Homegrown documentary channel for Sky TV

Sky Television is to launch a homegrown documentary channel.

The pay-to-view broadcaster says the new channel will feature the best of New Zealand documentaries, as well as the latest from award winning international film makers.

The 24-hour channel will be available to all subscribers from November.

SKY's CEO, John Fellet says "As a locally constructed channel, programmed with the knowledge of what documentary programming works for New Zealand viewers, we believe this new factual channel will find resonance with our audience."

- NEWSTALK ZB