BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – The pay-TV provider Sky will discontinue three linear channels over the course of the year. Sky Comedy, Spiegel history and Curiosity TV are affected, a Sky spokesman announced on Tuesday. The industry service had previously reported on digital television.
“Our station portfolio is strongly geared to the needs of our customers and is regularly adjusted accordingly,” said Sky as a reason. From the end of June, Spiegel Geschichte and Curiosity TV will no longer be available on the Sky platform in German-speaking countries. This will apply to Sky Comedy from mid-September.
“The media usage behavior of our viewers has changed significantly,” the statement said specifically about Sky Comedy. “And they watch comedy content in particular flexibly, primarily on demand via Sky Q or Wow. As a result, we are discontinuing the linear comedy channel.” Nothing will change for comedy fans. There is a “particularly extensive range of comedy” on Sky Q and Wow.
Selected content can still be found linearly on popular channels such as Sky 1 or Sky Atlantic. The second season of “And Just Like That”, which starts in June, will continue to be shown both linearly on Sky Atlantic and on demand via Sky Q and Wow.
As far as Spiegel history and Curiosity TV are concerned, the provider referred to Sky Documentaries and the partnership with the History Channel./bok/DP/stw
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