Sky to launch new breakfast show

A new Sky News channel on regional television network WIN will launch on September 2.

A new Sky News channel on regional television network WIN will launch on September 2, accompanied by a new breakfast show hosted by Jaynie Seal.

Airing weekdays from 6am to 8:30am, Headline News will air on Sky News via the Foxtel platform and simulcast across WIN’s primary channel as well as the new WIN channel: Sky News on WIN.

The move means WIN will ditch CBS Corp’s The Talk and Entertainment Tonight, which are both supplied by WIN’s affiliate partner Ten, which is operated by CBS.

The launch of joint venture channel Sky News on WIN is an unprecedented move for the subscription-TV operator, which has never appeared on a free-to-air television network, until next month.

Also airing on Sky News on WIN, Warren Mundine will host a second season of Mundine Means Business highlighting the entrepreneurship of Australia’s indigenous communities.

Sky News on WIN’s programming line-up also includes Paul Murray, David Speers, Andrew Bolt, Laura Jayes, Kieran Gilbert, Ashleigh Gillon, Peta Credlin and Alan Jones.

Australian News Channel chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos, who is set to leave the broadcaster for a new job, said: “We are excited to announce our program line-up for Sky News on WIN including the launch of Headline News which will provide viewers with a snapshot of the news they need to know for the day ahead, featuring for the first time in a breakfast show, content from across regional Australia thanks to the resources of WIN News.”

WIN Network CEO Andrew Lancaster, said: “Sky News on WIN is a great addition to WIN Network and we are very excited about the line-up of news programs and expert commentators that viewers in regional Australia will now enjoy.

“Headline News will be simulcast on WIN’s main channel as well as Sky News on WIN which will provide our viewers with a live breakfast news program with a focus on regional issues.”

Sky News is owned and operated by The Australian’s publisher News Corp Australia.