Latest Sky News – Page 116
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NewsMajor TV manufacturers support Sky 3D
BSkyB’s forthcoming 3D TV service will be compatible with the first raft of 3D Ready TV sets to be widely available in the UK.
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NewsSky steps up Canvas criticism
BSkyB has reiterated its objections to the BBC’s leading role in Project Canvas, accusing the corporation of “mission creep” in the IPTV market.
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NewsTV election debates get the go-ahead
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head-to-head in three TV debates that will be hosted by ITV, Sky and the BBC in turn.
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NewsMGM and Sky launch HD movie channel
Film studio MGM has entered the UK TV market for the first time with a dedicated HD channel on Sky.
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NewsSky shares surge on election broker note
Shares in BSkyB surged again this morning after broker Cazenove issued a note yesterday suggesting a Tory election victory could be good news for the company.
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NewsTurner Laing joins Media Trust
BSkyB’s managing director of entertainment and news Sophie Turner Laing has joined the board of the charity the Media Trust.
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NewsBSkyB's Sullivan moves to Sky Deutschland
BSkyB customer group managing director Brian Sullivan, who has spearheaded the pay-TV group’s move into on-demand, HD and 3D, is to leaving the UK company to become chief executive of Sky Deutschland.
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NewsMurphy to overhaul Sky 1 roles
Sky 1 has embarked on a major restructure of its commissioning team which has resulted in the departure of commissioning editor for factual entertainment and specialist factual Emma Read.
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NewsSky issues 3D TV call to arms
Sky has outlined its 3D strategy for the first time and is calling on UK production companies to support its ambitious plans.
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NewsSky plans ‘muscular’ new Treasure Island
Sky is lining up a major adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate novel, Treasure Island, and is eyeing Eddie Izzard to play Long John Silver.
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NewsPulse focuses on dance studio students for Sky
Sky 1 will take a look behind the scenes at Europe’s largest dance studios in a 7 x 60 series from Pulse Films described as “Airport meets Fame”.
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NewsSky slams free TV sports recommendations
BSkyB has attacked recommendations to bring events such as the Ashes back on the protected list of free-to-air sports, saying it could have a “disastrous impact” on the long-term health of British sport.
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NewsCarbon to get inside the mind of the alpha male
Carbon Media has secured a raft of commissions including an 8 x 60-minute psychology documentary series for Sky 1.
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NewsRenault to launch Sky TV channel
Car maker Renault will launch its own channel on Sky TV by the end of the year, company chiefs have revealed.
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NewsSports bodies attack Ofcom intervention
The UK’s leading sports bodies have attacked Ofcom’s proposed intervention in the UK pay TV market claiming it is “fatally flawed in a number of key areas”.
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NewsSky must not avoid pay-TV regulations say rivals
BSkyB should not be allowed to use Project Canvas as a loophole to avoid proposed pay-TV regulations, its two main rivals have claimed in a submission to Ofcom.
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NewsSky Player rolled out on Xbox
BSkyB has confirmed it will roll out its full Sky Player service on Microsoft’s Xbox 360, giving console owners in the UK and Ireland access to live and on-demand pay TV content.
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NewsSky Sports breaks Ofcom sponsorship rules
Sky Sports gave undue prominence to Specsavers’ sponsorship of the Hawk-Eye technology used in its Ashes coverage, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsBranson attacks Sky dominance
Sir Richard Branson has personally waded into the row over BSkyB’s alleged dominance of the pay TV market, comparing the satellite operator to British Airways of the early 1990s.