Sky customers will soon have to prepare for a total of four transmitter shutdowns. This has been confirmed by Sky Entertainment boss Christian Asanger in digital television interview,
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That NBC Universal broadcaster E! Entertainment will be closed at the end of the year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, df has already reported, But Asanger is also adding another channel that will be closed. Children’s channel Junior will also be closed on New Year. However, here’s a reference to the wide range of kids’ channels from Boomerang to Nickelodeon programs, as well as many partners like Netflix and Disney+, which also offer lots of kids’ content. beginning who announced for Sky UK and IrelandA linear Sky Kids channel in Germany was initially ruled out: “There are no plans for a channel in Germany at the moment,” says Asanger.
Sky had two transmitters shut down in late December and January.
The other two channels on Sky will be closed at a later date, at the end of January 2023, and will affect Disney’s programmes. According to Asanger, NatGeoWild and NatGeo no longer fit the pay-TV provider’s content strategy.
“The switch-off relates specifically to Sky’s strategy to focus on its exclusive content. It was a conscious decision by Sky Deutschland to partner with these broadcasters. We would like to thank our partners for many years of good cooperation. We want to focus more on our broadcaster brands Sky Documentary, Sky Nature and Sky Crime and invest in our own content that can only be viewed exclusively on Sky.,
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