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Sky News on Georgia - let’s start with a geography lesson…
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 11 2008, 3.58pm
Sky News’ online section ‘Georgia In Depth’ is an aggregation of pictures, articles and info about the eastern European country, which borders with Russia, as part of coverage of the current conflict in the region So that’s the Georgia between sandwiched between Europe and Asia and not the US state then? If you’re going to use Wikipedia, [...] (more)

Sky News chief Chris Birkett takes charge of multimedia team
From Media Guardian. Posted August 4 2008, 2.41pm
Sky News executive editor Chris Birkett will head up a new 130-strong multimedia production team at the broadcaster. By John Plunkett (more)

Sky News blog: Diary of a chief video sub-editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 31 2008, 2.15pm
Shirish Kulkarni, Sky News' chief video sub-editor, gives a behind-the-scenes account of his role. (more)

Sky News ramps up political coverage with online opinion poll tool
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 24 2008, 11.00pm
Sky News Online has created an interactive way to explore data from 25 years of opinion polls involving the UK's main political parties (more)

Sky News remains execs' favourite
From Digital Spy. Posted July 23 2008, 10.40am
Sky News remains European business executives' favoured news channel, market research shows. (more)

Sky ramps up ads in online video
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 10 2008, 3.51pm
Sky is to increase advertising on its video content across its sports, news, showbiz, travel, motoring and style sections. The deal with in-video advertising firm Adjustables will see a range of new ad formats featured in the content. Sky Sports has already recorded 14 million video ad impressions online and Sky News 3.5 million, according to a [...] (more)

Sky News introduces new social features
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 7 2008, 10.56am
RNW’s Joeri Rodenburg writes: The folks at Sky News have upgraded their website with lots of new social features which, in their words, make it possible to personalize the website. With this they seem to be following the social trend the web is experiencing at the moment. “We’re aiming to offer you a richer more dynamic experience [...] (more)

Sky News in website revamp
From UTalk Marketing. Posted July 1 2008, 5.12pm
Digital developments underway (more)

Sky News revamps website
From Media Guardian. Posted July 1 2008, 6.15am
Sky News is relaunching its website with enhanced user options and blogs by Eamonn Holmes and Dermot Murnaghan. By Mark Sweney (more)

Sky News revamps website with Pluck and Daylife
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 30 2008, 11.00pm
Video is at the forefront of the revamp; a revolving carousel of the top five news stories has been added to the home page and short video clips accompany headlines (more)

2007 winner of the Student Broadcaster award, Student Media Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 3.37pm
Prizes on offer to the winners and runners up of this year's Student Media Awards include cash prizes, and work experience stints at the Guardian, NME, and Sky News. These are invaluable opportunities to gain an insight into working at leading media organisations and to make a big impression.Below, Natalie Whelan, the winner of last year's Student broadcaster of the year category, relates her experience of working behind the scenes at Sky News (more)

2007 winner of the Student Broadcast Journalism award, Student Media Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 3.37pm
Natalie Whelan, the winner of last year's broadcaster of the year category in the Student Media Awards, relates her experience of working behind the scenes at Sky News (more)

Showbiz reporter Neil Sean leaves Sky News for Fox
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 6.46am
Sky News showbiz reporter Neil Sean is switching to News Corporation sister station Fox News. By Tara Conlan (more)

Sky News new beta site
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 25 2008, 12.35pm
Sky News has launched a beta version of its new website, to run in parallel with its existing news site. It has adopted a top story carousel for the homepage that displays the latest breaking news in video and pictures. It has also added a story tracker in the right column, which lets you follow a story as it develops, and in the left column a See Your News personalisation feature. "What you are visiting is very much work in progress. We are testing and trialling new features and a very different design," Steve Bennedik, editor of Sky News Networked Media, wrote on his blog. "At the same time we are still offering our existing site. When we are ready, we will switch off the old site and this will be our public face." http://blogs.news.sky.com/editorsblog/Post:68413633-1b1b-46c3-a21a-e6e2db41a8c2 (more)

Black-eyed Burley may face legal action
From The Independent. Posted June 22 2008, 12.00am
Sky News presenter Kay Burley turned up at Ascot yesterday sporting a black eye after being accused of an "unprovoked attack" on a photographer for which she may face legal action. (more)

Hurly Burley - Sky News presenter in melee at Campbell court hearing
From Media Guardian. Posted June 20 2008, 11.03pm
Supermodel Naomi Campbell ordered to do 200 hours community service after she admits kicking and spitting at police (more)

Kay Burley in scrum outside Naomi Campbell court hearing
From Media Guardian. Posted June 20 2008, 4.01pm
Sky News presenter Kay Burley reportedly grabbed a photographer by the throat after being hit in the face with a camera during a melee outside Naomi Campbell's court hearing. By Stephen Brook (more)

