Latest Sky News – Page 54
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NewsSky outlines ambition for bespoke VR content
Sky has set its sights on commissioning original high-end virtual reality content, following the launch of its Sky VR app.
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NewsSky non-scripted commissioner exits
Sky commissioning editor Richard Ackerman is leaving the broadcaster after two years.
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NewsSky buys drama from The Bridge creators
Sky Atlantic has acquired a Swedish-French drama from the creators of The Bridge.
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NewsSky launches mobile service
Sky has entered the mobile sector for the first time with the launch of its own mobile virtual network Sky Mobile.
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NewsSky orders Russell Howard series
Sky has struck a two-year deal with Russell Howard that will see the comedian star in his own Sky 1 comedy show.
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NewsSky strikes women's netball deal
Sky has boosted its support of women’s sport with a four-year netball deal.
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NewsZai Bennett named Sky supremo
Sky has overhauled its content team, with Zai Bennett effectively taking over Stuart Murphy’s old role days after Phil Edgar-Jones replaced Celia Taylor as non-scripted boss.
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NewsMicky Flanagan returns to Sky
Comedian Micky Flanagan is returning to Sky 1 for a six-part documentary two years after his Detour de France travelogue.
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NewsCelia Taylor to leave Sky
Sky head of non-scripted Celia Taylor is leaving the broadcaster after seven years.
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NewsSky pulls Store from YouView after price hike
Sky is to pull its TV and film download app Sky Store from YouView after the platform ramped up its charges.
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NewsFormat fight on the horizon
A fierce battle is brewing to uncover the next generation of fact ent formats, after the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all identified new returners as a top priority.
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NewsSky reveals first BAME figures
Sky is extending its diversity initiative to cover news and sport after revealing its performance for the first time since tough BAME targets were introduced in 2014.
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NewsSky prepares 1,000 hours for 2017
Sky is to debut 1,000 hours of original commissions over the next twelve months across Europe with 80 series in production and another 170 in paid development.
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NewsJamie Vardy to front Sky Sports series
Sky Sports has ordered a six-part series featuring Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy’s V9 Academy from Zig Zag.
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NewsSky Vision lands Savage Kingdom
Sky Vision has picked up international rights to Icon Films’ natural history series Savage Kingdom.
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NewsSky sees slowing subscriber growth
Sky has reported slowing subscriber growth and a fall in advertising revenues, although total turnover has grown over the last three months.
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NewsSky Italia plans dramas to follow Young Pope
Sky Italia is developing high-end dramas based on the country’s football corruption scandal, the impact of the Arab Spring and Europe’s financial crisis, to follow The Young Pope.
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NewsShowtime and Sky Atlantic join Broadcast Commissioning Forum
Showtime senior vice-president of programming Robin Gurney will talk transatlantic trends with Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum on 3 November.
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NewsUKTV's W buys property formats from Cineflix Rights
Cineflix Rights has sold more than 200 hours of lifestyle and crime programming to UKTV, Sky and CBS Reality.
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NewsSky Living acquires procedural Conviction
Sky Living has picked up investigative procedural Conviction from Entertainment One ahead of Mipcom.