All Sky articles – Page 89
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NewsSky Living secures The Catch & Limitless
Sky Living has picked up two US dramas – Shonda Rhimes’ The Catch and Limitless, the TV series based on the film starring Bradley Cooper.
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RatingsSky 1 scores biggest drama debut since 2012
WEDNESDAY: Sky 1’s apocalyptic comedy drama started strongly while The Great British Bake Off whipped up its best audience since last year’s final.
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NewsBBC abandons live Open golf coverage
The BBC has pulled out of its contract to broadcast The Open golf championship 12 months early citing financial constraints, handing exclusive live coverage to Sky from 2016.
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Behind The ScenesYou, Me & the Apocalypse, Sky 1
Sky 1’s new comedy-drama about the final days of life on Earth is filmed close to its Slough setting, but this location also doubles as Tennessee and Washington, discovers Olly Hunt
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NewsSky orders Indiana Jones-style drama
Sky 1 has ordered an Indiana Jones-style drama from Tony Jordan’s Red Plant Pictures.
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NewsA&E acquires Enfield Haunting for US
US cable network A&E has acquired Sky Living drama The Enfield Haunting after striking a deal with distributor Entertainment One.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Norwegian oil drama
Sky Arts has acquired Jo Nesbø-created Norwegian drama Occupied after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsLumsden calls for TV to nurture new writers
Lucy Lumsden has called on the TV industry to look after young writers as she prepares to leave Sky after six years.
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VideoVIDEO: You, Me & The Apocalypse, Sky 1
The trailer for Working Title Television and Big Ball’s comedy drama
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RatingsSky Scientology doc recruits 90,000
MONDAY: The controversy surrounding Sky Atlantic’s Scientology documentary, Going Clear, was unable to help it attract an audience of more than 90,000 viewers.
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NewsSky ups stake in VR firm
Sky has extended its financial backing of Jaunt – taking the total amount it has invested in the virtual reality (VR) service to around £1m.
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NewsSky boss backs BBC over Jeremy Clarkson crisis
Stuart Murphy has strongly backed the BBC’s handling of the Jeremy Clarkson crisis and revealed that a Sky discussion on swooping for the presenter was dismissed in “10 seconds”.
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NewsSky Sports kicks Soccer AM onto YouTube
Sky Sports show Soccer AM is to launch across social media platforms including YouTube and Vine following a partnership with multiplatform network Whistle Sports.
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NewsSky appoints Lucy Murphy as first kids’ content chief
Sky has hired long-standing children’s producer Lucy Murphy as its first head of kids’ content.
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NewsLucy Lumsden to leave Sky
Sky head of comedy Lucy Lumsden is stepping down after nearly six years to return to the “coalface” of television production.
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NewsSky: bulk of Now TV customers new to pay-TV
Some 90% of Sky’s Now TV subscribers have never previously considered signing up to a pay-TV service, according to its director Gidon Katz.
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NewsFX remains optimistic over Sky co-pro deal
US cable network FX chief executive John Landgraf remains “optimistic” that it will co-produce comedy series with Sky, 18 months after it struck an agreement with the pay-TV broadcaster.
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NewsMaking virtual footy a reality
Sky’s Monday Night Football is pushing the boundaries of live graphics, Alex Farber reports
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NewsSky investigates Irish border force
Crackit Productions has sealed two commissions – a 20-part series for Sky 1 following Ireland’s border force and a wedding series for Channel 5.
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NewsBT Sport swoops for Australian Ashes
BT Sport is to show the next Ashes series as part of a five-year deal which includes all of the Australian home internationals.