All Sky articles – Page 115
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NewsSky Arts buys the "Spanish Downton Abbey"
Sky Arts has bought period drama Grand Hotel, which has been dubbed “the Spanish Downton Abbey”.
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NewsSky Living to examine modern relationships
Sky Living is to explore the meaning of relationships in a Grumpy Old Men-style show for married couples.
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NewsSky links with film school for training scheme
Students are to be taught a raft of production skills as part of a wide ranging training partnership between Sky and the National Film and Television School.
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NewsSky hires film-makers to fill gaps in fact ent commissioning
Sky has reshaped its fact ent commissioning team by hiring a series director of One Born Every Minute and a producer/director who has worked on the likes of Wonderland and The Apprentice.
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NewsSky 1 gains access to Greggs
Sky 1 is to go behind the scenes at high-street baker Greggs in an access-all-areas documentary that will show secret tasting sessions for the latest cakes and pasties.
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Stars return for Sky Arts interviews
Anna Friel, James Nesbitt and Ken Livingstone are among the celebrities to feature “in conversation” in a second series of Living The Life picked up by Sky Arts.
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NewsSky1 secures Last Resort
Sky1 has acquired the exclusive rights to Sony Pictures Television action drama Last Resort, which follows the captain and crew of a nuclear submarine marooned on a South Pacific island.
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NewsDMOL rejects Sky EPG appeal
DMOL has rejected BSkyB’s appeal against its plans to rejig the Freeview EPG, and will push ahead with changes to the HD, News and Children’s slots.
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Behind The ScenesFalcón, Sky Atlantic
The director of Sky Atlantic’s new Spanish detective drama Falcón wanted to make a ‘noir thriller shot like a documentary’. Benji Wilson gets a ringside seat during filming.
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NewsSky Living lands US firefighter series
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s firefighter drama Chicago Fire as the latest addition to its slate of US scripted series.
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NewsMonterosa tees up Ryder Cup for Sky
Sky Sports has partnered with second-screen expert Monterosa to launch a playalong game to support the Ryder Cup golf tournament.
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NewsSky hires Wilson to bolster factual commissioning
Sky has beefed up its factual commissioning team with the appointment of BBC2’s The Crusades producer Chris Wilson.
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NewsSky's Darroch pay rises to almost £3m
Sky’s chief executive officer Jeremy Darroch saw his pay package rise almost 7% on last year to hit £2.98m.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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NewsParthenon rebrands as Sky Vision
Distributor Parthenon Media Group will be renamed Sky Vision following its acquisition by BSkyB and has revealed its first slate for Mipcom next month.
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NewsSky 1 pilots Dragons’ Den-style property show
Sky 1 has ordered a Dragons’ Den-style property show that will pit estate agents against each other to win the chance to sell someone’s house.
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NewsSky ‘fit and proper’ to hold TV licence
Ofcom has ruled that Sky is a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting licence but criticised former chairman James Murdoch’s conduct in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsSky's Butt exits for Watershed
Sky’s commissioning editor of factual entertainment Sadia Butt has left the broadcaster after 18 months to become an executive producer at Watershed TV.
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NewsSky strengthens film offering in Warner Bros deal
Sky has secured a major new deal with Warner Bros that will bring blockbusters such as The Dark Knight Rises and Sherlock Holmes to the platform.