Latest Sky News – Page 80
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NewsHBO renews Game of Thrones for fourth season
US premium cable network HBO has renewed fantasy series Game of Thrones for a fourth season.
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NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
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NewsDarroch: 3D hasn’t taken off
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch came close to admitting the company has been disappointed with the progress of 3D TV, in a wide-ranging Q&A session for the Royal Television Society.
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NewsBorgias creator looks to wrap it up with TV movie
The Borgias, Showtime’s period drama that airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, could conclude with a two-hour movie following its third season, according to creator Neil Jordan.
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NewsJeremy Darroch confirms Sky indie spending plans
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has confirmed Broadcast’s analysis of the broadcaster’s indie sector spending plans – and revealed that its content investment may not stop at £600m.
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NewsSky’s indie sector spending revealed
The true value to the indie sector of BSkyB’S £600m commitment to British content has emerged for the first time through Broadcast’s Indie Survey 2013.
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NewsHearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate
A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.
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NewsAdam MacDonald to head Sky 1
A+E Networks UK’s vice president Adam MacDonald has been poached to run Sky 1, after Liam Keelan turned down the role to join BBC Worldwide.
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NewsSky Vision hunts acquisition head following Neillis exit
Sky Vision is searching for a new head of acquisitions further to the departure of Angela Neillis less than three months after joining the business.
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NewsOSF to film pandas in 3D for Sky
Sky has ordered a 3D documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) about China’s endangered giant pandas, which will be shot in 4K.
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NewsNews Corp eyes Sky takeover
News Corp is to mount another takeover bid for full ownership of Sky, but president and chief operating officer Chase Carey refused to put a timescale to the purchase.
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NewsSky gives up Spy
Sky 1 has cancelled Hat Trick Productions’ espionage-themed comedy Spy after its second season.
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NewsSky buys Telefónica's broadband business
BSkyB has become the second largest broadband operator in the UK after acquiring Telefónica UK’s broadband business.
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NewsSky Living orders Australian cooking format
Sky Living HD has ordered a UK version of Australian cooking format My Kitchen Rules.
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NewsSky 1 scuppers Sinbad
Sky 1 has cancelled Impossible Pictures’ big-budget drama Sinbad after a single series.
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NewsSky & BT share Premier League rights in Ireland
Pay TV broadcasters Sky and BT have secured the rights to show English Premier League football in Ireland, mirroring the latest moves in the UK.
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NewsJames Murdoch: News Corp has "unfinished business" with Sky
James Murdoch has said that News Corp still has “unfinished business” with Sky following its failed attempt to acquire the entire company in 2011.
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NewsSky Living snaps up Hannibal
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s Hannibal after striking a deal with Gaumont International Television.
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NewsNickelodeon and Sky join forces to order dance format
Nickelodeon and Sky have partnered for the first time to jointly commission an entertainment format from Princess Productions.
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NewsSky Sports News goes global
Sky Sports News HD will launch outside of the UK for the first time after BSkyB struck a carriage deal with European pay TV operator Viasat.