Al Jazeera English wins gong at TV festival
From Biz Asia. Posted June 13 2008, 12.21pm
Al Jazeera English (AJE) has won the award for 'Best 24 Hour News Programme' at the prestigious 48th Monte Carlo Television Festival. The Award recognized Al Jazeera English's extensive international reach and efforts to dig deeper to give its international audience a richer understanding of the events that affect their lives. Al Jazeera English beat entries from BBC News, Sky News, Lisboa TV and the Phoenix Satellite Television Company to take home the award. Among the specific reports highlighted at the Festival were Nour Odeh's groundbreaking reports from Gaza, where she brought the suffering of the Gazan people to life when she was caught in the middle of a violent street battle between Hamas and Fatah. While shooting live in Gaza, Nour and her producer Ashraf Al-Amritti lost contact with the newsroom in Doha and were forced to rely on their mobile phone to continue reporting events as they occurred. Once the live video feed returned, Nour's cameraman, Iyad Al-Dahdouh, filmed the continued fighting while coming under RPG and small arms fire. Following the broadcast of the fighting on Al Jazeera, both sides in the Gaza battles agreed to a ceasefire. In addition to 'Best 24 Hour News Programme', AJE received nominations in every news category at the awards show, including 'Best TV Item' for James Bays' Taliban Embedded, which was awarded a second place prize, and 'Best News Documentary' for Tony Birtley's Inside Myanmar - The Crackdown. Commenting on the nominations, AJE's Managing Director Tony Burman said, "I am very excited that the AJE Newshour has been recognized as the best 24 hour news program in the world. For me, the award demonstrates the commitment of AJE's staff to giving a voice to the voiceless, of telling vital stories that are not on the agenda of the western news networks. Whether risking their lives to cover the bloodshed in Gaza, to travel with a Taliban cell in Afghanistan or to tell the world the real story from inside Myanmar, where we are the only international broadcaster with a permanent presence, AJE employees are telling the untold story and are putting real people back at the center of the news agenda. I am extremely proud that the world is paying attention to the hard work and dedication of the AJE staff, and each and every one of them should be congratulated for this recognition." Al Jazeera English launched in November 2006 with the goal of balancing the flow of news from the global south to the north and covering stories which are rarely seen in international news broadcasts. Using broadcast centers strategically placed in Kuala Lumpur, Doha, London and Washington, DC and bureaus around the world, AJE is posed to continue bringing its unique perspective on world events to over 110 million households around the world. Related links: Al Jazeera appoints new MD for English news channel Al Jazeera English celebrates one year on-air Al Jazeera English in talks with Virgin Media Al Jazeera English makes official launch (more)

Sky News bloggers to support new awards for young journalists
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 11 2008, 11.00pm
Young journalists in print, online, tv or radio will be recognised (more)

Britain?s Sky News condemns Zimbabwe jail terms for drivers
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 5.17pm
Britain’s Sky News television today condemned six-month jail sentences given to three South Africans convicted of the illegal possession of broadcast equipment in Zimbabwe. Bernet Hasani, Resemate Chauke and Simon Maodi were given the jail terms at a court in the southern city of Bulawayo yesterday, a state newspaper said. The trio were stopped last week allegedly with [...] (more)

Zimbabwe: Sky News drivers jailed after being caught with satellite dish
From Media Guardian. Posted June 3 2008, 2.07pm
Three Sky News drivers have been jailed for six months in Zimbabwe after they were caught with a satellite dish marked with the network's stickers. By Chris McGreal in Johannesburg (more)

Sky News uses CoveritLive for Crewe by-election debate
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 20 2008, 1.05pm
Sky News yesterday used live blogging service CoveritLive to host a debate between candidates standing in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election (thanks to Simon Dickson and his Puffbox blog for the tip). Candidates Tamsin Dunwoody (Labour), Elizabeth Shenton (Lib Dem) and Edward Timpson (Conservatives) responded to questions directly from readers of the blog and Sky News' [...] (more)

A plug for Sky News Unplugged
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 13 2008, 10.50am
From tomorrow Sky News will air its new online programme Sky News Unplugged. The show, which promises 'a sideways look at the week's news', will be available only on the channel's website and through interactive services on TV. The programme will later be available on demand through the site's video channel. (more)

Guardian: Times website seeks Sky News link-up
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 12 2008, 10.04am
The Times website wants to carry more video content from Sky News. Times Online editor-in-chief, Anne Spackman, told MediaGuardian.co.uk that negotiations to make this happen were at an early stage on the newspaper website carrying breaking news videos from Sky. Any deal is likely to improve the online video offering from the Times. Despite being one of the first national newspapers to adopt a TV service the Times offering has fallen behind other nationals - in terms of quality - and seems to be due an overhaul. (more)

Times Online seeks Sky News link-up
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 6.14am
Times Online is seeking a tie-up with Sky News to boost its online video content. By Stephen Brook (more)

Sky News creates multimedia timeline to mark disappearance of Madeleine McCann
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 2 2008, 1.57pm
Sky News has produced a multimedia timeline detailing the events and news coverage of Madeleine McCann's disappearance over the last year. The timeline incorporates videos, pictures and analysis from Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt. Users can scroll through the timeline, which offers over 100 screens of multimedia. (more)

Sky News announces plans to open Gulf bureau
From Press Gazette. Posted April 25 2008, 12.00am
Sky News has confirmed it is looking to open a bureau in the Gulf next year, with senior executives at the rolling news channel looking at either the United Arab Emirates of nearby Qatar as potential locations. (more)

SkyNews.com to embed user-generated video service in news pages
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 4 2008, 12.00am
Sky News is to integrate its Skycast service across the pages of its news website (more)

My week covering the Brits and the Oscars
From Press Gazette. Posted February 26 2008, 12.00am
Sky News entertainment editor Jon Bennett reflects on a busy week, from interviewing the Kaiser Chiefs in the run-up to the Brits, to standing on the red carpet in LA for the Oscars. (more)

Al-Jazeera wins top UK award
From Rapid TV News. Posted February 21 2008, 12.40pm
The Royal Television Society can usually be relied upon to present most of its annual TV journalism award ‘gongs' to the usual suspects: journalists from BBC News, Sky News or Channel 4 news. But not this year. (more)

Sky News boosts entertainment team with two new recruits
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 23 2008, 12.00am
Jon Bennett takes up the newly created role of entertainment editor    (more)

Sky News launches business vodcast and foreign news podcast
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 14 2008, 12.00am
Jeff Randall Live will launch as a video and Foreign Matters launch as an audio podcast    (more)

Globes press conference moves to Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted January 11 2008, 9.33am
Sky will broadcast this year's dramatically scaled-down Golden Globes event on Sky News. (more)

