Sky customers can unlock 35 extra TV channels for FREE today in surprise upgrade
SKY is dishing out access to 35 premium channels at no extra cost to customers this weekend.
The special offer also includes 35,000 shows episodes on demand.
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Sky customers don't have to take any action to claim the freebie
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Viewers on Sky's cheapest £15 package, Sky Essential TV, will benefit from the boost to Sky Ultimate TV.
However, the channels will only be available from today until Monday.
It's designed to give people a taster of the shows to watch elsewhere.
They include Sky Max, Sky Crime, Sky Documentaries, U&Gold, and Comedy Central.
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Highlights at the moment range from Matlock and The Rookie on Sky Witness, Hacks and Rob Beckett's Smart TV on Sky Max, Boyzone No Matter What on Sky Documentaries, Planet Weird on Sky Nature and The Righteous Gemstones on Sky Comedy.
Customers don't have to take any action to gain access to the channels.
They will all be unlocked for the duration of the giveaway.
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Sky Ultimate TV costs £7 more (a total of £21).
It comes as Sky just launched a brand new TV product in the UK,
Discover new features on Sky TV that make it even easier to find favourite shows
The device builds on the company's existing streamed TV offering, which does away with a satellite dish on the side of your house.
Instead, channels are all transmitted via a broadband connection.
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Sky Glass Air is a cheaper option with no built-in soundbar unlike the main Sky Glass model, making it much thinner.
The Sky Essential TV package is only available to those with Sky Stream and Sky Glass.
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