All Sky Arts articles – Page 6
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NewsNoddy Holder fronts mega Sky rock doc series
Slade frontman Noddy Holder is to front a mega 19-part rock doc series for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky preps Michael Jackson roadtrip drama
Joseph Fiennes is to play Michael Jackson in a one-off drama for Sky Arts that will immortalise an outlandish roadtrip the singer took with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando.
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NewsSky to stage computer-created musical
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical producer Wingspan Productions to is to document and stage the world’s first computer-created musical for Sky Arts.
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NewsCommissioning Briefs: History; Sky Arts; All 4
History orders a fast turnaround doc on the Paris terror attacks, while Sky Arts plans a brass band ‘extravaganza’ and All4 orders a new short-form series from Factory Films.
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NewsSky Arts to adapt HG Wells novels
Ray Winstone is to play The War of the Worlds author H.G Wells in a drama for Sky Arts.
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NewsZodiak's Bookhouse lands first commission
Zodiak-backed indie Bookhouse has landed its first commission, an ob-doc about Shane MacGowan’s teeth for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Norwegian oil drama
Sky Arts has acquired Jo Nesbø-created Norwegian drama Occupied after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsSky Arts profiles Boris Johnson's mother
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler is making a documentary about Boris Johnson’s mother for Sky Arts.
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Behind The ScenesLenny Henry's Got The Blues, Sky Arts
Lenny Henry wanted to know why there are so few black British blues singers. The story we uncovered was far more colourful and complex than we ever imagined, says Chris Wilson
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NewsSky Arts orders first Amplify projects
Sky Arts has commissioned the first projects from its £1m-per year Amplify initiative.
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CommentWhy Sky cannot afford to stand still
Sky is making some smart moves in its channel repositioning, but its mainstream offerings remain a mixed bag, says Stephen Arnell
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NewsSky Arts 2 to close
Sky is to merge its two arts channels and hand the newly created Sky Arts an improved slot on its EPG.
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NewsSky Arts goes silent with new shows
Sky Arts has ordered four silent dramas from four indies including King Bert Productions and Channel 4 Growth Fund indie Eleven Film.
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NewsSky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Somethin’ Else has scooped its biggest-ever commission after landing a nine-part series from Sky Arts in which it will launch a hunt for the nation’s best guitarist.
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NewsSky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Sky Arts has launched a hunt for a guitarist to play at the Latitude festival as part of a nine-part series produced by Somethin’ Else.
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FeaturesBest Music Programme: Coldplay: Ghost Stories
The judges were impressed by the scale and ambition of Sky Arts’ exclusive recording of Coldplay performing their latest album Ghost Stories.
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NewsSky Arts delivers Stephen Mangan pregnancy drama
Stephen Mangan is to star as a heavily pregnant man in a new one-off drama for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky Arts holds first speed-dating event
More than 40 indies and arts organisations attended the first Sky Arts speed-dating event in London last week as it bids to cultivate partnerships that can lead to breakout television ideas.
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NewsSky Arts issues call for ideas
Sky Arts is calling on indies that don’t traditionally make arts programming to bring it ideas as the channel’s strategy takes shape under recently installed director Phil Edgar-Jones.
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NewsSky Arts unveils £3m Amplify initiative
Sky Arts has unveiled a raft of debut commissions from channel boss Phil Edgar Jones, along with a £3m initiative to match indies with arts organisations.