Sky News to replace Sky News Extra with coronavirus-focused channel

March 22, 2020 8:08

Sky News will launch a coronavirus (COVID-19) focused channel on Monday with 24/7 coverage of the pandemic.

Airing on Foxtel channel 604, currently Sky News Extra, the live feed will also be available for free online across skynews.com.au and News Corp mastheads.

Sky News Extra will become Sky News COVID-19 on Monday

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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