Golden Globes switched to Sky News
From Media Guardian. Posted January 10 2008, 3.43pm
Sky is to transfer its coverage of the Golden Globes to its news channel after the ceremony was axed because of the US writers' strike. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Former BBC & ITN Newsreader Living on Streets
From Merry Media. Posted December 15 2007, 12.40am
Former BBC, Sky News, CNBC and ITN newsreader Ed Mitchell is sleeping on the streets after spending using credit cards spiralled out of control resulting in debts of £250,000. . (more)

On Anne Darwin's trail in Panama
From Press Gazette. Posted December 13 2007, 12.00am
Sky News Washington Correspondent Robert Nisbet has been in Panama City covering the canoeist story. He found that 'the thirst for the tale was pretty insatiable'. (more)

Improving the 'user journey' and a spring web relaunch - next stops on the Sky News innovation cycle
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 10 2007, 12.00am
Sky News networked media editor Steve Bennedik talks to Journalism.co.uk about constant innovation    (more)

AP agrees Sky News archive deal
From Press Gazette. Posted December 4 2007, 12.00am
The AP Archive has signed a deal (more)

Sky News extends reach through French IPTV
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 27 2007, 12.00am
France Telecom's Orange and Telecom Italia's Alice platforms last month introduced Sky News.    (more)

Murdoch: Fox-esque Sky News "more popular"
From Digital Spy. Posted November 26 2007, 2.31pm
Rupert Murdoch says that Sky News would become more popular if it emulated Fox News in the US. (more)

How terror has changed the crime beat
From Media Guardian. Posted November 25 2007, 11.56pm
The days of mates in the 'underworld', piss-ups with coppers and a staple diet of rape, murder and armed robbery are over for today's crime reporters, writes Sky News's Martin Brunt (more)

Murdoch wants Sky News to be more like rightwing Fox
From Media Guardian. Posted November 24 2007, 12.01am
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said he wants Sky News to become more like his rightwing US network Fox News, and revealed the extent of his editorial grip on his British newspapers to a House of Lords committee (more)

Murdoch: Sky could be more like Fox News
From Press Gazette. Posted November 23 2007, 12.00am
Sky News would be more popular if it were more like the US Fox News Channel, and could do so without a change to UK impartiality rules, Rupert Murdoch has told a Lords committee. (more)

Where next for the Sky News bandwagon? - The student union
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 21 2007, 12.00am
The broadcasters rolling project to develop on new platforms and broaden audience reach makes it to the student union    (more)

Media scrums: faint-hearted need not apply
From Press Gazette. Posted November 20 2007, 12.00am
You’ve got a couple of seconds to get the shot you need, but half of the world’s media are trying to do the same. Sky News cameraman Adam Murch says you need determination and great co-ordination to come out of a press scrum in one piece. (more)

Raymond Snoddy on Broadcasting What's the point of live television if absolutely nothing is happening?
From The Independent. Posted November 19 2007, 12.55am
Now that BBC News 24 has reached its 10th anniversary and Sky News is a strapping 18 year-old, it is more than time to ask what exactly is the purpose of 24-hour television news. (more)

BBC configures podcasts for iPhone users
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 15 2007, 12.00am
BBC follows Sky News in making its content easily available to iPhone and iPod Touch users    (more)

DA Notices threatened by the internet, warns Bucks
From Press Gazette. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00am
Sky News associate editor Simon Bucks – who has become the first broadcaster to... (more)

DA Notices threatened by internet, warns Simon Bucks
From Press Gazette. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00am
Sky News associate editor Simon Bucks has warned that the current DA Notice system is in danger of being undermined by the internet. (more)

Sky News launches iPhone site
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 9 2007, 12.00am
Sky News creates 'lite' version of its mobile site for iPhone users    (more)

Sky News entertains UTV
From Radio Today. Posted November 7 2007, 9.28am
Management and staff from UTV Radio visited the Sky News Centre in October as part of their programming conference. During the visit to Sky’s studio, organised by Head of Sky News Radio Andy Ivy, 40 senior staff from UTV Radio took part in a Q&A session with Head of Sky News John Ryley. (more)

Australia to get Sky News Business
From Digital Spy. Posted November 1 2007, 12.12pm
Sky News in the UK will provide content for an Australian version of the Fox Business Channel. (more)

England's massacre of the immigrants
From Financial Times. Posted October 31 2007, 2.00am
The Sky News TV presenter Julie Etchingham did not realise her mike was still on when she suggested this week that the Tories' policy on immigration was... (more)

Sky says sorry for Etchingham gaffe
From Digital Spy. Posted October 30 2007, 2.55pm
Sky News apologises after Julie Etchingham joked the Tory's immigration policy was "extermination". (more)

My Week: Hugh Westbrook
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2007, 12.00am
Technofile is the show on everyone’s mind at the new multimedia unit of Sky News (more)

ITV to bring back News at Ten - with Sir Trevor McDonald
From Media Guardian. Posted October 22 2007, 1.00am
6.20pm update: ITV is bringing back News at Ten with Sir Trevor McDonald and Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham. By Jason Deans and Tara Conlan. (more)

Sky News appoints Dermot Murnaghan
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 22 2007, 12.00am
Dermot Murnaghan to leave BBC Breakfast    (more)

Plans to launch a radio version of Sky News have been thrown into doubt
From Media Guardian. Posted October 19 2007, 1.00am
Plans to launch a radio version of Sky News have been thrown into doubt after Charles Allen's Global Radio pulled out of the joint venture. By John Plunkett. (more)

