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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian News Channel (News Corp Australia) |
| Sister channels | Sky News Australia Sky News Weather Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 2016 (2016–17 U.S. electoral cycle) 28 June 2024 (current electoral cycle) |
| Replaced | Sky News Extra |
| Replaced by | Sky News Extra |
Sky News Election Channel is an Australian 24-hour cable and satellite news channel available on the Foxtel platform, operated by Sky News Australia. It launched on 1 May 2016, temporarily[1] replacing A-PAC as a linear channel, dedicated to coverage of political events relating to the 2016 Australian federal election and American presidential election.[2] Although the channel was originally planned to close on 29 November 2016 (with A-PAC returning as a broadcast channel),[3] this was later postponed,[4] and ultimately the channel did not cease broadcasting until 23 January 2017.[5]
The channel was relaunched on 28 June 2024, temporarily replacing Sky News Extra as a linear channel, dedicated to coverage of political events relating to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the French legislative election and the 2025 Australian federal election.[6]
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- ^ Paigeturner (23 November 2016). "SKY NEWS Election channel has been extended until further notice". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Paigeturner (18 January 2017). "Key Customer Updates from 2017". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Baumann, Jasper (24 June 2024). "Sky News unveils dedicated international election channel". Mediaweek. Retrieved 25 June 2024.