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Prison Break Buff

Sky One Nabs Prison Break

by Nikki on June 7th, 2007

Europe’s leading paybox, Sky One, has nabbed the rights to broadcast Prison Break, taking over from broadcaster Five.

The deal for Golden Globe-winner Prison Break includes all UK rights. The deal is a coup for Sky and sees the pay-TV company continue its strategy of poaching US series after their debut terrestrial runs.

Source: C21

POSTED IN: General Prison Break News

58 opinions for Sky One Nabs Prison Break

  • Fiona
    Jun 10, 2007 at 12:20 pm

    I can’t believe Fox has sold Prison Break out to Sky One. this in the UK will not go down well due to some of us not being able to afford Sky and therefore decreasing viewer sizes and merchandise bought. this is a low blow to us and I for one will not go buy Sky to watch new episodes. Fiona xxxx

  • Unknown
    Jun 12, 2007 at 8:24 am

    OMG!! that is sooooo craaap!! Sky One arghh!! it was sooooo much better on five! everyone couls watch it!!! arrrghhhh its annoyed me soo muuch noow!!

  • Unknown
    Jun 12, 2007 at 9:08 am

    what the hell is five doing some people cant get sky one thats crap

  • unknown
    Jun 13, 2007 at 5:14 am

    cant believe sky took prison break its so unfair. ive watched prison break from the beginin and never missed an episode now people will have to spend loads of money to get sky to watch it . its soooooooo unfair, this is the best programme on tv and its been taken away from us all!!! and channel 5 are acting like there not even bothered!!

  • Disgruntled Brit
    Jun 15, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    disaster!

  • Disgruntled Brit
    Jun 15, 2007 at 3:30 pm

    noooooooooooo

  • Disgruntled Brit
    Jun 15, 2007 at 4:54 pm


  • richard & dazzie aka The S
    Jun 16, 2007 at 11:47 am

    is the next series goin to be called sky break?!
    are they just tryin to lose watches.

  • Consantine & Dazzie aka The Schofield Origami Appreciation Society
    Jun 16, 2007 at 11:57 am

    Whats going on… Is Mahone involved in this?!? Kim?!? This next season had better be a Sky-Break Special!
    I am disgraced that sky could pull such a string and as such will NOT be purchasing a satellite account to see what has been my favourite show for 2 years. What a shame…Shame on you Sky. Branson…please tighten the noose!

  • tweezer
    Jun 16, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    they prob took it from channel 5 for the same reason channel 4 no longer has ‘lost’. when terrestial channels get US shows they make you wait a disgracefull amount of time to see them, lost wasnt going to start on channel for a good 6 months after US airing, is that acceptable? er no!!, personally I love the fact sky one has it now, because I now know I will get to see it within a week or 2 of the US airing.

  • charlie
    Jun 24, 2007 at 8:47 am

    actually the US will get in it August so there will still be a longish wait till we see it on sky …

  • hammy
    Jun 26, 2007 at 4:48 pm

    stop moaning u skinflints and get sky use all want everything 4 nothing sort youreselves out and get with the future and that is sky not the silly freeview

  • Matt Heath
    Jun 27, 2007 at 12:34 am

    It was FIVE’S FAULT. They declined the purchase due to falling viewing figures. See the BBC News Report, The minimum sky package is only £15, so quit moaning.

  • hammy
    Jun 27, 2007 at 2:39 am

    well said matt

  • Martin Hughes
    Jun 27, 2007 at 4:07 am

    I used to actually have Sky until my family realised its mainly a pile of crap for the money you pay. The only thing that gets people interested in Sky are programmes like Prison Break and 24 and so the thiefs (Sky) steal the good shows from us who do not want to pay. They should get into their thick heads and realise if this carries on, the downloading of eppisodes allegally will just increase.

  • Martin Hughes
    Jun 27, 2007 at 4:11 am

    U know what why dont we just riot

  • lorraine ann almond
    Jun 30, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    i am sick of it too! my daughter has lost lost & now i am losing prison break! i wish everyone would just stop being greedy.