Dermot Murnaghan Leaving BBC for Sky News
From Merry Media. Posted October 19 2007, 12.00am
Dermot Murnaghan is leaving BBC Breakfast to join Sky News it has been announced. Murnaghan, who has been with the BBC for five years, will present Sky News Today weekdays 9am to 1pm from the start of 2008.. (more)

ARY cameraman dead in Bhutto rally blast
From Biz Asia. Posted October 18 2007, 11.32pm
Pakistani broadcaster ARY Digital is mourning the death of one of its cameramen who was one of hundreds killed in the Benazir Bhutto rally blasts in Karachi, Pakistan. A suspected suicide bomber is said to have been among a crowd in Karachi watching former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's return from exile. The director of DM Digital Dr Rehman Malik and one its presenters Mazher Bukhari have also been reported to be injured in the bomb blasts. At the time of filing this article, 115 people had been confirmed dead in the explosions by Pakistani police. News broadcasters BBC News, Sky News CNN, NDTV 24x7, Al Jazeera English, Aaj Tak and ARY Digital all switched to rolling coverage for breaking news from the scene of the catastrophe at around 20:30 earlier this evening. Updated: 19/10/07 (more)

Sky News Radio scrapped
From Radio Today. Posted October 18 2007, 4.50pm
Global Radio and Sky have scrapped plans to turn LBC 1152 into a 24 hour Sky News branded station. The joint venture, agreed between Sky and Chrysalis before Global took over the company, will no longer work together on a national station, which was expected to launch on the 4Digital national multiplex. Sky are now looking for an alternative partner to launch a digital service next year. (more)

Sky News Radio complications
From Radio Today. Posted October 18 2007, 4.50pm
Global Radio and Sky have scrapped a joint venture to turn LBC 1152 into a 24 hour Sky News branded station. The plans, agreed between Sky and Chrysalis before Global took over the company, also included launching a national service via the 4 Digital multiplex next year. (more)

Murnaghan quits BBC, joins Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted October 18 2007, 12.22pm
Breakfast presenter Dermot Murnaghan is quitting the BBC for Sky News. (more)

BBC's Dermot Murnaghan joins Sky News
From Media Guardian. Posted October 18 2007, 1.00am
Dermot Murnaghan has become the latest high-profile departure from BBC news, signing a deal to join Sky News. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Sky News poaches Dermot Murnaghan from BBC
From Press Gazette. Posted October 18 2007, 12.00am
BBC Breakfast presenter Dermot Murnaghan is to join Sky News at the start of next year. (more)

Sky News to emphasise "familiar faces"
From Digital Spy. Posted September 23 2007, 6.04am
Sky News executive editor Chris Birkett tells DS about the channel's new schedule. (more)

Prince concert to be shown live on Sky
From Digital Spy. Posted September 21 2007, 11.20am
A section of a Prince concert at the 02 Arena will be broadcast live on Sky News. (more)

Online sets 'Sky.com News' agenda
From Digital Spy. Posted September 20 2007, 3.15pm
Sky News launches a new strand next month with its audience's online news preferences setting the show's agenda. (more)

Sky News to launch show looking at popular internet news
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 20 2007, 12.00am
Show will simultaneously air on Skynews.com and Sky News    (more)

Sky News show to highlight top web news stories
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 20 2007, 12.00am
New programme about popular web content will simultaneously air on Skynews.com and Sky News    (more)

Sky News shuffles schedule
From Media Guardian. Posted September 19 2007, 1.00am
Sky News is to revamp its schedule, extending Julie Etchingham and Kay Burley's presenting roles. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Sky News tweaks schedule
From Digital Spy. Posted September 18 2007, 4.36pm
Sky News is to tweak its schedule as of October 1. (more)

Interview: Vincent Graff meets Jeff Randall
From Media Guardian. Posted September 17 2007, 1.00am
Jeff Randall, the BBC's ex-business editor, tells Vincent Graff why his new live slot on Sky News will be a big test. (more)

Jeff Randall signs with Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted September 6 2007, 8.00am
Daily Telegraph?s editor-at-large and former BBC business editor, Jeff Randall, is to present his own strand on Sky News. (more)

Jeff Randall gets his own Sky News show
From Media Guardian. Posted September 6 2007, 1.00am
8am: Jeff Randall, the Daily Telegraph's editor at large, is to present a new weekly business show on Sky News. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Jeff Randall Live on Sky News
From Merry Media. Posted September 6 2007, 12.34am
Business commentator Jeff Randall is joining Sky News to host a new programme - Jeff Randall Live - from September 24th. The Daily Telegraph's Editor at Large will be on Monday nights at 7.30pm.. (more)

Telegraph's Randall in Sky TV move
From Press Gazette. Posted September 6 2007, 12.00am
Sky News has signed Daily Telegraph editor-at-large and former BBC business editor Jeff Randall to front a weekly live business show. (more)

Sky News signs Jeff Randall
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 12.00am
Jeff Randall gets a presenting post on Sky News    (more)

Sky News apologises for 'Diana' pics in CBS report
From Digital Spy. Posted September 1 2007, 8.57am
Sky News apologises to viewers for airing a CBS News report which featured pictures of Princess Diana being attended to before she died. (more)

Sky News apologises for Diana pics
From Digital Spy. Posted September 1 2007, 8.57am
Sky News apologises to viewers for airing a CBS News report which featured pictures of Princess Diana being attended to before she died. (more)

Sky News broadcasts Diana shots
From Digital Spy. Posted August 31 2007, 1.58pm
Reports suggest that Sky News has broadcast a newsfeed from US network CBS which shows pictures of Princess Diana receiving medical treatment before she died. (more)

Television: Sky broadcasts Diana injury shots
From Media Guardian. Posted August 31 2007, 1.00am
12.45pm: Sky News has aired controversial pictures of Princess Diana being given oxygen at the scene of the Paris car crash that killed her. By Tara Conlan. (more)

