All Sky articles – Page 81
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NewsSky and BBC trial VR in bid to reach younger viewers
Sky Sports and the BBC have conducted virtual reality trials on Premier League football and Welsh drama Hinterland, as the broadcasters attempt to reach younger audiences.
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NewsBT TV plots Sky 1 rival
BT is eyeing the launch of a standalone general entertainment channel – a move which would provide the pay-TV business with a Sky 1 rival.
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CommentSky needs dramas that can get the nation talking
Pay-TV giant’s splurge on original content has yet to pay dividends, says Stephen Arnell
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RatingsGame Of Thrones returns with 2.2m
MONDAY: The Game Of Thrones juggernaut continued to lurch forward for Sky Atlantic, as the sixth series launched with half a million more viewers than last year’s record debut.
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CommentBuilding the long tail of TV drama
Letting viewers choose how to watch your shows expands their reach over time, says Gary Davey
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NewsSky plots ambitious family doc series
Sky is developing an ambitious documentary series that will follow British families over a five-year period.
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NewsThe Tunnel box-set sparks 600k downloads
Sky Atlantic drama The Tunnel: Sabotage has been downloaded almost 600,000 times after the entire series was made available on-demand to binge-watch.
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NewsBarb eyes Sky & Virgin subscriber data
Barb has kicked off talks with pay-TV platform including Sky and Virgin Media about securing access to their customers’ viewing habits.
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CommentPay-TV's millennials dilemma
Subscriptions are healthy, but younger adults are cutting their spend on pay-TV, says Martin Pilkington
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NewsSky calm over increased customer churn
Sky added 177,000 new subscribers in the three months to end of March, but faced a larger number of customers cancelling their service in the UK and Ireland.
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FeaturesSky Sports: 25th anniversary special
Sky Sports has changed the face of broadcasting since it burst onto the scene 25 years ago. Michael Burns looks back at its many technological innovations - and what’s coming next
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NewsNoddy Holder fronts mega Sky rock doc series
Slade frontman Noddy Holder is to front a mega 19-part rock doc series for Sky Arts.
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VideoVIDEO: Sky re-brand
Sky has rolled out its a rebrand across its entertainment channels, including Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, and Sky Arts.
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NewsSky and Sony strike European movie deal
Sky has struck a European movie deal with Sony Pictures Television – its first pan-regional agreement since the creation of Sky Europe.
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Behind The ScenesHarlan Coben's The Five, Sky 1
Approaching a drama script in the same vein as author Harlan Coben’s thrillers, with hooks and cliffhangers at every turn, had to be a collaborative process, says Danny Brocklehurst
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Ratings200k pass through The Tunnel
TUESDAY: The Tunnel returned to Sky Atlantic with around half its debut audience but remained the channel’s biggest series launch of the year.
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NewsHarry Hill heads to Sky 1
Harry Hill is heading to Sky 1 with a new show described as TV Burp meets MasterChef - alongside a raft of new entertainment formats, including a series set in the British Museum and an adaptation of a major Australian spelling format.
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The Broadcast InterviewCelia Taylor, Sky
Sky’s non-scripted boss talks to Peter White about flying dogs, why ‘funny factual’ is harder than it looks - and why she couldn’t turn down Renegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride
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NewsSky primes portrait video for Snapchat channel
Sky is refining its Snapchat offering with a drive to feature portrait videos optimised for mobile screens – as Comedy Central unveils plans to beef up its content offering on the messaging service.
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NewsSky plans Facebook Live push
Sky is to live stream exclusive video of the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight and coverage of the junior doctors’ strike via Facebook, following a series of successful trials.