Latest Sky News – Page 97
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NewsSky Arts treads am-dram talent show
The UK’s best amateur dramatic groups are to go head-to-head in a new talent show for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky Living acquires Secret Circle
A new supernatural drama from the makers of The Vampire Diaries and Dawson’s Creek has been acquired by Sky Living.
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NewsGlee to air on Sky two days after US
Sky has revealed it will launch US high school musical show Glee two days after its US broadcast.
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NewsFreesat steals Sky homes to pass 2m mark
Free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has sold 2 million units, with nearly half of its customers coming from rival provider Sky over the past year.
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NewsSky exec Duncan Painter named Emap CEO
Emap, the business to business publisher of magazines including Broadcast, has appointed Sky IQ executive Duncan Painter as chief executive officer.
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NewsTV cameras may be allowed in courts
TV cameras could soon be granted permission to film inside courtrooms under new plans backed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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NewsJames Murdoch declines multi-million dollar bonus
James Murdoch has declined his News Corp bonus of $5.6m (£3.5m), saying it is “the right thing to do” in the wake of the phone hacking revelations.
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NewsBattle lines drawn in comedy
Comedy has emerged as a key battleground after this year’s Edinburgh festival, as BBC1 and ITV1 unveiled new initiatives to fend off Sky’s latest offensive in the genre.
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NewsBest of the Fest
With the Edinbugh International Television Festival behind us for another year, Broadcast presents a round-up of stories from the weekend…
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NewsLewis calls for emergency changes to media law
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis is seeking cross-party support for an emergency change to media ownership laws, in the wake of News International’s abandoned BSkyB bid.
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NewsMurphy hunting Sky “Apprentice”
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 is hunting for a new factual entertainment format to exceed BBC1’s The Apprentice by injecting “genuine jeopardy”.
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NewsElstein: Sky to exceed BBC/ITV quality
EDINBURGH: Sky’s growing investment in UK productions is shifting the debate about its impact on competition in the TV industry, according to a former director of programmes.
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NewsAlex Crawford defends Sky News independence
EDINBURGH: Sky News foreign correspondent Alex Crawford has fiercely defended the organisation’s editorial independence while recounting her experiences of reporting from Libya.
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NewsC4 wants Comms Act to address data
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 will push for the forthcoming Communications Act to ensure that it gets access to the viewer data that the likes of BSkyB generate from its content.
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NewsSky Arts orders Nixon comedy
Hat Trick is to make a new comedy drama for Sky Arts based on real recordings of President Nixon.
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NewsBrooker writes crime spoof for Sky1
Charlie Brooker has penned a feature-length comedy for Sky1 billed as a spoof of every British crime drama made in the last decade.
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NewsSky Arts secures epic Mafia crime drama
Sky Arts has acquired an epic Italian-language crime drama about the early years of the Mafia.
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NewsSky News' Alex Crawford praised for Libyan reports
Alex Crawford, the Sky News journalist who reported live from Tripoli with rebel forces as they drove into the Libyan city last night, has been praised for delivering her first-hand account.
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NewsSky’s Murphy to reveal commissioning plans
Sky1 boss Stuart Murphy is to discuss commissioning opportunities across a portfolio of channels at an event in Newcastle this week.
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NewsCompetition Commission: Sky stifles movies market
Sky’s control over pay TV film rights in the UK means consumers are paying £60m per year too much for access to Hollywood blockbusters according to an investigation from the Competition Commission.