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Sky Sports news to be replaced by Sky3+1 on Freeview

When Sky Sports News HD launches, the Freeview channel will close.

When Sky Sports News HD launches, the Freeview channel will cl
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Update: changes happen on 23 August 2010

Today, the www.pressgazette.co.uk link icon Press Gazette reports that Sky Sports News is to be removed from Freeview.

The channel will be replaced with a one hour timeshift of the Sky3 channel.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: "Sky Sports News has been a great success over the last 12 years and we have big ambitions to make it even better. As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe's first HD sports news service."

Sky hopes that people will switch from Freeview to a pay service to watch the channel.

Update

Sky 3+1 is now on Freeview channel 44. If you can't see the channel (and you could see Sky Sports News before), you need to scan for channels. See below.





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Briantist
Thursday 26 August 2010 6:21PM
CHRIS: Or Sky Sports News Radio! www.skysports.com link icon Sky Sports | Sky Sports News | Radio .
Simon Richards
Friday 27 August 2010 11:56AM
You can usually find SSN streamed free on the internet. I've used
Iraq Goals Sports Channels in the past. They usually start Soccer Saturday at about 1/4 3.
ARTHUR GODFREY
Saturday 18 September 2010 8:45AM
I am disgusted that you have taken sky sports NeWS off Freeview i am an 80 year old disabled pensioner,we could not afford to keep sky TV box having brought a Freeview and hd ready TV expecting to get the chanels we wanted to watch why should i now have to buy an hd box totally disgusted from a.w Godfrey
Briantist
Saturday 18 September 2010 9:03AM
ARTHUR GODFREY: BSkyB is a commercial company and does what it thinks will make the most profit.

You won't get Freeview HD without a suitable set or box. Please see www.ukfree.tv link icon What does "Full HD Ready" actually mean? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice and www.ukfree.tv link icon How much is it going to cost to get High Definition TV? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Dean Ensor
Friday 5 November 2010 12:29PM
How is Sky Sports News doing since going Pay per view I just can't see people paying to watch basically a sports news channel is there a small chance it could come back to Freeview and do you think outside of the maun terrestrial broadcasters someone could launch a free to air dedicated sports channel even if its mainly highlights it be something at least dont broadcasters realise through their thick skins is people are tighting their money belts everywhere in these uncertain times I have written off on this matter and I still like to see ESPN OR Eurosport have a go on Freeview more viewers and another angle for them there are more postives than negatives
Mark Aberfan Aerials
Friday 5 November 2010 3:27PM
Hi Dean,

Sky sports news have gone to subscription status not pay per view & there is no chance of it returning.
ESPN is a pay service around the world & has no free services that I'm aware of.
Eurosport has converted to pay tv in every country except Germany, if you can put up with the german commentary it could give you your sports fix, All you need is a £50 satellite kit from b&q & have the dish aligned on astra 1 at 19e
I cant see any free sports channel ever starting due to having to out bid sky for the rights, if a channel picked up the rights for less popular sports the problem would be as soon as a sport became more popular sky would simply outbid them as soon as the rights came up again.

Mark Aberfan Aerials
Briantist
Monday 8 November 2010 7:20AM
Dean Ensor: There is still a graph of the BARB figures on the Sky Sports News | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.

Seems like viewing figures have dropped by half from 1.1% to 0.6%.
Dean Ensor
Saturday 11 December 2010 12:55PM
Any news on how sky sports news is getting on since it left freeview I hope esp bearing in mind other comments made it comes back Soccer Saturday is much missed by many I have to watch it down the pub now
Dean Ensor
Saturday 11 December 2010 12:57PM
In Response to Marks Comments couldn;t BBC buy Eurosport or sky puts it on platform as replacement when space is available
Mark Aberfan Aerials
Saturday 11 December 2010 3:48PM
Hi Dean,

The BBC just does not have the money to spend, There are many things I can think of worse than going down the pub ! anyway the pubs need the trade ! not that many pubs can afford sky any more ! unfortunatly untill people refuse to pay for sky, premium content such as sport & movies will remain out of the reach for a lot of people. Sky will only be able to charge the sort of fees that they do while the people will pay it.

Mark Aberfan Aerials
dale
Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:40PM
please bring back sky3
dale
Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:43PM
P l e a s e b r i n g b a c k sky3
dale
Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:46PM
p l e a s e itv1 kill of dull street
Briantist
Thursday 17 March 2011 7:45AM
dale: Sky3 has simply changed its name to PickTV.
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