A United States Christian web-based television service known as Sky Angel may soon be available for free in New Zealand. James Cope is negotiating with several New Zealand broadband providers to offer the service for free rather than for a monthly subscription of about $17.
“This is a great opportunity for people here in New Zealand to experience family and faith programming that over 55 million other people enjoy every single day,” he said. Cope, who also manages the One Christian Radio 87.6FM station, said Sky Angel had previously only been available in the United States, but 30 channels were now available around the world for the monthly subscription through the internet.
He hoped to secure an internet provider to offer the service for free from October 1. The provider would benefit from the publicity, he said. Cope, who is also Sky Angel’s Australia representative, said the service was not only for church-goers.
“The feedback we’ve had is that it is great to be able to have family friendly programming in New Zealand . . . in the church, and outside the church. There are channels [with Sky Angel] that don’t necessarily have Christian content,” he said. “We’re also negotiating with TV and radio services in New Zealand to offer New Zealand content in the very near future.”
A 48-hour free trial of Sky Angel is available at 392.tryskyangel.com.
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- Taranaki Daily News
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