  • nev
    Sep 4, 2007 at 11:14 am

    haha i have sky one! i love prison break! go on d sky one!!

  • DoleScum
    Sep 5, 2007 at 11:03 am

    Up to their usual dirty tricks, I see. Branson wont be too happy, as they’ve even found a way out of the court case for the ITV shares, by swapping shares of ITV with RTL for a some of their shares in Channel 5. could this have anything to do with the Prison Break deal? I Hope Sky get battered in court.
    It’s a shame they are not quite a monopoly I’d love to see it split up.

  • woooooooooo
    Sep 5, 2007 at 1:03 pm

    No its in america on the 17th of september n then its on sky on the 24th or sumin so thats a good thing if it was still on five we wodnt see it till like january woooooo just get sky u cheapskates or stop moanin.

  • JASON ELTRINGHAM
    Sep 9, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    If you can’t afford Sky just download Prison Break. Just check out the torrent sites. You can get every American show the day after they air in the States.

  • Smurfy
    Sep 9, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    We have Sky now, but are moving in 3 weeks, and can’t have Sky in our new place due to trees blocking the signal, so Sky have seriously FCKED me off as i’m not gunna be able to watch it. Sky have bought the rights to it as their customer base is low due to all the other crap they show, all in all in the past 12 months we have spent over £700 on tv licence and Sky, and for what!? The only decent thing they show is sport and to add insult to injury the ass holes have took away Prison Break. Mo Fo’s. To all you people with Sky, i’m sooooo jealous. To all you people who don’t have it, stop moaning coz at least you have the choice to get it, if ya really wanna watch Prison Break, stay in 1 night a month, i’m sure you could afford £15 a month if you did that. If not wait for the DVD ya pikeys

  • nathan cartwright
    Sep 12, 2007 at 8:01 am

    i dont even have sky 1 cant u move it 2 some other channel like sky 3

  • kenty uk
    Sep 12, 2007 at 9:05 am

    cant you just buy sku u tramp

  • Omar
    Sep 12, 2007 at 10:31 am

    well i dont really watch prison break on five i like to watch it the same time as the us. i just watch it on the computer you dont even have to download it . just search on google ovguide. and search for prison break season 3. you will find it on the day it was aired. and you can watch almost any tv show you want. best of all it is not illegal

  • Omar
    Sep 12, 2007 at 10:31 am

    well i dont really watch prison break on five i like to watch it the same time as the us. i just watch it on the computer you dont even have to download it . just search on google ovguide then on the website search for prison break season 3. you will find it on the day it was aired. and you can watch almost any tv show you want. best of all it is not illegal

  • Ikra
    Sep 13, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    OH MY GOD MAN!!!! i cant believe prison break wont b cuming on channel five anymore :( i luvd it sooo much man stupid channel five bastards ……. i cnt c ma babiii went

  • Sharon
    Sep 14, 2007 at 12:37 am

    I hate Murdoch the Merciless and his SKY empire - trying to take over the Universe - It stole the Simpsons, 24, Lost and now Prison Break. Having said that, I have to make a big confession guys……I….. I…I am having SKY installed Sunday morning - I’M TRUELY ASHAMED OF MYSELF - I use to be a brave Resistance Fighter …£16 isn’t too much to pay for their basic TV package, {If I buy one or less newspapers and sandwiches for the month} - but I can’t live without my fix of “Prison Break!!!”..roll on the 24th + I’ll be able to catch up with “Lost” when it airs.

  • S Karahassan
    Sep 17, 2007 at 10:01 am

    I am totally gutted I have to ring round colleagues to record the 3rd series. What a total disaster for all PB fans and Channel 5!!!!!!
    This is typical of Sky TV I am so glad I am no longer a customer of theirs but this will not entice me to go back to Sky. Totally GUTTED

  • paddy
    Sep 18, 2007 at 12:37 am

    does anyone know where i can “legaly” download or buy the 3rd series?

