NBC News Now has become an encrypted channel via satellite following several weeks of free-to-air tests.
It comes as the channel prepares to officially launch in the UK via Sky in the coming days.
In December 2021, CNBC UK secured an Ofcom licence for NBC News Now allowing the channel to launch on UK television platforms. Sky viewers will be able to watch the channel in HD. A channel number hasn’t yet been confirmed.
NBC News Now first launched in 2019 in the US. In the UK, it is available outside of Ofcom’s jurisdiction through the NBC News website, YouTube and the NBC News mobile app, where the channel is free-to-stream.
The channel broadcasts original programming from midday UK time through to the early hours Monday-Friday. Outside of these hours, NBC News Now replays NBC News programmes and its news magazine Dateline.
Sky and NBC are both owned by Comcast.