All Sky articles – Page 137

  • Ed Vaizey
    News

    BBC and BSkyB to sit on creative industries board

    2011-03-23T14:55:00Z

    The BBC and BSkyB are to sit on a new board that will aim to advocate and enable growth in the creative industries.

  • Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
    Ratings

    Spartacus returns with 480,000

    2011-03-22T10:27:00Z

    MONDAY: An orgy of nudity and violence marked the return of Spartacus, which debuted in its new Sky1 slot with nearly half a million viewers.

  • Sky News
    News

    Sky News 'will not be independent'

    2011-03-22T08:47:00Z

    A media group alliance has said it is “fanciful” to hope Sky News will be kept independent under Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    News

    Majority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover'

    2011-03-21T08:50:00Z

    An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose the planned merger between media giant News Corp and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, a new survey revealed.

  • Eamonn Holmes
    News

    Eamonn Holmes to front Sky royal wedding coverage

    2011-03-21T08:48:00Z

    Eamonn Holmes will present coverage of the royal wedding on Sky News.

  • Football
    News

    Sky to launch VoD Champions League service

    2011-03-18T08:00:00Z

    Sky is launching a dedicated VoD website ahead of the quarterfinal stages of the Champions League that allows visitors to pause and replay the action in slow-motion.

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    News

    Ofcom to review TV ad deals

    2011-03-17T15:17:00Z

    Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.

  • Different Breed
    Behind The Scenes

    A Different Breed, Sky 1

    2011-03-17T08:49:00Z

    Using the ‘performance doc’ style pioneered for Pineapple Dance Studios helped us blur the lines between ob doc and comedy, says Jonathan Stadlen.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    News

    Media groups warn over BSkyB deal

    2011-03-14T09:20:00Z

    An alliance of media organisations has criticised News Corporation’s bid to takeover BSkyB, claiming that plans to spin off Sky News are “ineffective” and should be blocked by the Government.

  • Sky
    News

    Sky expands Scottish operations

    2011-03-14T08:47:00Z

    Sky is to expand its Scottish operations with the creation of 100 jobs.

  • Sky News
    News

    Sky News backs iPad app with dedicated team

    2011-03-11T08:36:00Z

    Sky News is planning to roll out the broadcaster’s first iPad app, which is being supported by a dedicated editorial team.

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    News

    Sky signs Britain's Next Top Model product placement deal

    2011-03-10T16:19:00Z

    Sky has signed its first product placement deal and will integrate hair care brand Tresemme into the forthcoming series of Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    News

    BSkyB offer fair, says News Corp

    2011-03-09T11:25:00Z

    A major figure in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp says the company has offered a “fair price” to take full control of BSkyB.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    News

    Extra £3bn demanded for BSkyB

    2011-03-07T08:53:00Z

    A major institutional investor has demanded that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation pays an extra £3 billion to take full ownership of broadcaster BSkyB, it has been reported.

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    News

    Democracy 'not undermined by BSkyB deal''

    2011-03-04T13:17:00Z

    Commons Leader Sir George Young has denied that democracy has been “undermined” by the Government’s approval of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB.

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    News

    Plans 'secure Sky News autonomy'

    2011-03-04T13:15:00Z

    The independence of Sky News will be better protected than it is today under plans for it to be spun off as part of a deal to allow the controversial takeover of BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

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    News

    Hunt rebuked for BSkyB interview

    2011-03-04T13:13:00Z

    Commons Speaker John Bercow rebuked Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt after comments about the BSkyB deal were broadcast before he outlined the details to MPs.

  • Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry
    News

    Iggy and Blondie on board Sky Arts photographer doc

    2011-03-04T11:40:00Z

    Yoko Ono, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Debbie Harry are among the contributors to a doc about the life of music photographer Bob Gruen made by indie Brassneck for Sky Arts.

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    NUJ to protest over Hunt decision

    2011-03-03T11:12:00Z

    The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is organising a demonstration in response Jeremy Hunt’s decision to approve News Corp plans to spin off Sky News as part of the planned takeover of BSkyB.

  • Sky News
    News

    Hunt to accept Sky News offer

    2011-03-03T08:25:00Z

    Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today he intends to accept News Corp’s plans to spin off Sky News to address concerns over its planned takeover of BSkyB.