Sky HD announces launch-day schedule

Sky HD will formally start its HD programming line-up on 22 May. Highlights for the day and the rest of the month include live Test match cricket between England and Sri Lanka, and the Guinness Premiership rugby union final.

There will also be US drama series 24 and Rescue Me, and a number of recent hit movies such as 2005’s final Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith, and the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit In The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Sky HD will cost £10 per month in addition to a Sky digital subscription (currently priced between £15 and £42.50 per month). Subscribers will also pay £299 for set-top box.