NBC Sky World News
| Broadcast area | International |
|---|---|
| Network | NBC News Sky News |
| Headquarters | Sky Campus, London[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBC Universal Sky Group (Comcast) |
| Sister channels | NBC News Sky News CNBC Sky TG24 Sky Meteo 24 CNBC World |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Peacock | (never confirmed) |
NBC Sky World News was a proposed international news channel.[1][2] It would have been owned by NBCUniversal and Sky Group, both divisions of Comcast. The service was also planned for it to be available on Peacock in the United States.
Plans for the launch – initially scheduled for summer 2020[3] – were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[4] In August 2020, the proposed service was scrapped, resulting in layoffs of 60 employees.[5][6]
NBC has subsequently allowed its free streaming service NBC News Now to be seen internationally. The service is streamed live on YouTube internationally, Peacock streaming service in the USA and Canada, and on Sky TV and Virgin Media in the UK.[7]
References
- ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (23 January 2020). "NBC Sky World News Plots Summer Launch". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (23 January 2020). "Sky and NBC team up for new global news channel under owner Comcast". Press Gazette. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "NBC Sky World News to land this summer". TVBEurope. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (2 April 2020). "NBCUniversal Delays Launch of NBC Sky World News". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Cancellation of NBC Sky World News plan leaves 60 out of job". the Guardian. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (6 August 2020). "Comcast Abandons Plan To Launch International News Channel NBC Sky World News". Deadline. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Atkinson, Claire (24 October 2019). "NBC News unveils 'Signal,' its streaming network for cable-cutters". NBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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