All Sky articles – Page 143

  • 24
    News

    Sky launches time-shift trial

    2010-05-10T11:44:00Z

    Sky has kicked off a trial from today which sees Sky 1 shows including 24, House and Lost time-shifted by one hour to sister channel Sky 2.

  • Mad Dogs
    News

    Life on Mars duo reunite for Sky 1 drama

    2010-05-05T10:55:00Z

    John Simm and Philip Glenister, who last appeared together in Life on Mars, are to star in new Sky 1 murder drama Mad Dogs.

  • The Dudesons
    News

    Extreme Channel poised for revamp

    2010-04-30T12:04:00Z

    Extreme Sports Channel is rolling out a global refresh on Monday with a new focus on factual entertainment content.

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    News

    BT Vision to undercut Sky Sports pricing

    2010-04-30T11:01:00Z

    BT Vision plans to undercut what Sky charges customers for Sky Sports 1 & 2 from the start of next season - despite having to pay the full rate card price while the satellite broadcaster’s appeal against Ofcom’s pay TV ruling is heard.

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    News

    Sky v Ofcom: CAT delivers compromise

    2010-04-29T17:19:00Z

    A compromise ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal means BT Vision, Virgin Media and Top Up TV will have to continue to pay the full price for Sky Sports while BSkyB’s appeal against Ofcom’s controversial pay TV ruling is heard.

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    Sky's HD customers pass 25%

    2010-04-29T10:14:00Z

    Sky has added 62,000 new customers in its third quarter, pushing its total number of subscribers to 9.77m with over 25% now signed up for high definition service.

  • Got to Dance
    News

    Sky 1 orders anti-X Factor search for talent

    2010-04-29T09:22:00Z

    Sky 1 has ordered a shiny-floor musical talent search that is being pitched as an anti-X Factor.

  • Peter Andre
    News

    Sky News cleared over Peter Andre interview

    2010-04-26T13:25:00Z

    Ofcom has cleared Sky News over Kay Burley’s “persistent and probing” interview with pop star Peter Andre, which led to 881 complaints from viewers.

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    News

    Sky vs Ofcom hearing extended

    2010-04-26T12:25:00Z

    The crucial hearing to determine whether BSkyB must abide by Ofcom’s controversial Sky Sports ruling for the start of the 2010/11 football season has been extended into today.

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    News

    Sky Sports lines up World Cup studio in Cape Town

    2010-04-26T09:19:00Z

    Sky Sports has secured space at a dedicated studio facility in South Africa so that it can provide local coverage of the football World Cup.

  • Adam Boulton
    News

    Election debate prompts over 100 compaints

    2010-04-23T17:07:00Z

    More than 100 people are understood to have complained in the wake of the second live Prime Ministerial debate on Sky last night.

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    News

    Crucial ruling looms for firms chasing Sky Sports

    2010-04-22T09:09:00Z

    BT Vision should find out within days if it can offer Sky Sports for the start of the next football season.

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    News

    Sky's film-exclusive ad banned

    2010-04-21T09:55:00Z

    Sky has been banned from showing an advert which claims the company was able to offer films a year before they were available on any other television channels.

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    News

    Premier League contests Sky Sports ruling

    2010-04-16T10:21:00Z

    The Premier League has challenged Ofcom’s decision to force Sky to sell its sports channels to other broadcasters at a discount.

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    News

    Darroch tackles "dark shadows" of piracy

    2010-04-14T11:33:00Z

    MIPTV: Piracy represents a major threat to the global content business and the TV industry has a massive job to educate customers, Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch told MIP delegates today.

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    News

    Sky reveals election plans

    2010-04-07T12:51:00Z

    Sky News is preparing a cross-platform coverage push for the 2010 general election centred around its HD coverage of the Leaders’ Debate.

  • The Pacific
    News

    Sky and Virgin HD in 3m homes

    2010-04-07T12:46:00Z

    Sky and Virgin added almost 600,000 subscribers to their HD services in the final quarter of 2009 taking the total number to close to 3m, according to the latest figures from Ofcom.

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    News

    Attenborough making Sky 3D doc

    2010-04-06T09:20:00Z

    Sir David Attenborough is to make his first documentary for Sky to explore the possibilities of 3D.

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    News

    Darroch: Ofcom ruling will hit sport

    2010-03-31T12:06:00Z

    Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has slammed Ofcom’s pay TV ruling, claiming it has got its decision “badly wrong” and will “hit British sport where it hurts.”

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    News

    Sky's rivals bemoan Ofcom verdict

    2010-03-31T11:06:00Z

    Sky’s rivals BT Vision and Virgin Media have voiced disappointment that Ofcom’s has not gone far enough in forcing the satellite broadcaster to slash its sports channel wholesale rates.