All Sky articles – Page 79
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NewsHat Trick & Jed Mercurio team up for HG Wells drama
Hat Trick and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio are working on an adaptation of HG Wells’ The Time Machine to mark the 150th anniversary of the sci-fi pioneer’s birth.
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NewsFox makes formal bid for Sky
21st Century Fox has made a formal offer to acquire full control of Sky after broadcaster agreed to an initial offer.
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NewsSky deal 'unlikely' to be blocked
21st Century Fox’s £11bn bid to take full control of Sky is unlikely to be blocked by regulators, according to analysts, despite the deal coming under fire from MPs and a handful of Sky shareholders.
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News21st Century Fox pushes button on full Sky takeover
21st Century Fox has tabled a takeover bid for Sky, which values the company at £18.5bn and would see the media giant take full control of the pay TV business.
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NewsSky reboots Left Bank's Strike Back
Sky 1 is returning to the world of global espionage with a reboot of Left Bank Pictures’ action series Strike Back.
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NewsSky outlines ambition for bespoke VR content
Sky has set its sights on commissioning original high-end virtual reality content, following the launch of its Sky VR app.
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NewsSky non-scripted commissioner exits
Sky commissioning editor Richard Ackerman is leaving the broadcaster after two years.
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NewsSky buys drama from The Bridge creators
Sky Atlantic has acquired a Swedish-French drama from the creators of The Bridge.
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NewsSky launches mobile service
Sky has entered the mobile sector for the first time with the launch of its own mobile virtual network Sky Mobile.
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NewsSky orders Russell Howard series
Sky has struck a two-year deal with Russell Howard that will see the comedian star in his own Sky 1 comedy show.
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NewsSky strikes women's netball deal
Sky has boosted its support of women’s sport with a four-year netball deal.
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NewsZai Bennett named Sky supremo
Sky has overhauled its content team, with Zai Bennett effectively taking over Stuart Murphy’s old role days after Phil Edgar-Jones replaced Celia Taylor as non-scripted boss.
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NewsMicky Flanagan returns to Sky
Comedian Micky Flanagan is returning to Sky 1 for a six-part documentary two years after his Detour de France travelogue.
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NewsCelia Taylor to leave Sky
Sky head of non-scripted Celia Taylor is leaving the broadcaster after seven years.
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NewsSky pulls Store from YouView after price hike
Sky is to pull its TV and film download app Sky Store from YouView after the platform ramped up its charges.
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NewsFormat fight on the horizon
A fierce battle is brewing to uncover the next generation of fact ent formats, after the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all identified new returners as a top priority.
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NewsSky reveals first BAME figures
Sky is extending its diversity initiative to cover news and sport after revealing its performance for the first time since tough BAME targets were introduced in 2014.
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CommentMike Darcey: Sky's stand off with Netflix
The former Sky chief operating officer analyses why the pay-TV operator and SVoD giant have failed to make friends.
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RatingsSlow start for Young Pope
THURSDAY: Sky Atlantic’s big budget The Young Pope got off to an underwhelming start, pulling in 141,000 (0.8%) across its two-hour launch.