21-08-2019 9:20
Just thought I'd highlight this article from TV Wise, regarding a new Sky Comedy channel for 2020 that will be available on Now TV:
https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/08/sky-eyes-dedicated-comedy-channel-acquires-a-p-bio-sunnyside/
21-08-2019 10:36
They also mention a new channel Sky Crime on that link but no mention of it coming to NowTV, only Comedy gets a mention for NowTV. I'd much prefer the Crime channel over the Comedy channel 😐
21-08-2019 10:44
@Anonymous User
As you say, on reading that TV Wise article I wasn't 100% sure if that new Sky Crime channel was coming to Now TV, hence why I didn't really mention it (in case I mistakenly raised hopes), BUT, if you check RXTVlog website they also cover this story and they do seem to indicate that both channels will be on Now TV????
https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/08/sky-to-launch-two-new-entertainment.html
Sky Crime from October 2019 and Sky Comedy from February 2020.
21-08-2019 11:08
@Anonymous User
I was just about to post that rxtv link up 😁 Good find. Looking forward to the Crime channel 😀
21-08-2019 11:29
@Anonymous User
Yes, will be interesting to see what new stuff these channels will be bringing, I don't mind a bit of comedy or a bit of true crime........ and maybe even by the time Sky Comedy hits in Feb' 2020 we'll be watching in great Full HD???????? As long as two new channels to the portfolio doesn't warrant a price rise???
Going forward, surely as a matter of course, any new Sky Whatever branded channel should be going on Now TV..... that's their core offering for Entertainment and should always be the basis of whats available, with some other non Sky stuff thrown in????????
21-08-2019 13:00
Hi @Anonymous User @Anonymous User
Officially confirmed today in the Sky Media News Article 😊.
https://www.skymedia.co.uk/news/sky-to-launch-sky-crime-and-sky-comedy/
I am not really a Crime or Comedy viewer to be honest apart from two fantastic shows on the HBO via the Sky Atlantic channel which is True Detective & Silicon Valley 😆.
Though i am sure a lot of people will appreciate the two additional channels with a NowTV entertainment pass if new content is added that is not already available on existing NowTV channels like for example HBO / Showtime that you find on Sky Atlantic for example.
21-08-2019 18:59
until I looked through the article I was convinced Sky Crime would simply be Sky Witness rebranded 😂
22-08-2019 9:22
I have zero interest in a true crime channel, but am looking forward to the comedy channel - expect a entertainment channel price rise early next year!
22-08-2019 10:13
Speculation elsewhere that Sky Crime will eventually replace Universal, part of the Comcast family of channels.
22-08-2019 13:33
@Anonymous User
That would be handy considering Universal is not on Now TV. And I missed all of Bates Motel thanks to that, ended up watching it on Netflix.