Latest Sky News – Page 114
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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Coogan signs for Sky Arts' Chekhov plays
Sky Arts has ordered four Anton Chekhov plays from indie Baby Cow starring a range of talent including Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas and Julian Barratt.
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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.
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NewsPineapple spin-off set for a nationwide tour
Sky 1 is to turn the follow-up to Pineapple Dance Studios into a live event that it plans to take around the country.
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NewsSky 1 signs Myleene Klass for young daredevils doc
Myleene Klass is to meet a 10-year-old cage fighter and the world’s youngest lion tamer in a special hour-long documentary for Sky 1.
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NewsSorrell: News Corp's Sky move is "shrewd"
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has branded News Corp’s attempt to take full control of BSkyB a “shrewd” move and predicted that platform owners rather than broadcasters or content creators will be the big winners over the next 10 years.
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NewsSky warns BT: don’t pin hopes on Sports
As BT Vision unveils its £16.99 pricing structure for Sky Sports 1 and 2, BSkyB has warned it against pinning its hopes on sport to drive take-up.
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NewsVintage TV to target over-50s audience
A privately-backed music and popular culture channel aimed at the over-50s is launching on Sky, Freesat and online in early September.
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NewsBT Vision seals Sky Premier League deal
BT Vision’s quest to offer its customers the Premier League is nearing its end after the IPTV service agreed a Sky Sports carriage deal with BSkyB.
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NewsSky Sports News goes pay TV-only
Sky is retrenching Sky Sports News as a pay TV-only channel as the broadcaster extends its strategy of charging viewers to view its content.
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NewsSky axes Real Lives to beef up Sky 1 and 2
Sky is axing its female-focussed channel Real Lives to shift its budget onto sister channels Sky 1 and 2.
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NewsBSkyB rejects News Corp takeover bid
BSkyB has rejected two bids from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to take full control of the satellite broadcaster over the past week, but the two companies have agreed to enter discussions on price and regulatory issues.
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NewsSpence dances out of Pineapple Studios to sign Sky contract
Extrovert dance instructor Louie Spence has signed a golden-handcuffs deal with Sky1 HD but Pineapple Dance Studios, the show in which he made his name, is not returning.
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NewsRelief at sale of VMTV but job fears persist
VMTV sources have welcomed its sale to BSkyB for finally ending the uncertainty around the business - but the prospect of a major overhaul and potential job losses still looms.
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NewsSky signs Dizzee Rascal as talent judge
Chart star Dizzee Rascal is turning TV talent judge in a new series for Sky 1.
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NewsSky in £318m settlement with EDS
Sky has revealed that it is to receive a total settlement of £318 million following the resolution of a lengthy legal wrangle with Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
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NewsBSkyB to buy VMTV for £160m
The much-anticipated sale of the Virgin Media Television portfolio of channels to BSkyB has finally been confirmed. The £160m deal will create a multichannel powerhouse that combines the likes of Living and Bravo with Sky 1.
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NewsSky 1 Got To Dance again
Sky 1 HD has recommissioned a beefed-up second series of Got To Dance, which includes 50% more episodes and a raft of supporting behind-the-scenes shows.
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NewsNine in running for rights to show WRC
Nine broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports and UKTV are considering making bids to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for the next three years.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Clash doc
Sky Arts has acquired a documentary about a charity for aspiring musicians in memory of late Clash guitarist Joe Strummer.