All Sky articles – Page 119
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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.
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News4oD to launch on Sky platforms
Sky has secured a major deal with Channel 4 that will see its linear and catch-up content being made available across Sky’s platforms - and C4 gaining access to Sky customer data.
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NewsCameron points to scripted drama in call for 3D investment
Hollywood director James Cameron has urged broadcasters to invest in 3D content and has identified scripted TV drama as the next big opportunity for the emerging format.
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NewsSky 1 to air Atlantic shows
BSkyB is planning to generate more awareness of Sky Atlantic programming by running selected content on flagship channel Sky 1.
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NewsC4 close to data deal with BSkyB
Channel 4 and Sky are close to agreeing a data deal that could result in the terrestrial broadcaster securing a mountain of audience insight.
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NewsSky: in-house team will fill gap in ideas
Sky has revealed it set up its new in-house production and development team in response to a lack of distinctive entertainment and fact ent ideas from suppliers.
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NewsBT scores Premiership Rugby rights in £152m deal
BT has snatched the exclusive rights to Premiership Rugby from rivals Sky and ESPN in a deal worth £152m ahead of the launch of its new sports channel.
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NewsC4/C5 "outspent by multichannel"
The multichannel sector spend on “first run” UK content was higher than the combined spend by Channel 4 and Channel 5 last year, according to research from the Commercial Broadcasters Association.
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NewsSky partners with James Cameron for Ryder Cup 3D
The Ryder Cup will again air in 3D after Sky signed its first coverage deal with blockbuster director James Cameron.
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NewsSky moves into in-house production
Sky has created its own in-house development and production team - and its first project will be a “hugely ambitious, stripped reality-soap”.
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NewsDarcey: Sky subscribers won't downgrade to Now TV
Sky chief operating officer Mike Darcey has rejected that notion that subscribers could leave Sky in favour of its OTT streaming service Now TV.