Sky Germany to stop producing original series in 2024
Comcast’s pay television company in Germany, Sky Deutschland, will stop producing its own original series next year.
Sky Group
Sky Group is a European mass media company that is owned by American telecommunications giant Comcast. The company operates three satellite television services — Sky UK, Sky Italia (Italy) and Sky Deutschland (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) — as well as the Now TV streaming service in the United Kingdom.
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