All Sky articles – Page 139
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NewsDarcy slams ITV's "lemmings" online strategy
BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has accused ITV and Channel 4 of “leaping like lemmings” into a strategy of making content available for free online.
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RatingsBoardwalk Empire drops 100,000
WEDNESDAY: The second instalment of epic crime drama Boardwalk Empire lost nearly 100,000 viewers on Tuesday’s high-profile debut - but remained the most-watched programme throughout Sky Atlantic’s first full day of broadcasting.
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NewsSky recruits The Sun’s Johnson to head up revamped Living
Sky has appointed The Sun’s Saturday and associate editor Jane Johnson to the newly created position of director of Sky Living.
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RatingsSky Atlantic's Boardwalk Empire debuts with 440,000
TUESDAY: Sky Atlantic launched last night with a special highlights show and award-winning US crime drama Boardwalk Empire.
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NewsLittle Britain director joins Jinsy
Matt Lipsey, director of BBC comedies Little Britain and Psychoville, has signed onto Sky Atlantic’s first original comedy commission, This Is Jinsy, as series director.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.
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NewsSky Living rebrand unveiled
VIDEO: BSkyB has revealed its rebrand of Sky Living as part of its first campaign to market its portfolio of entertainment channels.
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NewsSky names Sammon fact ent boss
Sky has appointed Mark Sammon as its head of factual entertainment to work across its range of entertainment channels.
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NewsSky Living set to draft in boss from outside TV
Sky Living is set to appoint an executive from outside the TV industry as its new channel controller.
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NewsGriffin to join Ambulance Service for Sky 1
Former Holby City star Angela Griffin is to front a peaktime Sky 1 documentary series on the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
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NewsBSkyB profits up 26%
Sky has grown its operating profits for the six months to 31 December to £520m as 24% of its subscribers now take a bundle of broadband, TV and phone services.
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NewsRichards Keys quits over sexism row
TV presenter Richard Keys is today adjusting to life after Sky Sports, having joined former colleague Andy Gray in losing his job over the football sexism row.
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The Broadcast InterviewSophie Turner Laing, entertainment/news, Sky
Ahead of the launch of Sky Atlantic, the managing director of news and entertainment tells Alex Farber about her plans to woo customers with quality US drama and original commissions.
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Behind The ScenesBedlam, Sky Living
A series of ghost stories set in a former asylum will be Living’s first step into original scripted content. Robin Parker hears how the show came about.
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NewsRichard Keys blames "dark forces" for frenzy
Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering his future at the broadcaster and has blamed “dark forces” for creating a media frenzy following a sexism row that led to the sacking of co-commentator Andy Gray.
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NewsAndy Gray consulting lawyers over Sky sacking
Andy Gray is consulting lawyers after being fired by Sky over a football sexism row.
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NewsSky Sports sacks Andy Gray
Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray has been sacked by the broadcaster with immediate effect, after evidence emerged of a separate off-air incident last month.
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NewsSky 3 to relaunch as Pick TV
BSkyB is to rebrand its free-to-air channel Sky 3 as part of the wider changes taking place at the broadcaster.
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NewsSky presenter apologises to official
Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has telephoned assistant referee Sian Massey to apologise for his off-air comments about her at the weekend.
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NewsHunt plans competition probe over Sky bid
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is prepared to refer News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, but will first consider concessions the company is willing to make in its bid.