  • karl
    Sep 18, 2007 at 2:39 pm

    This is crap this i dont watch much tv, so i dont have sky so nw i feel horriable coz i had to ask me friend if she will let me watch it. what the point in me havin sky when i hardly watch tv

  • Natalie
    Sep 19, 2007 at 2:02 am

    you no what that is so unfair ive just been given a website where you can get it to burn onto a disc the address is http://www.watchdirect.tv/?hop=dynmcdist best i can do… i cant even get sky.. and not coz im a skinflint either HATE SKY!!!!

  • The Truth
    Sep 22, 2007 at 5:01 am

    i guess we’ll have to watch it the good ole illegal way on the internet (tv-links.co.uk, movie6, videolemon)..any1 know when it comes out on DVD in UK ? ?

  • ste
    Sep 23, 2007 at 2:16 pm

    There is no need for Sky, I watch everyting off of tv-links.co.uk for free. So screw you you Sky sons of biatches. Muhahahaha.

  • josh steere
    Sep 24, 2007 at 10:18 am

    it is silly i love prison break and now i cant watch it beacause virgin took sky one away. And i have one quistion why did u take it away.

  • josh steere
    Sep 24, 2007 at 10:22 am

    BRING BACK PRISON BRAKE NOW!!!!!!!!!!1

  • josh steere
    Sep 24, 2007 at 10:23 am

    OR PUT IT ON SKY TWO AND SKY THREE ON I DIFFERENT NIGHT BUT TELL US WHAT NIGHT

  • Adrian
    Sep 25, 2007 at 9:12 am

    Its on sky already, but i’m already watching episode 2. How is that breaking the law. I will buy the DVD’s also when they come out. Now, when downloading them, i dont get to watch the crappy ads in the middle.

    Torrents are the way forward….legally aswell, its only a matter of time.

  • beth
    Sep 27, 2007 at 3:32 am

    i absolutely love prison break and have never missed an episode and im gutted that sky have stolen it now every monday i have to go to a friends house to watch it wich is a shame as now i have to share my popcorn lol. bring it back to five. xx

  • lisa
    Sep 27, 2007 at 6:56 am

    am gutted prison break is not on five , its just not fair all them people who have watched every episoide on channel five bring it back where it belongs. am single parent and cant afford bloody sky tv wots wrong with channel five. am so so mad.

  • Steve
    Sep 27, 2007 at 7:24 am

    Sky sucks, sky probably didnt want to show prison break at first as it was new and they probably didnt think it was going to be very popular but as soon as they realised it was…..what a surprise….its on bloody sky!!!! Now i cant see it….been devoted to it for the first 2 series…gonna go i n s a n e !

    CHANNEL FIVE PLEASE…..NOW

  • Scarlett
    Sep 28, 2007 at 7:20 am

    I haven’t got sky either - but we have a very nice local landlord so every monday we watch it in the function room on a massive tele! It’s absoulotely fantastic. Also the landlord is very happy as lots of business as word spreads!!!!

  • beth
    Oct 1, 2007 at 6:50 am

    i am still absolutly livid about the fact sky have stolen prison break i 100% agree with steve sky had no interest before but now they know how popular it has become they have taken it. i have finally decided to get sky even though i am a 16 yr old girl living independently its not fair and to be quite frank channel 5 shud never have let it go this msg is coming from a very obsessed and upset prison break fanatic xx

  • Gav
    Oct 6, 2007 at 8:48 am

    It’s not the point wether ppl can afford Sky or not! It’s the principle that Sky keep taking all the good shows from freeview channels and placing them on Sky One! I hate Sky!!!! I use to have Sky for over 6 years and I just found it crap. The amount of money I was spending each money and nothing that great was on. So I moved to Virgin Media who I find is alot better than Sky anyday!!
    I’m mad that Sky has stopped Virgin Media from having Sky One - so we can’t watch shows like Lost and now Prison Break!
    Sky never think of there customers, there just thinking of profits over Virgin Media. They just want to win a battle with Richard Branson.
    I hope Sky go bust one day !!!!!

