allows you to watch on two screens in HD. If you upgrade to the Netflix Standard Add-On, you can watch on 2 screens and in HD, without ads. If you upgrade to the Netflix Premium Add-On, you can watch on 4 screens and in Ultra HD, without ads. Netflix is streamed via broadband, minimum download speed per stream of 3 Mb/s for Netflix Standard with Ads (HD content) and 5 Mb/s for Netflix Standard (HD content) and 25 Mb/s for Netflix Premium (Ultra HD content) is recommended. Netflix’s Privacy Statement is on Netflix.com/privacy. Netflix terms of use apply.
For pre-existing Netflix customers taking Sky Essential TV or Ultimate TV subscriptions: your Netflix bill will automatically transfer from Netflix to Sky. If you cancel your Streaming TV subscription your Netflix subscription will continue, and your bill will automatically be transferred back from Sky to Netflix. Netflix’s Privacy Statement is on Netflix.com/privacy. Netflix terms of use apply.
Existing Sky TV customers moving to Streaming TV: You can only have one Sky TV subscription at your address, so if you already have Sky Q or Sky+ you will need to end your current Sky TV subscription and take a new Sky Ultimate TV subscription. If you have an existing minimum term for any add-on(s), you will have to agree to a new minimum term for equivalent add-on(s) on Streaming TV. If you have Netflix basic, this will end, and you will receive Netflix Standard with ads as part of your Sky Ultimate TV subscription. We will bill you for your existing Sky TV subscription until your Sky Ultimate TV subscription is activated. Billing for your Streaming TV subscription will start when you activate your Sky Glass TV or Sky Stream puck. If you have Sky Q, you will need to send back your Sky Q box(es) within 60 days of your Streaming TV cooling off period ending or you may incur a non-returns charge. You will have to log in again to any third-party app(s) on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. Any recordings you have on Sky Q or Sky+ will not transfer to Sky Glass or Sky Stream puck. Sky Store Buy and Keep purchases will still be accessible via the Sky Store app.
Existing Sky Essential TV customers upgrading to Sky Ultimate TV: You can only have one Sky TV subscription at your address, so your Sky Essential TV subscription will end, and you will need to take a Sky Ultimate TV subscription. If you have an existing minimum term for Sky Essential TV and any add-on(s), you will have to agree to a new 24-month minimum term for Sky Ultimate TV and those add-on(s). If you don’t have an existing minimum term for Sky Essential TV you can agree to a new 24-month minimum term, or take a 31-day rolling subscription, for Sky Ultimate TV.
If your current Sky Sports offer ends during your new minimum term, Sky Sports pricing of £31pm will apply for the remainder of your term.
If your current Sky Cinema offer ends during your new minimum term, Sky Cinema pricing of £13pm will apply for the remainder of your term.
Outside of minimum term, standard pricing applies, currently: Sky Sports is £33 a month and Sky Cinema is £16 a month. Prices may change and offers may apply.
Customers taking Sky Stream and Sky Glass together: If you want to use both products together, then you will need to get a Whole Home subscription (currently £15pm extra). Requires broadband, min speed 30Mb/s.
Streaming TV Add-ons
Ad Skipping: £6pm on a 31-day rolling subscription. Ad Skipping allows fast-forwarding through ads in on-demand content, including all Sky and paid Entertainment VOD, ITVX, and Channel 4 apps. Excludes Netflix. Cancel anytime. 31 days’ notice required to cancel. Requires Streaming TV subscription and Sky Glass or Sky Stream.
Sky Cinema: £10 extra a month on 24-month min. term. Offer ends 2 April 2025. Then, Sky Cinema standard pricing applies, £13pm extra (prices may change) with a 24 month minimum term for Sky Cinema on Sky Glass and Sky Stream when you take or renew Streaming TV subscription with a 24 month minimum term. Prices may change during this period. Both subscriptions must be kept for 24 months to maintain this price, unless you also add Sky Sports Complete on a minimum term, in which case your current subscriptions will end, and you will enter new minimum terms for each of the three subscriptions. Standard price (currently £16pm extra) applies when signing up to a 31-day rolling subscription or outside minimum term. Offers may apply.
discovery+: Access to discovery+ Basic available at no extra cost (RRP £3.99pm) for the duration of your Sky TV subscription. If you upgrade to TNT Sports, you can access discovery+ Premium at no extra cost for the duration of your TNT Sports subscription. Content available in the discovery+ app. Streamed via broadband, minimum download speed 5 Mb/s and 20 Mb/s for 4K content. Separate discovery+ account setup required. If you currently pay for a discovery+ subscription and activate this service, you may end up with two subscriptions. To avoid this, and if you wish to take advantage of this offer only, cancel your existing discovery+ subscription in accordance with its terms and wait until it ends before activating this offer. discovery+ Privacy Notice: here and Terms of Use: [here] (https://www.wbd.com/discoveryplus/legal/terms-of-use/).
