Sky News Australia adds channel to Samsung TV Plus

March 20, 2023 10:39

News Corp Australia’s Sky News Australia will launch a new free 24/7 channel on Samsung TV Plus.

Samsung’s TV Plus, is a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service with over 90 channels which launched in Australia in late 2020 for owners of Samsung Smart TVs. Currently Sky News Australia is available on Foxtel, which is jointly owned by News Corp Australia and Tesltra, as well as via its news streaming service Flash.

Available from 23 March 2023, the new Sky News Now brings on Channel 1010 will bring together content from across the network’s portfolio of channels including Sky News, Sky News Weather and Sky News Extra to create a new channel programmed exclusively for Samsung TV Plus Australian viewers.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.