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10 Facts About Sky Sports News

1.

Sky Sports News is a British paid television sports news channel run by Sky, a division of Comcast.

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2.

Since 1992, Sky Sports had broadcast sports news, initially a brief Football Update and later this was expanded into a 30-minute programme called Sky Sports Centre.

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3.

Sky Sports News launched on 1 October 1998, the launch date of BSkyB's Digital Satellite service, and was BSkyB's first digital only channel.

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4.

From 2002, Sky Sports News was available free to view on digital terrestrial TV.

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5.

In 2004, Sky Sports News changed its image, with a more open blue look to the channel.

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6.

At Midnight, Sky Sports News was removed, with its EPG slot being renamed derisively as "OLD SKY SPORTS SNOOZE" .

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7.

Sky Sports News was removed from Freeview on 23 August 2010 and replaced with Sky3+1, a one-hour timeshift Sky3.

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8.

Sky Sports News HD launched on 23 August 2010 on Sky channel 455, transferring to channel 405 several months later.

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9.

Sky Sports News backed the launch of the channel with an extensive advertising campaign.

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10.

Until March 2017, the only Sky output carried on American TV were darts coverage on BBC America and Sky Sports 2's coverage and related programming, such as The Verdict, involving the England cricket team on ONE World Sports.

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