Latest Sky News – Page 96
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NewsSky 1 mixes cooking and business for pilot
Sky 1 has ordered an hour-long cookery pilot from Splash Media which will give amateur cooks the chance to turn their homemade products into business opportunities.
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NewsSky names Hurford-Jones ent commissioner
Sky has appointed Antonia Hurford-Jones as commissioning editor for entertainment to oversee shows such as A League Of Their Own and order fresh content.
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NewsBSkyB and BBC clash on fees
Gloves come off as ITV, C4 and C5 wade in and report claims retransmission fees will soar.
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NewsPrincess to build Love Machine for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered a dating show fronted by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon, and which features a giant machine filled with singletons.
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NewsBSkyB profits rise; subscriber growth slows
Sky’s profits have grown to £295m for the three months to the end of September, despite a slowdown in customer acquisitions.
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NewsC4 breaks 'retransmission fees' silence
Channel 4 has broken its silence over retransmission fees - coming out in support of the issue that the BBC has brought to the fore.
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NewsBrian Lenz leaves BSkyB
Brian Lenz, one of the key architects of BSkyB’s 3D strategy, is leaving to join satellite broadcaster Astro Malaysia.
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NewsITV backs retransmission fee review
ITV has said it would back a review into whether public service broadcasters should be compelled to pay premium platforms to carry their channels.
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NewsMark Sammon leaves Sky
Mark Sammon is stepping down from his position as head of factual entertainment at Sky to set up his own indie.
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NewsSky 1 comedy Mount Pleasant to return
Sky1 has recommissioned comedy series Mount Pleasant for an extended run and a Christmas special.
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NewsSky Anytime moves to Virgin Media
Virgin Media is to feature Sky’s TV on-demand service Anytime to offer the satellite broadcaster’s range of entertainment, news, sport and film channels to its subscriber base.
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NewsStars to interview each other for Sky Arts
Sky Arts is to air an “in conversation” interview series that will features stars including Stephen Fry, Bill Wyman and Britt Ekland.
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NewsSky drama to Strike back for a third series
Sky1 has ordered a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ Strike Back that will again be co-produced with Cinemax / HBO.
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NewsEU blocks pubs showing "decoded" Premier League games
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the FA Premier League cannot prevent the sale of foreign decoder cards for domestic use but broadcasting matches publicly is an offence.
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NewsSky buys cult satire show
Sky Arts has bought the first series of satirical news show The Onion News Network from international distributor Starz.
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NewsSky pilots local news site in north east
Sky is to pilot a local news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear and is recruiting 13 journalists to create content.
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NewsYouview hires Sky architect as CTO
Youview has appointed Chris Bramley, the man responsible for launching Sky Player, as its chief technical officer.
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NewsSky seeks to woo Glee fans with online series
Glee fans will be able to have their say on the musical drama as part of a weekly online spin-off show on the Sky website.
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NewsSky 1 to air Terra Nova a week after US
Terra Nova, the epic new dinosaur series from Steven Spielberg, is to air on Sky 1 exactly one week after its US broadcast.
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NewsSky Go hits million mark
The Sky Go mobile video app has been downloaded more than a million times since its launch in July with sport proving the key driver and over 40 million pieces of content viewed last month.