Sky says sorry for showing photos of Diana wearing an oxygen mask
From Media Guardian. Posted August 31 2007, 1.00am
5.45pm: Sky News has apologised for showing pictures of Princess Diana being given oxygen shortly before she died. By Tara Conlan and Ben Dowell. (more)

Sky News decision led to 'hostage death' in Edinburgh simulation
From Press Gazette. Posted August 30 2007, 12.00am
Sky News has been accused of being "extremely irresponsible" in its handling of breaking news by the head of BBC television news after Sky New editor John Ryley revealed that he would broadcast footage which organisers of an experiment... (more)

Sky News to recruit citizen journalists for general election coverage
From Press Gazette. Posted August 21 2007, 12.00am
Sky News is planning to recruit “several hundred” citizen journalists to provide coverage of the next general election. (more)

Sky News uses mobile and social media at Heathrow protest
From Press Gazette. Posted August 15 2007, 12.00am
Sky News reporter Derek Tedder reported from the demonstrations at Heathrow Airport this week using only his mobile phone and freely available online social media tools. (more)

Sky News wants Second Life citizen journalists
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 14 2007, 10.09am
Competition to find the best reports about life in the virtual world   (more)

Sky reporter uses mobile and social media tools to cover Heathrow protest
From Press Gazette. Posted August 14 2007, 12.00am
Sky News reporter Derek Tedder reported from the demonstrations at Heathrow Airport on Monday using only his mobile phone and freely-available online social media tools. (more)

BBC News 24 increases lead over Sky
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2007, 1.00am
8am: BBC News 24 has continued to increase its lead over Sky News, with figures showing it has opened up a 0.2% gap over its commercial rival. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Sky News hires environment correspondent
From Press Gazette. Posted August 8 2007, 12.00am
Sky News has appointed Catherine Jacob as its new environment correspondent. (more)

Sky News online reports record hits
From Press Gazette. Posted August 8 2007, 12.00am
Sky News Online recorded its highest hits last month since the July 2005 London bombings. (more)

Sky News reaches over 100 million online
From Digital Spy. Posted August 6 2007, 10.13am
The channel's website doubled its visitors last month as viewers checked for updates on the flood crisis. (more)

Sky News 'reaches over 100 million online'
From Digital Spy. Posted August 6 2007, 10.13am
Sky News' website doubles its visitors count as viewers check for updates on the flood crisis. (more)

New environment reporter for Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted August 2 2007, 1.46pm
Catherine Jacob is to become Sky News' new environment correspondent from September. (more)

Sky News launches on Jalipo
From Digital Spy. Posted July 23 2007, 12.06pm
Sky News joins the lineup of pay-per-minute TV site Jalipo. (more)

Sky defends flood death footage
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2007, 1.00am
2pm: Sky News has defended screening footage of emergency services trying to free a man who died after getting his foot stuck in a drain. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Software tool lets Sky News map breaking stories online
From Press Gazette. Posted June 28 2007, 12.00am
Google Maps has made producing interactive online maps that are usable by every news organisation possible — in theory. It’s technically a relatively simple process, but still a challenge under deadline conditions. One former staffer of... (more)

Tiscali to offer seven Sky channels
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2007, 1.00am
1.30pm: Broadband service Tiscali TV has signed a deal to carry BSkyB's basic channels, such as Sky One and Sky News. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Sky News releases Windows Vista gadget
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 26 2007, 12.54pm
App for Microsoft's latest operating system is broadcaster's newest desktop alert softwareemail this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

Sky News reaches more upmarket viewers
From Digital Spy. Posted June 19 2007, 1.31pm
Research shows that the channel has more 'upmarket' viewers tuning in everyday than any other pan-European news channel. (more)

Martin Brunt: 'I had 13 pages of notes, but it was all off the record'
From Press Gazette. Posted June 18 2007, 12.00am
While the British press pack was scrambling around trying to keep the Missing Madeleine story fresh, Sky News’s crime correspondent Martin Brunt picked up the phone and arranged an interview with the “official suspect” Robert Murat. Brunt... (more)

Q&A: Martin Stanford
From The Scotsman. Posted June 7 2007, 12.22am
Martin Stanford is a Sky News presenter (more)

Sky News story prompts arrest
From Press Gazette. Posted June 5 2007, 12.00am
A man wanted in connection with murder has been arrested after being featured on the Sky News website. (more)

Telegraph gets green fingers in Second Life
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 31 2007, 9.26am
Broadsheet opens virtual version of Chelsea Flower Show while Sky News ploughs ahead with SL experiment.email this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

My week: Adam Boulton, Sky News
From Press Gazette. Posted May 31 2007, 12.00am
Sky News’s political editor on goading David Cameron, the irony of corporate social responsibility, the role of the Parliamentary Lobby… and having a second identity (more)

All hands on deck for Cutty Sark fire coverage
From Press Gazette. Posted May 29 2007, 12.00am
The quick response of a viewer helped Sky News beat the opposition in being the first to show footage of the burning Cutty Sark on Monday morning. (more)

Blue Sky thinking
From Press Gazette. Posted May 25 2007, 12.00am
The ‘brave new world’ of newsgathering puts a greater emphasis on audience interaction. But there will always be a place in the modern newsroom for professional journalists, according to the associate editor of Sky News and president-elect... (more)

Sky News to appear on 'Second Life'
From Digital Spy. Posted May 24 2007, 3.55pm
News channel to become the first to appear in the virtual world, with residents able to explore the newsroom. (more)

Sky News promises live outside broadcast from inside HMP Nottingham
From Press Gazette. Posted May 22 2007, 1.50pm
Sky News is claiming a British TV first – a live broadcast from inside a prison with unprecedented access to prisoners and staff. (more)

