25-06-2022, 05:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-06-2022, 05:22 PM by Neil Jones.)
(25-06-2022, 04:45 PM)nwtv2003 Wrote: I never got the deal why Hour of Power remained on Sky for so long, more so after Comcast acquired the company.
Well as it was something Rupert Murdoch got involved in:
https://web.archive.org/web/201801141702...huller.htm Wrote:Every Sunday morning, just after dawn, The Hour of Power is broadcast all over Europe on Sky One for free, courtesy of Rupert Murdock . According to Schuller Snr, when the channel was first launched, Murdock phoned him and told him that he wanted the 6am slot on Sunday's to be given to "religious programmes," and he insisted that The Hour of Power would be that chosen broadcast. Schuller informed Murdock he couldn't afford the fee, so Murdock offered to pay the cost and has done so ever since. One doesn't have to wonder who ultimately benefits from this.
And yes they couldn't spell Murdoch's name right but I can't be bothered to scribble [sic] all over the quote so...
Re: Comcast, well as they bought Sky in 2018, and the programme in discussion has now been removed four years after that, that would suggest some sort of contract agreement being honoured that has now expired, and as Murdoch is no longer part of the operation having sold his shares to Comcast in 2018, he can't renew it on Sky's behalf and they've obviously decided to let it lapse.