OSTERLEY, U.K. – Sky News International and Origin Media announced last week the inaugural launch of Sky News in Canada with Vidéotron in Quebec.
The first carrier in Canada to provide this internationally recognized news channel, Vidéotron began offering Sky News to more than 1.6 million households, starting May 31st. Sky News can be now found in high definition on the carrier’s second generation terminals on channel 688.
Sky News was the first British 24/7 breaking news network when it launched in 1989. Origin Media of Halifax is the distribution agent for Sky News in Canada and is working with TV and other platforms in Canada to bring the channel to new audiences on a multi-platform basis. Origin Media has the Canadian license for Sky News and Riverhead Investments holds the license in another 16 countries in the America. Both are owned by Ann Petley-Jones. Canada is now the 12th country in which Sky News has launched in 2017.
“This is a great opportunity to bring our award-winning original journalism to Canada,” said John Ryley, head of Sky News, in a press release. “We are currently available in 138 countries and under this agreement we will deliver our 24 hour news service to the important Canadian market. ”
“We are excited at this exceptional opportunity to bring Sky News to Canada. As a Canadian company, Origin Media is honoured to be working with Vidéotron and Sky News,” added Petley-Jones, CEO of Origin Media, in the release. “Sky is renowned for its unbiased reporting and for the quality of its news service. It is a wonderful international brand backed by a news team with a track record of innovation and success.”
