BSkyB axes Al Gore’s Current TV from its pay-TV lineup

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BSkyB axes Al Gore’s Current TV from its pay-TV lineup

Sky makes ‘commercial decision’ to let go of documentary channel that has struggled for ratingsAl Gore’s Current TV channel in the UK is facing closure after BSkyB – part owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation – axed it from its pay-TV lineup. The satellite broadcaster took a “commercial decision” to let go of the news and documentary channel from its subscription service, which launched in a blaze of publicity in 2007 but has since struggled for ratings.

published date:Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:43 GMT
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