SKY has issued an update on new channels that failed to appear on TVs last week as planned. The broadcaster intended to added five channels at no extra cost to fill a big gap in one major TV category. Music content has been dwindling this year following the closure of The Box , Kiss, Kerrang, Magic and 4Music.
Owner Channel 4 decided to axe the group as part of cost cutting measures and a greater focus on digital. This resulted in a noticeable reduction in music channels on all TV services like Sky and Virgin Media . But it was most apparent on Sky Glass and Sky Stream, the newer internet-based TV platform from Sky.
Read more about Sky The firm has gradually been growing the channel categories to match most available on satellite, though it lacks some music channels. Since the summer when The Box and others were closed, it has left only four music channels on Sky Glass and Sky Stream - all operated by MTV. To the relief of music fans, Sky announced that five channels would be coming to fill the void.
These are NOW 70s, NOW 80s, NOW ROCK and NOW XMAS and Clubland TV. Most read in Tech NOW XMAS is usually NOW 90s and 00s but it rebrands over the Christmas period - NOW 90s and 00s will return in the new year. The channels were scheduled to launch on Sky Glass and Sky Stream on Wednesday last week.
But to the surprise of viewers, the extra channels never showed up. Sky later revealed on its online forum that a technical issue had caused a delay . The broadcaster hasn't given an e.