All Sky articles – Page 134
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Sky criticises BBC over iPlayer
Sky has criticised the BBC’s proposals not to offer a bespoke version of the iPlayer, which the satellite broadcaster says will prevent it from offering the VoD service to its subscribers.
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Banks urged to seek high Sky offer
BSkyB investors are urging investment banks to ensure the satellite broadcaster’s board holds out for a sufficiently high price from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, according to reports.
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Maverick to turn cameras on local feuds for Sky 1
Sky 1 has ordered a series from Maverick Television about solving neighbourhood disputes.
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Sky drops Got To Dance event
Sky has been forced to postpone its three-day Got To Dance Live event, planned for next month at London’s Excel.
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Being Human draws 1.2m
SUNDAY: BBC3 drama Being Human reached the halfway mark of the series with an audience low - but remained the most-watched multichannel show at 9pm
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3D royal wedding ruled out
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding will not be broadcast in 3D, St James’ Palace has confirmed.
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Sky found to make "excess profits" from movies
The Competition Commission has found that Sky is making “excess profits” from its movies service in an initial working paper.
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Bedlam debut spooks 358,000
Sky Living’s first UK original drama, Bedlam, spooked 358,800 viewers (2.0% share) on its debut last night, more than doubling the slot average for the digital channel.
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Ofcom raps Sky over EA promo
Sky Sports has come under fire from Ofcom for promoting computer game developer Electronic Arts during the Everton versus Manchester Utd game last September.
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TV debates 'influenced youth votes'
The televised questioning of the leaders of the three mainstream political parties in the lead-up to the last general election influenced younger voters slightly more than older ones, according to university research.
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Landlady wins ECJ backing on Sky battle
An EU ruling allowing television viewers to by-pass UK broadcasters and watch cheaper foreign satellite coverage of Premier League football has come a step closer when an Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice advised judges to back the right of Karen Murphy to use a Greek decoder in her ...
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Broadcasters 'optimistic' for 3D royal wedding
Broadcasters are “optimistic” about plans to show the royal wedding in 3D but the final decision will lie with the palace, a senior BSkyB executive said.
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Sky Arts orders first 3D art doc
Sky Arts has commissioned the world’s first 3D visual art documentary.
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Darcy slams ITV's "lemmings" online strategy
BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has accused ITV and Channel 4 of “leaping like lemmings” into a strategy of making content available for free online.
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Boardwalk Empire drops 100,000
WEDNESDAY: The second instalment of epic crime drama Boardwalk Empire lost nearly 100,000 viewers on Tuesday’s high-profile debut - but remained the most-watched programme throughout Sky Atlantic’s first full day of broadcasting.
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Sky recruits The Sun’s Johnson to head up revamped Living
Sky has appointed The Sun’s Saturday and associate editor Jane Johnson to the newly created position of director of Sky Living.
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Sky Atlantic's Boardwalk Empire debuts with 440,000
TUESDAY: Sky Atlantic launched last night with a special highlights show and award-winning US crime drama Boardwalk Empire.
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Little Britain director joins Jinsy
Matt Lipsey, director of BBC comedies Little Britain and Psychoville, has signed onto Sky Atlantic’s first original comedy commission, This Is Jinsy, as series director.