Sky News to broadcast behind bars
From SkyDigi Online. Posted May 21 2007, 2.48pm
In a British television first, Sky News is to anchor live from HMP Nottingham Part of 'Crime Uncovered' week. The live broadcast is part of a week of special coverage from Sky News on television, online and radio, starting on Monday 4th June, which will provide a snapshot of crime in the UK; how it affects everyday lives and practical advice on what steps individuals can take to avoid being victims of crime. Sky News' Kay Burley will anchor the day's coverage from a category B prison - HMP Nottingham - on Thursday 7th June with live access to the prisoners and the people who run it. Each day will focus on a specific area: Monday 4th June – Causes of crime Tuesday 5th June – The Police Wednesday 6th June – The Courts Thursday 7th June – Prisons Friday 8th June – Crime solutions Head of Sky News John Ryley said: "Crime affects most of us, be it petty crime like graffiti and vandalism to serious and organised crime. This week of special reports will shine a spotlight on Britain’s criminal justice system and will give our viewers the information they need to help empower themselves." Crime Uncovered week on Sky News will start on Monday 4th June from 6.00am with a half-hour round-up programme every night at 7.30pm. (more)

Sky News angry with BBC over Dannatt interview
From Media Guardian. Posted May 17 2007, 1.00am
5.30pm: Sky News is threatening to make a complaint to the MoD, accusing the BBC of breaking a pool interview agreement. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Ofcom looks into Sky News Freeview axe
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2007, 1.00am
12.15pm: Ofcom concerns about the loss of Sky News from Freeview could delay BSkyB's bid to launch a pay-TV digital terrestrial service. By Mark Sweney. (more)

STAR to distribute Sky News in Asia
From Biz Asia. Posted May 11 2007, 12.05pm
Sky News, the UK's popular news channel, announced today that it has appointed STAR as the exclusive partner to distribute the news channel across the Asian continent. (more)

Sky News gets a Second Life
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 8 2007, 10.13pm
News channel to launch a virtual newsroom in the 3D world with Adam Boulton to premiereemail this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

Channels cleared over Saddam coverage
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2007, 1.00am
Sky News and BBC News 24 have been cleared by Ofcom over their coverage of Saddam Hussein's execution. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Sky's Simon Bucks set for SOE presidency
From Press Gazette. Posted April 26 2007, 12.36pm
Sky News associate editor Simon Bucks has been invited to become the next president of the Society of Editors. (more)

Sky News man to be Society of Editors' president
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 26 2007, 12.00am
Television executive to be first broadcast journalist in role (more)

Sky News Appoints Creative Director
From Merry Media. Posted April 24 2007, 3.50pm
Sky News has appointed BBC Sport’s Head of Presentation Simon Buglione as its Creative Director, starting at the end of August.. (more)

Sky News hires creative chief from BBC
From Press Gazette. Posted April 24 2007, 1.08pm
Sky News has poached BBC Sport's head of presentation Simon Buglione to work as its creative director from August this year. (more)

Five and Sky News teams get shake-up
From Digital Spy. Posted April 24 2007, 12.43pm
Sky News appoints new creative director, as Five News editor leaves after two years. (more)

Sky News poaches BBC Sport head
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 23 2007, 3.43pm
Simon Buglione to oversee creativity on news channel's multimedia platformsemail this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

TV channels defend airing Virginia Tech killer's tape
From Media Guardian. Posted April 20 2007, 1.00am
12.15pm: BBC News and Sky News have defended showing the Virginia Tech killer's video rant. By Chris Tryhorn and Matt Wells. (more)

Sky News online relaunch emphasises breaking news
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 17 2007, 5.13pm
The rolling news channel reboots its website, trumpeting arrival of TV editors and on-air graphics consistencyemail this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

Sky News set for video-rich web relaunch
From Press Gazette. Posted April 17 2007, 10.03am
Sky News is set to launch a new-look website later this week, as the first phase of a year-long overhaul of sky.com/news into a video-rich site with a focus on breaking news. (more)

Sky News unveils new website
From SkyDigi Online. Posted April 16 2007, 7.23pm
Sky News has announced that it is to launch a new-look website this Thursday. (more)

Sky News to relaunch website
From Media Guardian. Posted April 16 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm Sky News is to relaunch its website in an attempt to beef up its online breaking news operation. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

LBC News to become Sky News Radio
From Radio Today. Posted April 3 2007, 12.01am
The biggest shake-up in the history of LBC is set to take place in London with the launch of Sky News Radio on 1152 AM, replacing LBC News 1152. And LBC 97.3 is changing what the initials stand for, from the historic London Broadcasting Company to London's Biggest Conversation. (more)

LBC to become Sky News Radio
From Radio Today. Posted April 3 2007, 12.01am
The biggest shake-up in the history of LBC is set to take place in London with the launch of Sky News Radio on 1152 AM, replacing LBC News 1152. And LBC 97.3 is changing what the initials stand for, from the historic London Broadcasting Company to London's Biggest Conversation. (more)

Plans to launch Sky News Radio announced
From SkyDigi Online. Posted March 29 2007, 2.33pm
Plans are in place to launch a a 24-hour news radio service on the soon to be awarded second commercial national digital multiplex. (more)

Plans for Sky News Radio Station
From Merry Media. Posted March 29 2007, 1.15am
BSkyB and Chrysalis have announced plans to launch 'Sky News Radio' on the soon to be awarded second commercial national digital multiplex, as part of the consortium bid for that licence headed by Channel 4.. (more)

BSkyB and Chrysalis hope to launch ?Sky News Radio?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 28 2007, 3.10pm
BSkyB and Chrysalis Radio have today announced plans to form a joint venture to launch a 24-hour news radio service on the soon to be awarded second commercial national digital multiplex in the UK, as part of the consortium bid for that licence headed by Channel 4. The service, to be known as “Sky News [...] (more)

