rkolsen 1684 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 There’s not much to go on but according to this Variety Reports Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said “We’re exploring launching a global NBC Sky news channel later this year”. I would be interested if this will be a OTT channel, linear or both. Hopefully it will be available in the US. They certainly have enough resources - NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, Sky News and EuroNews. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 9 hours ago, rkolsen said: They certainly have enough resources - NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, Sky News and EuroNews. That, enough, is impressive itself. One company has four news departments around the world, serving multiple languages (English, Spanish and multiple ones within EuroNews). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-225296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 20 hours ago, rkolsen said: There’s not much to go on but according to this Variety Reports Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said “We’re exploring launching a global NBC Sky news channel later this year”. I would be interested if this will be a OTT channel, linear or both. Hopefully it will be available in the US. They certainly have enough resources - NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, Sky News and EuroNews. I occasionally put Sky News on via my Roku. It's not bad, and I like that it's not personality-driven like the US cable news channels. As a bonus, it's also in HD, whereas BBC World News isn't, at least not here. (Also, BBCWN is on cable here -- specifically, the highest tier package, which I don't get.) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-225308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1281 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I occasionally watch Sky too, and I really enjoy the programming and news coverage on the whole. This is great news, and this network would make for a great international news service. With all these great news orgs joining forces here, I could also see a great competitor (whether for CBSN on OTT or for the other cable nets) if they play their cards right. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-225316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 One thing interesting about Sky News is that since it’s inception it’s been operating at a loss. I’m not sure if Comcast signed the same deal Disney did to continue funding Sky News for the next 10 years. This could potentially make some revenue for Sky. I think I read that they have a £100 million budget - something that is paltry to the revenues Today brings in alone. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-225319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelSurfer98 4 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Comcast Abandons Plan To Launch International News Channel NBC Sky World News https://deadline.com/2020/08/comcast-shelves-nbc-sky-world-news-1203005882/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-248664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, ChannelSurfer98 said: Comcast Abandons Plan To Launch International News Channel NBC Sky World News https://deadline.com/2020/08/comcast-shelves-nbc-sky-world-news-1203005882/ I'd sad about it but also saw it coming because... COVID. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17091-comcast-considering-to-launch-global-nbcsky-news-channel/#findComment-248691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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