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NewsDrama funding in spotlight
Questions have been raised about the future of funding high-end British drama following claims that the sector is heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment”.
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NewsMillichip: drama funding faces 'sub-prime mortgage' moment
British drama funding could be heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment” if fresh financing models aren’t found, according to Sky Vision boss Jane Millichip.
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NewsSky News and ITN land Emmys
Sky News and ITN have picked up International Emmys for their news coverage.
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NewsThe Night Of racks up 2.5m downloads
Sky Atlantic drama The Night Of has been viewed more than 2.5m times after the broadcaster made the entire series available on-demand ahead of its linear broadcast.
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NewsPick pushes into true crime
Woodcut Media has secured its first two crime documentary series for Sky’s free-to-air channel Pick as the channel continues to push into original commissions.
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News5 News editor moves to Sky
5 News editor Cristina Nicolotti Squires has been appointed director of content at Sky News.
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NewsDrone racing takes off on Sky
Drone racing is to air on Sky Sports after the broadcaster invested £760,000 in an elite league.
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NewsSky shifts gear for VR drive
Sky has kicked off an ambitious push into commissioning virtual reality (VR) content as the BBC maintains a watching brief on consumer appetite for the format.
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NewsBoycott threat lingers over Project Diamond
Bectu has reiterated its threat to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s industry-wide diversity monitoring initiative if it does not agree to publish diversity data about every TV show.
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NewsC4 and Sky back David Frank start-up
David Frank’s online distribution platform TRX has become the first non-content company to be backed by Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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NewsITN & Sky shortlisted for Int Emmy
ITN Productions’ documentary Escape From Isis has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, alongside Sky News coverage of the refugee crisis.
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NewsSky Q bolsters on-demand viewing
Sky has revealed a surge in the amount of video-on-demand programming consumed via its next-generation set-top box – opening up the long-tail of shows in its catalogue.
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NewsSky Arts eyes off the wall ideas
Phil Edgar-Jones is hunting “off the wall ideas” after extending Sky Arts’ annual £1m Amplify project into 2017, and is eyeing up the channel’s first virtual reality project.
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NewsSky & Amazon strike warrior drama deal
Sky has partnered with Amazon for the first time on ten-part epic period drama, Britannia.
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NewsCopa90 & Vice board Sky Q
Comedy Central, Copa90 and Vice are among the new online video providers to be made available via Sky’s next-generation TV service.
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NewsSky profits break £1.5bn
Sky has posted strong full-year financial results with revenue and profit both up as the pay-TV operator starts to take advantage of bringing together its European services.
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NewsSky Sports scores Chinese football
Sky Sports has looked east for its latest set of football rights – acquiring the Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League competition.
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NewsSky recruits comedy commissioner
Sky has hired BBC comedy commissioner Tilusha Ghelani as part of its latest push into comedy.
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NewsSky to boost VoD after landing Late Late Show
Sky is set to ramp up the amount of exclusive content on its VoD services after buying The Late Late Show With James Corden from CBS Studios International.
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NewsZai Bennett sets out Atlantic vision
Sky Atlantic’s Zai Bennett has tasked UK indies with bringing him the next Making A Murderer or The Jinx as he outlined his commissioning ambitions for the channel.