All Sky Arts articles – Page 7
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NewsSky Arts boss James Hunt steps down
Sky Arts director James Hunt is to leave the pay-TV broadcaster after four and a half years.
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NewsSky Arts raises curtain on Playhouse Presents
Sky Arts has ordered its third run of Playhouse Presents comedies and dramas starring talent including Matthew Perry, Cara Delevingne and Ben Whishaw.
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NewsElaine Paige takes stage for Sky Arts
Sky Arts has ordered a six-part series about musical star Elaine Paige from Fresh One Productions.
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NewsSky orders more Parkinson
Michael Parkinson is returning to Sky Arts, which has commissioned his interview series for a second run.
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NewsSky lands Danish drama The Legacy
Sky Arts has snapped up The Legacy (Arvingerne), the latest Danish drama from the makers of The Killing and Borgen.
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NewsSky Arts shoots David Bailey doc
Sky Arts is to offer a behind the scenes look at David Bailey’s forthcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
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NewsSky Arts to air Ridley Scott’s homage to the Boss
Sky Arts has acquired Springsteen & I, the Ridley Scott-produced feature documentary about rock star Bruce Springsteen.
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NewsSky's Murphy slams BBC arts show as ‘derivative’
Sky’s director of entertainment channels Stuart Murphy has slammed a key plank of Tony Hall’s vision to reinvigorate arts on the BBC as “derivative”.
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NewsSky reopens Young Doctor's Notebook
Sky Arts has renewed A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, for a second series.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Spanish period drama
Sky Arts has acquired Spanish period drama Isabel after agreeing a deal with RTVE.
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NewsSky Arts to air enhanced South Bank Show archive
Sky Arts has signed a deal with ITV to dive into the back catalogue of The South Bank Show as it looks to showcase classic episodes of the show alongside its new series.
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NewsSky Arts order royal photo series
Sky Arts has ordered Royalty Close Up, a four part doc series from Brassneck TV.
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NewsWhizz Kid chief to host Sky Arts musician series
Whizz Kid Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Gerrie is to step out from behind the camera to present a Sky Arts series celebrating the careers of influential musicians.
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RatingsMixed results for BBC4 and Sky female comedies
BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women failed to make a big impression on Thursday, but Psychobitches more than doubled Sky Arts’ slot average.
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NewsYoung Doctor’s Notebook opens in the US
US cable network Ovation has acquired A Young Doctor’s Notebook after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
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CommentBringing Eva Cassidy back to life
Bringing Eva back to life took more legwork than expected, explains Attracta McLaughlin
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NewsSky Arts eyes more A Young Doctor’s Notebook
Sky Arts is in talks to commission a second series of John Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe’s record-breaking drama A Young Doctor’s Notebook.
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NewsFleming bio leads Sky dramas
Sky has ordered 10 major dramas across its channels, including a four-part Ian Fleming biopic for Sky Atlantic and talent-led Sky Arts projects starring the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Kylie Minogue, and created by Idris Elba, Matt Smith and Grayson Perry.
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Behind The ScenesNation’s Best Am Dram, Sky Arts
Finding the country’s best amateur dramatic group and putting them on stage in the West End was high drama all the way, says Nicholas Kent