Sky News is a significant free-to-air television news channel and news organization in the United Kingdom. It was launched on February 5, 1989, in the United Kingdom, marking the first free 24-hour news channel in the United Kingdom. Its main offices are located in Sky Central, Osterley, in London, with other offices in Westminster and the City of London. Sky News is a part of the Sky Group, which is a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Comcast.