Latest Sky News – Page 70
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NewsSky Go Extra helps profit jump 10%
The number of subscribers to Sky’s premium Sky Go Extra service hit 1.5m as its quarterly profit jumped by more than 10%.
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NewsRed plots Sky Living crime drama
Mipcom: American crime novelist Harlan Coben is writing his first original UK television series – a 10-part drama for female-skewing channel Sky Living.
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NewsPolitical parties scrutinise debate plans
The broadcaster proposals for leaders’ debates in the run-up to the general election have received a sceptical response from the main political parties.
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NewsSky backs online video start-up
Sky has invested $500,000 (£310,000) in Los Angeles-based video aggregator Pluto.TV as it continues to back innovative emerging businesses.
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NewsNigel Farage invited to participate in 2015 leaders’ debate
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have invited Ukip leader Nigel Farage to take part in a leaders’ debate ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsSky Vision secures Name That Tune
Sky Vision has snagged the international rights to classic musical gameshow Name That Tune after striking a deal with rights holder Prestige Entertainment.
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NewsOpen newsroom day hosted by CDN
Broadcasters will open up their newsrooms to 500 budding journalists and news producers from under-represented backgrounds in an event organised by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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NewsSky invests £3m in native ads firm
Sky has invested £3m in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough as part of its strategy to back emerging technology businesses.
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NewsSophie Turner Laing to run Shine & Endemol merged group
BSkyB’s former managing director of content Sophie Turner Laing is set to get the top job at the merged Shine, Endemol and Core Media group, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsSky scores NFL Monday Night Football rights
Sky Sports has picked up the rights to NFL Monday Night Football as part of a five-year agreement kicking off in 2015.
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NewsTern takes flight for Sky 1 series
Tern TV has won its first commission for Sky 1, going behind the scenes with a helicopter medical team as part of a push into aerial filming.
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NewsGot To Dance pulls in Facebook viewers
A Got To Dance spin-off series which was distributed on Facebook notched up 17,000 views on the social media site.
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NewsSky hunts non-scripted commissioners
Sky has kicked off a hunt for two new commissioners as it prepares to ramp up its non-scripted output.
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NewsBroadcasters finalise referendum coverage
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have finalised plans for comprehensive news coverage of the final stages of the Scottish referendum as voting gets underway tomorrow.
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NewsSky exec joins 7 Wonder
Sky commissioner Chris Wilson has joined 7 Wonder as the fledgling indie’s head of popular factual.
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NewsSky Sports gets more personal
Sky Sports is to start offering personalised VoD clips on its website after signing a deal with video streaming provider Ooyala.
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NewsEU approves Sky Europe plan
Sky’s plans to create a pan-European pay-TV platform have moved a step closer after receiving approval from the European Union.
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NewsSky bolsters comedy team
Sky has promoted digital exec Morwenna Gordon to become a comedy development executive.
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NewsSky bolsters AdSmart service
Sky is rolling out a number of new features for its personalised advertising service AdSmart.
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NewsHBO takes Nick Broomfield’s Tales Of The Grim Sleeper
HBO has acquired US rights to Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper, which was commissioned by Sky Atlantic.