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Bored by Brexit? Sky to start Brexit-free news channel

'Sky News Brexit-Free' will cater to those who find the Brexit carousel less than scintillating, the head of Sky News said
'Sky News Brexit-Free' will cater to those who find the Brexit carousel less than scintillating, the head of Sky News said

After three years of Brexit, Sky News is betting that some viewers are so bored by the divorce drama that there is a market for a channel dedicated to news that has nothing to do with Britain's exit from the European Union. 

Ever since the 2016 referendum, British politicians have been debating how, on what terms and whether the UK should leave.

With just over two weeks to go until the latest Brexit deadline of October 31,still little is clear. 

A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report this year showed that more than a third of people surveyed avoided the news with a majority of those who do citing Brexit as the main reason. 

"Sky News Brexit-Free" will cater to those who find the Brexit carousel less than scintillating, the head of Sky News, John Ryley, said.

"It's something we know our viewers will find valuable," Ryley said in a statement. 

"Brexit is an historic story that has a major impact and we will continue to give it comprehensive coverage," he said. 

"The new channel simply gives people the option to take a break from Brexit, apply a filter to their headlines and hear about issues away from Westminster and Brussels with a focus on hard-hitting, original journalism," he added. 

The channel will be on air from 4pm until 10pm on weekdays on the Sky pay-tv platform. 

US cable company Comcast emerged triumphant in a long-running battle to buy Sky when it beat Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox in an auction last year.