21st Century Fox has removed its Fox News Channel from the Sky TV lineup as it awaits British government approval of a deal to take over the European pay television service. 1-rated cable network in the U.S., and is favored by viewers looking for a politically conservative take on current affairs. “We have concluded that it is not in our commercial interest to continue providing Fox News in the U.K.”Such low viewership means 21st Century Fox is losing money by putting the Fox News feed on Sky. But Fox News has been a repeated and easy target for critics of 21st Century Fox as it awaits government approval to acquire the 61% of Sky it does not own. Opponents of the deal have also expressed fears that the rightward tilt of Fox News editorial content could seep into Sky News.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 20:25 UTC