New name for EMPICS
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 9 2007, 12.00am
Move follows PA purchase. Plus: Sky News man Boulton heads for Sheffield - and more news in brief (more)

News teams to mark Iraq War anniversary
From Digital Spy. Posted March 6 2007, 3.18pm
Five News and Sky News are to broadcast a week of special programmes from Monday March 12. (more)

Virgin renames Sky News 'Sky Snooze'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 1 2007, 1.17am
Virgin has some fun with channel names following the departure of Sky's basic channels from its TV service. (more)

Sky One, Sky News pulled from Virgin
From Digital Spy. Posted March 1 2007, 12.01am
Sky's basic channels are pulled from Virgin Media's television service. (more)

Sky News graphics get a mauling from viewers
From Media Guardian. Posted February 27 2007, 12.00am
8am: Sky News's new onscreen graphics have come in for a critical drubbing from viewers. By Jason Deans. (more)

Sky News launches new on-screen look
From SkyDigi Online. Posted February 25 2007, 10.14pm
Sky News has tonight launched its new on-screen look. (more)

Non-premium Sky Channels may soon disappear from Virgin Media
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 23 2007, 11.38am
A row between UK broadcast rivals Virgin Media and BSkyB has escalated, leading to the likely disappearance of some non-premium Sky Channels from Virgin’s platform. On its website, Virgin Media says that Sky’s non-premium channels, like Sky One and Sky News may be disappearing from Virgin Media’s service at the end of the month. However, premium services Sky Sports [...] (more)

Sky News to undergo on-screen changes
From SkyDigi Online. Posted February 22 2007, 3.47pm
Sky News is to make changes to it's on-screen appearance from next Monday. (more)

Sky News gets a makeover
From Media Guardian. Posted February 22 2007, 12.00am
1.15pm: Sky News is refreshing its on-screen look from Monday. By Tara Conlan. (more)

Sky News wins 'News Channel of the Year'
From SkyDigi Online. Posted February 21 2007, 1.25pm
Sky News has once again triumphed at the Royal Television Society awards. The channel was named News Channel of the Year beating BBC News 24, who won the award last year. The RTS judges commented on Sky News' "immediacy, impact, variety of coverage" and commended the way it covered the big stories, the way they were presented and its "sharp and intelligent reporting". Head of Sky News, John Ryley said: "Journalism is all about teamwork -by everyone on screen and off screen. It's a brilliant achievement and a tribute to our energy, creativity and competitive spirit." Sky News has won the award six times in the last seven years. Meanwhile, Sky News Correspondent Dominic Waghorn scooped the prestigious Television Journalist of the Year award and also the International News award for a special report on baby-snatching in China. Dominic said: "This means an enormous amount to me. It can be fiendishly difficult working in China so this makes what we achieved all the more worthwhile." Former Head of Sky News Nick Pollard won a Lifetime Achievement Award. On behalf of the judges, Stewart Purvis, former Chief Executive ITN, paid tribute to Nick saying, "In his ten years of running Sky News, he transformed the channel. He did it with innovation, with passion and large dollops of imagination, humanity and common sense." Related link: BBC News 24 wins 'News Channel of the Year' (more)

Sky News scoops RTS journalism awards
From Digital Spy. Posted February 21 2007, 10.30am
Dominic Waghorn wins TV journalist of the year, as the broadcaster's 24-hour news channel takes News Channel of the Year. (more)

Sky and ITN collect most RTS Journalism Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted February 21 2007, 10.30am
Channel 4 and ITV each received five awards at last night's RTS Journalism Awards, and Sky News took News Channel of the Year. (more)

Sky to launch new DTT service
From Digital Spy. Posted February 8 2007, 4.08pm
Sky unveils a new digital terrestrial television service, but will remove currently free-to-air channels Sky News, Sports News and Sky Three from the platform. (more)

Sky News now available at rail stations
From SkyDigi Online. Posted February 1 2007, 3.15pm
Sky News will from today be offering dedicated news, weather and sport content to two thirds of the UK’s regular rail commuters. The deal with Titan, who provide giant digital screens was struck last October meaning Sky News would replace BBC News on the big screens. The agreement between Titan and Sky gives commuters the most up-to-date, breaking news service in railway stations, utilising a new technology application which sees bespoke, real-time news delivered individually - and continually - to each of the stations covered in the network. The nature of the segments carried on the screens will vary across the course of the day, in line with the changing demands of station audiences. For example, content will be skewed towards business news in the peak morning rush hour, and in the evening, more showbiz and sport content will be carried. John Ryley, Head of Sky News, said: "Sky News is continually looking for ways to innovate in delivering its award-winning news coverage to audiences. This partnership with Titan on their market-leading Transvision network of screens delivers news to commuters with an unmatched level of tailoring and sophistication. Through TV, online, mobile and now outdoor, Sky News is committed to a strategy of bringing breaking news to audiences, no matter where they might find themselves." Related link: Sky News wins train stations contract (more)

Sky News claim 'anti-terror raids' first
From SkyDigi Online. Posted January 31 2007, 1.31pm
Sky News has claimed it was the first to break the news this morning of the anti-terror raids in Birmingham. Sky News say it was first to break the news at 07:12 with a breaking news strap: '8 people arrested at addresses in Birmingham under Terrorism Act' The eight people arrested by terror police were allegedly planning an Iraq-style kidnapping and beheading in the UK. (more)

Sky News ticker to scroll high in the sky
From SkyDigi Online. Posted January 30 2007, 6.09pm
Sky News is to provide the rolling news ticker on a giant screen in London's Piccadilly Circus. (more)