Paramount+: Access to Paramount+ Standard available at £7.99 extra pm. Cancel anytime. If you upgrade to Sky Cinema, you can access Paramount+ Basic (with ads) at no extra cost (RRP £4.99pm) for the duration of your Sky Cinema subscription. Currently, if you have Paramount+ Standard through Sky and you upgrade to Sky Cinema, your existing Paramount+ Standard subscription will switch automatically to Paramount+ Basic (with ads) at its next renewal date. Content available in the Paramount+ app. Streamed via broadband, minimum download speed 2 Mb/s and 25 Mb/s for 4K UHD and HDR content. Separate Paramount+ account setup required. Cancel anytime. If you currently pay for a Paramount+ subscription and activate this service, you may end up with two subscriptions. To avoid this, and if you wish to take advantage of this offer only, cancel your existing Paramount+ subscription in accordance with its terms and wait until it ends before activating this offer. Paramount+ Privacy Notice: here and Terms of Use: here.
More of the latest blockbusters than anywhere else: based on the rolling top 75 box office movies compiled from data provided by Comscore found here sky.com/bestmovies.
Vue Cinema Tickets: Promotion available until 31 December 2025. Sky Cinema customers can claim up to two standard tickets per month, valid for showings from Sunday to Thursday. Not available to customers on a Sky Cinema trial offer, NOW Cinema members, or Virgin Media customers. Requires the latest version of the My Sky app to generate voucher codes, which can be redeemed for a 2D admission ticket at any Vue Cinema in the UK or ROI (Regular Seat, Super Saver, or Saver) via myvue.com, the Vue app, or the Vue box office. Daily limits apply. First come, first served. See full list of exclusions and available upgrades here http://www.sky.com/vueticketsterms. Upgrades and additional fees are payable to Vue. Voucher codes must be used within the same calendar month they are generated, or they will expire. Codes cannot be combined with other ticket offers, and each voucher code is valid for one ticket only. If you cancel your Sky Cinema subscription, access to this promotion will end when your subscription ends.
Sky Kids Pack: £8pm extra. Cancel anytime. 31 days’ notice to cancel.
Sky Sports: £31pm extra with a 24 month minimum terms for Sky Sports Complete when you take or renew your Streaming TV subscription with a 24 month minimum term. Both subscriptions must be kept for 24 months to maintain this price, unless you also add Sky Cinema on a minimum term, in which case your current subscriptions will end, and you will enter new minimum terms for each of the three subscriptions. Includes Sky Sports+ at no extra cost. Standard price (currently £33pm extra) applies when signing up to a 31-day rolling subscription or outside minimum term. Offers may apply.
A single channel Sky Sports subscription is available to existing Sky TV customers on a 31-day rolling subscription to watch live and On Demand content available with your subscription. Choose from: Sky Sports Premier League; Sky Sports Football; Sky Sports Cricket; Sky Sports Golf; Sky Sports F1; Sky Sports Action. £20pm extra. You can only access Sky Sports+ with a Sky Sports Complete subscription. 31 days’ notice to cancel.
My Sky app: Available on compatible Apple and Android devices. Requires WiFi/3G/4G/5G (charges may apply). See device and software requirements here and the App Store or Google Play Store. App features and functions vary by platform/device.
Sky Go: Sky TV customers only. Selected live channels and on demand content available in line with your Sky TV subscription at no extra cost. UK only. Streamed via WiFi/3G/4G/5G (charges may apply). Minimum speed 2Mb/s. Available on registered compatible devices (content may vary and depends on your Sky TV package). Some live TV programmes will be unavailable visit go.sky.com. See compatible device and software requirements.
Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. £5pm extra or no extra cost to Whole Home customers. Allow up to 24 hours for your account to be activated. Concurrent online viewing on 4 devices. Download selected Sky Go content in the UK only via WiFi – max 2 per each content item. Available on registered compatible devices (content may vary and depends on your Sky TV package). Content deleted from device 48 hours after viewing starts or no later than 30 days after download.
New Sky TV customers options: £15pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £18pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £21pm.
Existing Sky TV customers options: £18pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £21pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £21pm.
Sky Entertainment: Includes the same channels as Sky Essential TV, plus additional channels like Sky Max, Sky Documentaries, Sky Comedy and Sky Nature.
Ultimate TV: Includes Sky Entertainment and Netflix Standard with Ads.
New Sky TV customers options: £22pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £25pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £35pm.
Existing Sky TV customers options: £28pm (prices may change) with a 24-month minimum term or £31pm with a 31-day rolling subscription, then auto-renews at standard monthly rolling price, currently £35pm.
