All Sky 1 articles – Page 19
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NewsSky 1 taps trend for buying businesses abroad
Sky 1 has ordered a fact-ent series that will see property and business expert Johnnie Irwin offer tips to families looking to emigrate to far-flung locations including Costa Blanca and Tenerife.
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NewsSky1 orders Fat Families special
Sky1 has commissioned a studio-based special of hit factual entertainment show Fat Families.
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NewsSky orders Diversity 3D special
Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe Diversity are to be the subject of a new 3D special for Sky, as the broadcaster continues to ramp up its 3D content.
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NewsBroadcasters line-up William and Kate shows
Broadcasters including the BBC and ITV have hastily rescheduled programming this evening to mark the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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NewsControllers hit back over Seven Days marketing
Channel controllers including Sky 1’s Stuart Murphy, ITV digital head Zai Bennett and Five’s Jeff Ford have used the Promax conference to hit back at Stephen Lambert’s criticism of the marketing of Channel 4’s Seven Days.
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NewsSky 1 orders weight-loss series from Eyeworks
Sky 1 has ordered a documentary series that will follow a group of super-obese people who are battling to lose weight before their size kills them.
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NewsLouie Spence to give alternative Queen’s Speech
Louie Spence is to deliver an alternative Queen’s Speech as part of a series of Pineapple Dance Studios Christmas specials on Sky1.
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NewsSky adds 3D magic to Christmas comedy short
Sky is filming one of its Little Crackers comedy shorts in 3D as it bids to add a dose of “magical realism” to the show.
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Behind The ScenesThorne: Sleepyhead, Sky1
After discovering that author Mark Billingham wanted him to play his character DI Thorne, David Morrissey set the wheels in motion.
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NewsIndies pilot Old Harry’s Game for Sky
Hat Trick and Waddell Media have teamed up to develop an animated version of long-running Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry’s Game for Sky 1.
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Behind The ScenesAn Idiot Abroad, Sky1 HD
Producer Richard Yee puzzled why Sky 1 HD would send a travel-hater to tour the globe. Then he realised that the ranting was the story.
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NewsAn Idiot Abroad heads down under
Mentorn International has secured Antipodean pre-sales of the Sky 1 HD travel series starring the long-suffering sidekick of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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NewsAbbott drama in pipeline for Sky
EDINBURGH: Shameless writer Paul Abbott is developing a new family drama for Sky 1.
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NewsMiddle Child wins Sky 1 deal for RSPCA ob-doc
Fledgling indie Middle Child Productions has won its first major commission: a 20-part ob-doc for Sky 1 following frontline RSPCA officers at work.
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NewsSky 1 cancels Blake’s 7 remake
Sky 1’s plans to remake cult science fiction series Blake’s 7 and produce a spy show with Gillian Anderson have been cancelled.
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NewsSinbad sets sail to Sky 1
Sky 1 has unveiled a slate of new commissions and US acquisitions for its autumn schedule including a new take on the legend of Sinbad and a doc about Prince William’s first trip to Africa.
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NewsLumsden reveals first comedy slate for Sky 1
Sky 1 is making a multi-million pound investment in comedy, with shows including Gavin And Stacey’s Ruth Jones starring as a working-class Welsh mum and a series that was originally piloted by BBC3.
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The Broadcast InterviewLucy Lumsden, comedy, Sky
The satellite broadcaster’s head of comedy tells Alex Farber she is looking to commission the UK’s best writers and wants clever, edgy shows that appeal to a mainstream, family audience.
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Behind The ScenesMust Be the Music, Sky 1
For Sky1’s Must Be The Music, executive producer Nicholas Steinberg set out to reinvent the genre - by focusing on musical ability above all else.
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NewsStreet Striker to return
Ad-funded football talent contest Coke Zero Street Striker, presented by Wayne Rooney, has been recommissioned by Sky 1 HD for a third series to start filming in August.