German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch the thematic channels Sky Comedy and Sky Crime on April 1, 2021.
Other new Sky channels are to follow this year, including a documentary channel and a nature channel, Sky Deutschland announced at a programme presentation.
Sky Comedy and Sky Crime will be available as linear channels. The content will also be available on demand via Sky Q and Sky Ticket in Germany, on Sky X in Austria and on Sky Show in Switzerland.
Also new: Sky Deutschland has secured the rights to the Extreme E motorsport series in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The highlights of the races will be shown on the new motorsports channel Sky Sport F1 and on free-TV on Sky Sport News. In addition, the Extreme E YouTube channel will be integrated on the Sky Q box.