Game of Thrones new season heads to Neon

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Sky TV is giving Game of Thrones fans another way to watch the new season of the hit show without needing a subscription to its SoHo channel.

The pay tv company will be offering the fifth season of the HBO show on its Neon streaming platform the same day it screens in the United States.

Neon is Sky's SVOD (subscription video on demand) platform which has its own $20 monthly fee and isn't tied to its pay tv subscriptions.

Neon subscribers will be able to watch the show at the same time as the evening broadcast on SoHo or catch up on it later.

SoHo will also be screening the show earlier in the day at the same time as the US broadcast.

The new season of Game of Thrones, hich will feature Kiwi star Keisha Castle Hughes among its new characters, starts showing on Monday April 13 in New Zealand.

The announcement comes after criticism of Neon's content and pricing in comparison to other SVOD offerings like Spark's Lightbox and the newly arrived Netflix.