All Sky articles – Page 139
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NewsSky and Discovery launch digital product placement
Sky and Discovery have both signed product placement deals that will see brands Pedigree and Karcher digitally inserted into shows during the post-production process.
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NewsSky Sports nets Endemol's football competition
Sky Sports will broadcast Endemol Sports’ pre-season Irish football competition for the next three years.
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NewsSky 1 orders Maverick series; hunts entertainment format
Sky 1 has ordered its second fact ent series from Maverick TV in three months and is on the hunt for a £2.5m entertainment show to rival those of its terrestrial competitors.
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NewsSky's Mad Dogs to return for second series
Sky 1’s testosterone fuelled drama Mad Dogs has been handed a second series following a strong first run.
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NewsSky hunts Spy comedy
Sky1 has ordered a new comedy from Hat Trick following a father who is accidently recruited as an MI5 agent.
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NewsSky recruits BBC's Anne Mensah to head drama
Sky has appointed BBC exec Anne Mensah to head up its drama commissioning, following Elaine Pyke’s move to manage Sky Atlantic.
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NewsSky Living orders Sally Morgan documentary
Sky Living has recommissioned an ob-doc tracking psychic Sally Morgan as she tours the UK.
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RatingsRoyal wedding ties knot with 26m
FRIDAY: One of the biggest audiences in UK television history watched Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows during the royal wedding.
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NewsSky profits up by 24%
Sky’s HD user base has risen to 3.7m homes as the pay TV operator added 51,000 new subscribers in its third quarter.
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NewsITV and Sky Sports renew Champions League deal
ITV and Sky Sports have signed a deal with UEFA that will see them hang on to Champions League broadcast rights until 2015.
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NewsFormer Sky exec O’Sullivan moves to Deutsche Telekom
Former Sky executive Gerry O’Sullivan has been tapped to lead the global IPTV operations for German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.
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NewsBroadcasters and indies rally against relaxing IP laws
The UK’s biggest commercial broadcasters and Pact have argued that relaxing intellectual property (IP) laws could “seriously undermine” investment in content.
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NewsSky hands Cassy director of 3D role
Sky has appointed John Cassy to the newly-created position of director of Sky 3D and promoted James Hunt, currently head of programming at Sky Arts, to director of the channel.
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NewsSky to air Kylie tour in 3D
The London finale of Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite - Les Folies tour is to be aired in 3D on Sky as the broadcaster continues to add to its portfolio of live music content captured in the format.
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NewsSky plans bid to poach Glee
Channel 4 faces a battle to retain the rights to Glee as Sky prepares to offer what could be a knockout bid for the hit US show.
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NewsAtomized to solve women’s problems for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered fact ent series Chick Fix from Atomized, with a range of multiplatform support to drive viewer engagement with the channel.
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NewsSky 1 gets Trollied in drive for original UK comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a comedy set in a budget supermarket in the north-west, featuring bored checkout assistants, ineffectual managers and angry customers.
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NewsPatsy Kensit to 'nab a prince' for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered a tongue-in-cheek three-part series ahead of the Royal Wedding advising viewers how to bag their own prince.
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NewsSky Arts to broadcast festivals in 3D
Sky Arts is to air 12 music festivals this summer including Cambridge Folk Festival, Download and Lovebox - with two broadcast in 3D.
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NewsSky to invest £500k into arts
Sky Arts has created a £500,000 annual fund which it will use to invest in new arts projects and emerging artists.