Comcast’s Sky Rejigs Channels, Retires Sky One Flagship After 30 Years

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Comcast’s Sky Rejigs Channels, Retires Sky One Flagship After 30 Years
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Pan-European TV giant Sky is continuing its revamp under owner Comcast. The latest change, unveiled Wednesday and due to come into force from Sept. 1, is a major rebrand of its portfolio of channel…

Finally, Sky Comedy has been tweaked to include both the broadcasters own comedy shows, which were previously on Sky One, and its U.S. acquisitions, such as The Office and PEN15.and, and scripted shows from HBO and Showtime — will remain untouched. But for how long HBO programming will sit on the channel remains to be seen, with WarnerMedia hoping to — eventually — rollout HBO Max in U.K. once its long-standing output deal with Sky comes to an end.

“In this golden age of television, the sheer volume of incredible programming can be overwhelming,” said Zai Bennett, MD of content for Sky U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. “Over the last 12 months we’ve been making it easier for people to find what they want to watch.

Earlier this year, Sky underlined its original drama drive, booking shows from writers Paul Abbott , David Farr and Joe Barton , alongside Michal Winterbottom’s limited series This Sceptred Isle charting the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K. Bennett told

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