Both Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck can be self-installed. You must use a professional installer to wall mount Sky Glass. All content on Sky Glass and Sky Stream is streamed via broadband, minimum speed of 25mbps recommended. Maximum of 3 Sky Glass TVs and 6 Sky Stream Pucks per account/household.
Sky Stream: Requires TV with HDMI port. Delivery: By courier. Order by 9pm (Mon-Fri) or 3pm (Sunday) for next working day delivery (excludes Bank Holidays). See here for details.
Netflix: Netflix Standard with Ads is included in Sky Essential TV and Ultimate TV subscriptions and allows you to watch on two screens in HD. If you upgrade to the Netflix Standard Add-On, you can watch on 2 screens and in HD, without ads. If you upgrade to the Netflix Premium Add-On, you can watch on 4 screens and in Ultra HD, without ads. Netflix is streamed via broadband, minimum download speed per stream of 3 Mb/s for Netflix Standard with Ads (HD content) and 5 Mb/s for Netflix Standard (HD content) and 25 Mb/s for Netflix Premium (Ultra HD content) is recommended. Netflix’s Privacy Statement is on Netflix.com/privacy. Netflix terms of use apply.
For pre-existing Netflix customers taking Sky Essential TV or Ultimate TV subscriptions: your Netflix bill will automatically transfer from Netflix to Sky. If you cancel your Streaming TV subscription your Netflix subscription will continue, and your bill will automatically be transferred back from Sky to Netflix. Netflix’s Privacy Statement is on Netflix.com/privacy. Netflix terms of use apply.
Existing Sky TV customers moving to Streaming TV: You can only have one Sky TV subscription at your address, so if you already have Sky Q or Sky+ you will need to end your current Sky TV subscription and take a new Sky Ultimate TV subscription. If you have an existing minimum term for any add-on(s), you will have to agree to a new minimum term for equivalent add-on(s) on Streaming TV. If you have Netflix basic, this will end, and you will receive Netflix Standard with ads as part of your Sky Ultimate TV subscription. We will bill you for your existing Sky TV subscription until your Sky Ultimate TV subscription is activated. Billing for your Streaming TV subscription will start when you activate your Sky Glass TV or Sky Stream puck. If you have Sky Q, you will need to send back your Sky Q box(es) within 60 days of your Streaming TV cooling off period ending or you may incur a non-returns charge. You will have to log in again to any third-party app(s) on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. Any recordings you have on Sky Q or Sky+ will not transfer to Sky Glass or Sky Stream puck. Sky Store Buy and Keep purchases will still be accessible via the Sky Store app.
Existing Sky Essential TV customers upgrading to Sky Ultimate TV: You can only have one Sky TV subscription at your address, so your Sky Essential TV subscription will end, and you will need to take a Sky Ultimate TV subscription. If you have an existing minimum term for Sky Essential TV and any add-on(s), you will have to agree to a new 24-month minimum term for Sky Ultimate TV and those add-on(s). If you don’t have an existing minimum term for Sky Essential TV you can agree to a new 24-month minimum term, or take a 31-day rolling subscription, for Sky Ultimate TV.
If your current Sky Sports offer ends during your new minimum term, Sky Sports pricing of £31pm will apply for the remainder of your term.
If your current Sky Cinema offer ends during your new minimum term, Sky Cinema pricing of £13pm will apply for the remainder of your term.
Outside of minimum term, standard pricing applies, currently: Sky Sports is £33 a month and Sky Cinema is £16 a month. Prices may change and offers may apply.
Customers taking Sky Stream and Sky Glass together: If you want to use both products together, then you will need to get a Whole Home subscription (currently £15pm extra). Requires broadband, min speed 30Mb/s.
Streaming TV Add-ons
Ad Skipping: £6pm on a 31-day rolling subscription. Ad Skipping allows fast-forwarding through ads in on-demand content, including all Sky and paid Entertainment VOD, ITVX, and Channel 4 apps. Excludes Netflix. Cancel anytime. 31 days’ notice required to cancel. Requires Streaming TV subscription and Sky Glass or Sky Stream.
