All Sky articles – Page 126
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NewsRihanna to hunt fashion talent for Sky Living
What’s My Name? singer Rihanna is to turn her talents to exec producing with a new Sky Living series in which she will hunt for the next wave of British fashion designers.
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NewsNighty Night’s Davis to pen Sky Atlantic comedy
Nighty Night creator Julia Davis is to write and star alongside a cast of crones and hunchbacks in a gothic black comedy set in the 1800s for Sky Atlantic.
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MPs back creative skills scheme
A Skillset-backed report calling for better training across the creative sector has won the backing of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsTime-shifted viewing tops 9%
Time-shifted TV accounted for 9.4% of all viewing in 2011, according to the latest research from commercial TV marketing body Thinkbox.
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NewsSky boss apologises for Stella glitch
Sky1’s new comedy series Stella was cut short due to technical difficulties on Friday evening with the broadcaster hastily arranging a repeat the following night.
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NewsSky and Tiger to revisit Kathy Burke’s schooldays
Kathy Burke will make her writing debut and star in a Sky Atlantic comedy series produced by Tiger Aspect.
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NewsSky orders Apprentice-style fact ent show
Former The Apprentice executive producer Michele Kurland is to manage a business-based fact ent commission for her new employer Sky 1.
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NewsBBC and Sky at odds over kids' channels EPG
Kids’ TV looks set to be the next front in the battle between the BBC and Sky, with the corporation urging the government to help its children’s channels land better slots on the satellite platform’s EPG.
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NewsSky Atlantic pilots Jack Dee show
Sky Atlantic is developing a comedy panel show with Lead Balloon star Jack Dee.
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NewsSky Atlantic gears up motoring series
Sky Atlantic has ordered a new series about the history of British motoring to support the launch of the broadcaster’s Formula 1 channel.
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NewsBroadcasters swerve red tape on film
Broadcasters are attempting to swerve suggestions that the government create new red tape to encourage investment in the film industry, arguing that levels of support should be determined by commercial interests.
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NewsVirgin Media green lights Sky Sports F1
Sky Sports has secured carriage for its dedicated Formula 1 channel on Virgin Media from its launch in March.
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NewsObjective in Sky 1 comedy first
Objective Productions has won its first comedy commission for Sky 1 with a family sitcom about three generations living under one roof.
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NewsCurrent TV set for closure following Sky switch-off
Current TV, the Al Gore-backed factual channel, looks set to cease broadcasting in the UK following a decision from Sky to remove it from its line-up of pay channels.
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NewsSky buys 10% stake in Zeebox
Sky has bought a 10% stake in social TV app firm Zeebox and will help roll out the service internationally and fund future product developments.
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NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.
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NewsSky: how to spend 2012
In these austere times it is ironic that Sky’s biggest problem is not a lack of money, but how best to spend it.
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NewsSky Sports News launches iPad app
Sky Sports News has launched an iPad app featuring a range of audio and video content.
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Sky Atlantic acquires Friday Night Lights
Sky Atlantic has picked up the rights to the first two series of American football drama Friday Night Lights.
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NewsBedlam returning to Sky Living
Sky Living is returning to the lunatic asylum for a second series of its original drama Bedlam, with an EastEnders actress replacing Will Young in the lead role.