Change at Sky! The days of Kinowelt.TV and Stingray Classica are numbered. The pay TV provider is kicking out the two channels next month. The reasoning is surprising!
Sky will switch off two pay TV channels from May. (Source: sumners/depositphotos.com)
- From May, the channels Stingray Classica and Kinowelt.TV will be included in the Sky offer.
- The reasoning of the pay TV provider is somewhat surprising.
- The channels are currently still part of the cinema package.
Stingray Classica and Kinowelt.TV do not appear to be doing well with Sky customers. Because according to the official statement, those responsible at the pay-TV provider must have already been told sentences like “We don’t want these channels anymore” or something similar. There is no other way of explaining the “at the customer’s request” reason for switching off the two pay-TV channels included in the cinema package.
Official Sky statement surprised
“Our station portfolio is strongly geared to the wishes of our customers and is regularly adjusted accordingly,” says an official statement from the provider about the measure in relation to Kinowelt.TV. The lines regarding Stingray Classica don’t sound much better: “As of May 1, 2022, the station will no longer be available on the Sky platform in German-speaking countries. Customer behavior has changed and it is important to us to regularly adapt the portfolio to customer requirements to adapt”
What now?
Neither channel is exclusive to Sky. This means that anyone who is still interested in Kinowelt.TV and Stingray Classica can continue to receive their content via alternative providers. In the case of Kinowelt.TV, these are the following:
This is how you receive Kinowelt TV in the live stream
The easiest way to receive Kinowelt TV as a live stream is to subscribe to one of the following online TV services. So you not only have a full stream, but also watch it legally. We advise against illegal or dodgy offers. On the one hand, you may be liable to prosecution, on the other hand, viruses or malware are very often distributed on these streaming portals.
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In our guide “Television via the Internet” we offer you a comprehensive overview of the best legal Internet TV providers in Germany. There you can also find out how the individual services performed in our test, which packages are free and who broadcasts which channels.
Stingray Classica can still be booked as a channel via Amazon Prime Video from May 1st. The station is available in HD on NetCologne (channel 301). In addition, the program can also be seen on the broadcaster’s homepage (free test phase).
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