Sky Cinema: £10 extra a month on 24-month min. term. Offer ends 2 April 2025. Then, Sky Cinema standard pricing applies, £13pm extra (prices may change) with a 24 month minimum term for Sky Cinema on Sky Glass and Sky Stream when you take or renew Streaming TV subscription with a 24 month minimum term. Prices may change during this period. Both subscriptions must be kept for 24 months to maintain this price, unless you also add Sky Sports Complete on a minimum term, in which case your current subscriptions will end, and you will enter new minimum terms for each of the three subscriptions. Standard price (currently £16pm extra) applies when signing up to a 31-day rolling subscription or outside minimum term. Offers may apply.
discovery+: Access to discovery+ Basic available at no extra cost (RRP £3.99pm) for the duration of your Sky TV subscription. If you upgrade to TNT Sports, you can access discovery+ Premium at no extra cost for the duration of your TNT Sports subscription. Content available in the discovery+ app. Streamed via broadband, minimum download speed 5 Mb/s and 20 Mb/s for 4K content. Separate discovery+ account setup required. If you currently pay for a discovery+ subscription and activate this service, you may end up with two subscriptions. To avoid this, and if you wish to take advantage of this offer only, cancel your existing discovery+ subscription in accordance with its terms and wait until it ends before activating this offer. discovery+ Privacy Notice: here and Terms of Use: [here] (https://www.wbd.com/discoveryplus/legal/terms-of-use/).
Paramount+: Access to Paramount+ Standard available at £7.99 extra pm. Cancel anytime. If you upgrade to Sky Cinema, you can access Paramount+ Basic (with ads) at no extra cost (RRP £4.99pm) for the duration of your Sky Cinema subscription. Currently, if you have Paramount+ Standard through Sky and you upgrade to Sky Cinema, your existing Paramount+ Standard subscription will switch automatically to Paramount+ Basic (with ads) at its next renewal date. Content available in the Paramount+ app. Streamed via broadband, minimum download speed 2 Mb/s and 25 Mb/s for 4K UHD and HDR content. Separate Paramount+ account setup required. Cancel anytime. If you currently pay for a Paramount+ subscription and activate this service, you may end up with two subscriptions. To avoid this, and if you wish to take advantage of this offer only, cancel your existing Paramount+ subscription in accordance with its terms and wait until it ends before activating this offer. Paramount+ Privacy Notice: here and Terms of Use: here.
More of the latest blockbusters than anywhere else: based on the rolling top 75 box office movies compiled from data provided by Comscore found here sky.com/bestmovies.
Vue Cinema Tickets: Promotion available until 31 December 2025. Sky Cinema customers can claim up to two standard tickets per month, valid for showings from Sunday to Thursday. Not available to customers on a Sky Cinema trial offer, NOW Cinema members, or Virgin Media customers. Requires the latest version of the My Sky app to generate voucher codes, which can be redeemed for a 2D admission ticket at any Vue Cinema in the UK or ROI (Regular Seat, Super Saver, or Saver) via myvue.com, the Vue app, or the Vue box office. Daily limits apply. First come, first served. See full list of exclusions and available upgrades here http://www.sky.com/vueticketsterms. Upgrades and additional fees are payable to Vue. Voucher codes must be used within the same calendar month they are generated, or they will expire. Codes cannot be combined with other ticket offers, and each voucher code is valid for one ticket only. If you cancel your Sky Cinema subscription, access to this promotion will end when your subscription ends.
Sky Kids Pack: £8pm extra. Cancel anytime. 31 days’ notice to cancel.
Sky Sports: £31pm extra with a 24 month minimum terms for Sky Sports Complete when you take or renew your Streaming TV subscription with a 24 month minimum term. Both subscriptions must be kept for 24 months to maintain this price, unless you also add Sky Cinema on a minimum term, in which case your current subscriptions will end, and you will enter new minimum terms for each of the three subscriptions. Includes Sky Sports+ at no extra cost. Standard price (currently £33pm extra) applies when signing up to a 31-day rolling subscription or outside minimum term. Offers may apply.
A single channel Sky Sports subscription is available to existing Sky TV customers on a 31-day rolling subscription to watch live and On Demand content available with your subscription. Choose from: Sky Sports Premier League; Sky Sports Football; Sky Sports Cricket; Sky Sports Golf; Sky Sports F1; Sky Sports Action. £20pm extra. You can only access Sky Sports+ with a Sky Sports Complete subscription. 31 days’ notice to cancel.
My Sky app: Available on compatible Apple and Android devices. Requires WiFi/3G/4G/5G (charges may apply). See device and software requirements here and the App Store or Google Play Store. App features and functions vary by platform/device.
Sky Go: Sky TV customers only. Selected live channels and on demand content available in line with your Sky TV subscription at no extra cost. UK only. Streamed via WiFi/3G/4G/5G (charges may apply). Minimum speed 2Mb/s. Available on registered compatible devices (content may vary and depends on your Sky TV package). Some live TV programmes will be unavailable visit go.sky.com. See compatible device and software requirements.
Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. £5pm extra or no extra cost to Whole Home customers. Allow up to 24 hours for your account to be activated. Concurrent online viewing on 4 devices. Download selected Sky Go content in the UK only via WiFi – max 2 per each content item. Available on registered compatible devices (content may vary and depends on your Sky TV package). Content deleted from device 48 hours after viewing starts or no later than 30 days after download.