All Sky articles – Page 103
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CommentKeeping a third eye on Scandi drama
The question that I get asked most frequently at work is ‘what is the next Killing or The Bridge?’
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RatingsSlow start for Bond drama
As a nipper, one of my favourite jokes was to go around saying my name was Bond – Brooke Bond; ‘like the tea’, I would always add anxiously, as the silence yawned on.
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NewsSky adapts Italian comic for TV
Sky is developing a TV series based on Italian comic book Diabolik with sister companies Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland.
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NewsSky in court over Must Be The Music
Sky has been accused of format infringement over Princess Productions’ talent contest Must Be The Music.
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NewsCourt of Appeal re-opens Sky pay-TV ruling
The eight-year feud between Sky and pay-TV rivals including BT over the wholesale price of its sports channels is set to continue after the Court of Appeal made a fresh judgement.
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NewsSky stumps ITV with IPL deal
Sky Sports has beaten ITV to the rights to show Indian Premier League cricket from 2015.
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NewsSky 1 lands Samsung-backed talent show
Sky1 has ordered a Fresh One-produced talent contest backed by Samsung and featuring judges including Idris Elba and Gizzi Erskine.
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Behind The ScenesFleming, Sky Atlantic
Douglas Rae and director Mat Whitecross share the story of giving life to the James Bond creator
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NewsC4 wins seat at election debate table
Channel 4 is to take part in the negotiations to air a prime ministerial TV debate next year as the broadcasters aim to build on the 2010 event.
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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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RatingsFew Looking at Sky Atlantic
Football is no stranger to hyperbole. Every manager’s utterance is poured over for significance, while all tackles, free kicks and hairdos are analysed ad infinitum.
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NewsAnalysis: Sky and HBO co-pro deal
Sky has entered the next phase of its arrangement with HBO and is set to spend millions on epic Game Of Thrones-rivalling dramas that it will co-produce with the US pay-TV network.
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NewsSky to overhaul ‘rules of engagement’
Sky is to overhaul its ‘rules of engagement’ with the indie community after receiving feedback from more than 100 production companies.
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NewsSky commissioning performance: how does it compare?
Indies want clearer lines of communication, more marketing support and quicker response rates in their dealings with Sky, according to the broadcaster’s first commissioning survey.
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RatingsOld Fools are the best
Daves of the world, no matter what their actual names, will this week have felt a pang of sadness stab at their heart with the news of Roger Lloyd-Pack’s passing.
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NewsSky renews HBO deal as operating profits dip 8%
Sky has forged a coproduction deal with HBO to develop new drama series and the businesses have renewed their UK exclusivity deal for a further five years.
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NewsITV reveals major Sky channel
ITV’s deal with Sky to launch drama channel Encore represents its most significant move in the pay- TV space in more than a decade.
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NewsTV admits diversity failures
Baroness Floella Benjamin made an impassioned plea in her opening address at Ed Vaizey’s diversity roundtable last week: “Don’t let our children down,” she said, “especially our young black men. They don’t feel part of this.”
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NewsITV launches pay-TV drama channel
ITV is to launch its first new channel brand in eight years - a pay-TV service on Sky showcasing the best of its recent drama series.
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NewsSky to offer shows on YouTube
Sky is to launch a new YouTube channel that will host the first episodes of some of its biggest shows for free.