Sky already offers several HD stations to its subscribers, including Sky Movies HD and the Discovery Channel.

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The awards ceremony will be broadcast on Sky Arts 1 HD on 14 March.

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In addition to movies, the agreement covers Disney's TV channels - Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior - which will continue to be made available to Sky customers, alongside a new HD version of Disney Junior, launching in April.

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All movies will be made available to Sky customers on-demand, on Sky Go, as well as in High Definition (HD) and 3D where available.

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Sky customers will be able to use the massive capacity to store up to 350 hours of HD content, equivalent to more than two weeks' worth of HD TV viewing.

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