Media
A&E, Sky in talks to launch crime channel
Published Friday, Mar 11 2005, 08:37 GMT | By Neil Wilkes
Sky are "in talks" with A&E about launching a UK crime channel, according to this week's Broadcast.
The pair are planning a UK version of A&E's Crime and Investigation network, which launched in Australia in January and is set to debut in the US next month.
The station features a combination of dramas and documentaries centring on serious crimes and the people who commit them.
"We're pretty excited about the brand and we're talking to a lot of different people about launching on a lot of different platforms worldwide," an A&E spokesperson told the magazine.
Sky is already partnered with A&E for UK versions of The History Channel and The Biography Channel.
The pair are planning a UK version of A&E's Crime and Investigation network, which launched in Australia in January and is set to debut in the US next month.
The station features a combination of dramas and documentaries centring on serious crimes and the people who commit them.
"We're pretty excited about the brand and we're talking to a lot of different people about launching on a lot of different platforms worldwide," an A&E spokesperson told the magazine.
Sky is already partnered with A&E for UK versions of The History Channel and The Biography Channel.
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