All Sky articles – Page 105
-
NewsElaine Paige takes stage for Sky Arts
Sky Arts has ordered a six-part series about musical star Elaine Paige from Fresh One Productions.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.”
-
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.
-
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.
-
NewsUK film urges broadcasters to invest
Sky, ITV and Channel 5 have been accused of not supporting the UK film industry by the Film Policy Review Panel which has called for a £35m annual investment in the sector.
-
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.
-
NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.
-
RatingsFootball and crime pay
As usual, football dominates the charts – and each week that it does, its price will just go up and up.
-
NewsSky woos youngsters to politics with digital initiative
Sky News is planning a multiplatform initiative to engage young people with politics ahead of next year’s general election.
-
NewsSky rolls out personalised TV ads
Sky has struck agreements with 40 major brands including Audi, Royal Bank of Scotland and Tesco to deliver personalised ads via its AdSmart service.
-
NewsUBS: Fox or Vodafone could buy Sky
Hollywood studio Fox or telcos Vodafone and O2 could target a merger with Sky, according to investment bank UBS.
-
News‘No change’ to 3D commitment as Sky’s Cassy exits
Sky 3D channel director John Cassy is leaving the broadcaster after 10 years to launch his own media venture.
-
NewsSky and GME link up for Pick doc
Sky has worked with GroupM Entertainment for the first time to order its first original series for free-to-air station Pick TV – a 10-part ob-doc series using an innovative filming technique.