All Sky articles – Page 152
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Sky hires BBC Vision exec Gibney
BSkyB has named BBC Vision chief marketer Naomi Gibney as its new director of marketing and communications for Sky Networks.
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NewsPhillips to host Sky Real Lives soldier series
Sky Real Lives is to “bring into sharp focus” the dedication, danger and loneliness of those serving in the British Armed Forces in a major series hosted by Fiona Phillips.
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NewsSky and Discovery in shock ad sales renewal
Sky and Discovery Europe have called a truce on their year-long ad sales legal battle by signing a new four year deal starting in January 2010.
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NewsSky plans £1.5m rebrand
BSkyB is to carry out a £1.5m rebrand in an effort to position itself as a warmer and more customer-friendly brand.
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NewsSky Movies Indie goes HD
Sky Movies will launch its tenth high definition channel next month with the advent of Indie HD.
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NewsPubs to get Sky 3D first
BSkyB is to offer loyal pub subscribers its new cutting edge 3D TV service before it is released to the domestic market.
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NewsOfcom exceeded powers, claims BSkyB
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has come under fire from BSkyB for suggesting the company should sell its highest value content at pre-determined prices.
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NewsSky: free-to-air drama is getting bland
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has predicted that free-to-air drama will become increasingly bland as it chases audiences, compared to edgier programming on pay TV.
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CommentOfcom’s price-fixing strategy is driven by a DTT agenda
Prioritising investment in infrastructure over content is cause for concern, says Mike Darcey.
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NewsSky censured for HD cross-promotions
BSkyB has been rapped by Ofcom for misleading cross-promotions with regards to its HD service.
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NewsSky Movies to air best of Shorts TV
Short films featuring The Wire’s Dominic West and Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne are to air on Sky Movies Indie following a deal with digital channel ShortsTV.
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NewsSky Real Lives picks up Little Couple
Sky Real Lives has acquired US reality series The Little Couple from Endemol’s Worldwide Distribution.
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NewsMartina Cole to investigate Moors Murders mystery for Sky 1
Sky 1 is to restart the hunt for the only Moors Murders victim whose grave has yet to be found in a two-part series fronted by Martina Cole.
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NewsCameron and Clegg on board live election debate
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under increased pressure to take part in the Sky News invitation to leaders’ debate after main rivals David Cameron and Nick Clegg agreed to participate.
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NewsBSkyB cricket pledge 'misleading'
Promises by BSkyB of high-definition coverage of all the Ashes cricket matches were misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
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NewsSky 1 favourite for O'Grady move
Paul O’Grady could be set to join Sky 1 after he rejected a 50% budget cut for his Channel 4 teatime chat show.
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NewsGraham Norton indie plays down C4 rumours
Graham Norton’s indie has poured cold water on reports he will leave the BBC and return to Channel 4 when his deal expires later this year.
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NewsSky 1's Murphy moots 3D interview series
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 controller Stuart Murphy has revealed plans for a 50% boost in scripted content and a 3D interview series hosted by a “famous footballer”.
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NewsMurdoch: give TV same freedom as newspapers
MACTAGGART: James Murdoch has launched a furious attack on Ofcom’s “half a million words every year telling broadcasters what they can and cannot say”, and called for TV news to be granted the same freedom as newspapers.
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NewsMurphy opens up 8pm Sky 1 slot as Simpsons moves
Sky 1 will stop airing The Simpsons at 8pm from January as director of programmes Stuart Murphy opens up the slot for indie pitches.