  • Prison Break Fan
    Oct 8, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    Well I cant say I am surprised, it is bloody typical of Sky to go on a rampage and nick flaming Prison Break! I mean seriously? each episode is half a million quid? that is absolutely insane, with Channel 5, there was obviously the loyal viewer base, like myself, now it seems downloading is the only way forward, people wont pay an extortion! I think Sky are an absolute disgrace, and I for one wouldn encourage anyone to part with their hard earned cash over a bunch of execs whose sole aim is to line their own damned pockets!

  • magz
    Oct 15, 2007 at 2:08 pm

    can u tell me when prison break will be out on dvd cause i dont have sky one………………………….

  • Brad Bellick
    Oct 22, 2007 at 1:15 am

    Brilliant!! I have Sky One bring on Series 3. Don’t be such cheap skates.

  • Screw Sky
    Oct 23, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    Seriously who really cares. The whole show should have ended after series one. I have never saw a show on tv which had so many coincidences. Oh crap we can’t get out that door, boom an explosion goes off and suddenly its open yea what ever. A brother get sent to prison to break out his older brother hes successful goes on the run for 23 episodes get caught and put in a tougher prision all because “THE COMPANY” wanted him there to break out a man called Wistler. What ever!!! If they wanted him out that badly they would pay of guards not kidnapp his older brother son and girlfriend. Oh yes and Michael is so experienced of breaking out of prisons. This is how season 3 will go by episode 23 they break out go on the run in season 4 get caught again the older brother is incarciated this time then in season 5 he will be in a prison in Asia or the Middle East. By the way Sara gets her head chopped of and left in a box. P.S. tv-links.co.uk for all your viewing pleasures trust me. Who needs Sky

  • Laura
    Dec 30, 2007 at 12:39 pm

    I don’t think that is fair! I have sky and am able to watch it but others can’t and some people have watched it from the start like myself I can’t believe how stupid Fox are because some people cant afford sky so their ratingswill go right down hopefully next season if there is one will be moved to Five again xxx

  • Laura
    Dec 30, 2007 at 12:42 pm

    Can I just say to screw sky for someone who says they hate the programme they seem to know an awful lot about the programme :P lol

  • mil
    Jan 1, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    whe is ur next episode on?

    w/b

  • derek
    Feb 26, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    sky one showed 13/23 on25/2/08.It does not appear to be showing any more.

  • melissa
    Mar 1, 2008 at 1:16 am

    do u know on the sky planner and on monday it isntr on on the tell was the one that was one last week the last ever episode

  • beth
    Mar 11, 2008 at 9:07 am

    cant believe the writers strike. and i cant believe we only had 13 episodes… tut, tut, but they were all good lol xx

  • beth
    Mar 11, 2008 at 9:10 am

    ps not to sure when it comes out on dvd in the uk probly july time at a random guess but i have no idea so if any of you find out could you please let me know thanks xxxx

  • beth
    Mar 11, 2008 at 9:13 am

    oh yer i resisted temptation… i didnt get sky!!!!! xxxxx

  • mark
    Apr 12, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    i wasnt gutted when found out season 3 was on sky one cuz i ad sky but when it ended n i found out there was going to be season 4 my parents canceled sky cuz of the price of the pakage we had now they wont buy it back so im loosing out on 4 n im not watchin over internet cuz you av to stream or download i wanna watch there n then but its not that much for sky people come on £15 even though my parent wont pay it tight b***ds lol but season 4 wooo filming in may airs this fall sarah returns

  • SKYHATER
    Apr 13, 2008 at 3:45 am

    Download it of the net you get it a week before sky, the quality is just as good and there are no adverts its win win all round. Try dinx or something like that.

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