Weekend Spy: Job Spec - Kate Leaman
From Digital Spy. Posted January 14 2007, 5.59am
This week: Kate Leaman, winner of Sky News' Fiona McDiarmid Journalism Bursary. (more)

Meridian news girl heads to Sky News
From Digital Spy. Posted January 10 2007, 10.53am
Charlotte Hawkins is to join the Sunrise morning news team from next week. (more)

Sky News signs new face for breakfast show
From SkyDigi Online. Posted January 10 2007, 9.10am
Sky News has signed ITV Meridian presenter Charlotte Hawkins to co-host the Sky News breakfast show Sunrise. (more)

Charlotte Hawkins to Co-Host Sky News Sunrise
From Merry Media. Posted January 10 2007, 2.22am
Former Meridian Tonight newsreader Charlotte Hawkins is to join Sky News to co-present the Sunrise breakfast programme with Eamonn Holmes - replacing Lorna Dunkly.. (more)

CN and UTV sign for Sky News
From Radio Today. Posted January 9 2007, 7.38am
Talk 107 and Lakeland Radio are just two of the 29 new stations which have signed up to use the services of Sky News Radio via a syndicated package from UBC Media. All UTV Radio and CN Radio stations will continue to use IRN, but take additional advantage of reports and bulletins from Sky. (more)

Meridian presenter Charlotte Hawkins joins Eamonn Holmes at Sky News
From Media Guardian. Posted January 9 2007, 12.00am
5.15pm: Sky News has hired Meridian's Charlotte Hawkins to co-host its Sunrise strand. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Wardman to bolster Sky News website
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2006, 12.00am
Sky News is seconding senior broadcast journalist Phil Wardman to it website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)

Sky News wins second prize for 7/7 coverage
From Digital Spy. Posted November 27 2006, 10.50am
Sky's news team commended by the Association of International Broadcasting for its coverage of last year's London bombings. (more)

Sky News wins another prize for 7/7 coverage
From Digital Spy. Posted November 27 2006, 10.50am
Sky's news team commended by Association of International Broadcasting for coverage of London bombings. (more)

Sky political editor issues poem apology
From Press Gazette. Posted November 9 2006, 11.00am
11am: Sky News political editor Adam Boulton has apologised after it emerged that a racist poem had been posted on his Sky News blog. (more)

Industry has 2020 vision for bulletins
From The Scotsman. Posted November 9 2006, 2.34am
BRITAIN is moving into a televisual "clip culture" where viewers will demand news items sent to them over the web, television and mobile phone, according to the head of Sky News. (more)

Sky News Ireland changes focus
From Digital Spy. Posted October 31 2006, 10.40pm
Sky News Ireland integrates the output of its Dublin and Belfast bureaus into the main news channel. (more)

Sky News Ireland to scrap its separate programming
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 31 2006, 3.24pm
Sky News has announced plans to severely cuts its news operation in Ireland. Currently, 25 people are based in Dublin, where two daily half-hour bulletins are produced for Sky subscribers in Ireland These will end on 30 November, and the staff will be reduced to just four people. In Belfast, the current staff of five will be [...] (more)

Sky News axes Irish bulletins
From Media Guardian. Posted October 31 2006, 12.00am
3pm update: Sky News is cutting back its Irish news service, launched two years ago at a cost of 2m, with the loss of 24 jobs. By John Plunkett. (more)

Sky News wins rail stations contract
From Digital Spy. Posted October 17 2006, 10.56am
Sky News is to replace BBC News 24 on big screens at major rail stations around the UK. (more)

Titan's Transvision changes news from BBC to Sky
From Brand Republic. Posted October 16 2006, 3.10pm
LONDON - Titan Outdoor has signed a deal with BSkyB to broadcast Sky News content on its national digital outdoor network Transvision, switching from current content provider BBC News. (more)

Sky News to replace BBC 24 on Network Rail train stations
From Media Guardian. Posted October 16 2006, 1.00am
4pm: Sky News is to be broadcast in major Network Rail stations across the UK, replacing BBC News 24. By Mark Sweney. (more)

John Ray: My Life In Media
From The Independent. Posted October 16 2006, 12.00am
John Ray became ITV News' first ever China correspondent this summer based in Beijing, reporting on one of the world's most rapidly changing regions. As UK editor Ray covered the 7 July 2005 attacks on London and the continuing terror threat to Britain. As senior political correspondent he covered stories ranging from the Hutton inquiry to the 2005 general election campaign. Ray joined ITN in 2000 from Sky News where he was political correspondent. He lives in Beijing. (more)

Sky brings in MSN editor Andrew Hawken ahead of web relaunch
From Media Guardian. Posted October 9 2006, 1.00am
12.30pm: Sky has poached MSN.com editor-in-chief Andrew Hawken ahead of the relaunch of the Sky News website. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Times Online to run footage from Sky News
From Brand Republic. Posted October 4 2006, 8.10am
LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's Times Online and Sky News have done a deal in which the 24-hour news channel will supply footage for Times Online TV. (more)

Sky News in landmark deal with The Times
From Digital Spy. Posted October 2 2006, 7.15pm
Sky News is to provide video news content for The Times in the first deal of its kind. (more)

Times Online TV showing Sky News
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 2 2006, 5.15pm
Murdoch-owned broadcaster supplying video content to Murdoch-owned newspaper (more)

Sky News provides Times Online with video
From Press Gazette. Posted October 2 2006, 3.22pm
Sky News has today started to provide Times Online TV with video content. It is the first time that the 24-hour news channel has supplied an online newspaper site with video news. (more)

Sky coverage for 7/7 garners Emmy award
From Press Gazette. Posted September 28 2006, 12.00am
Sky News’s coverage of the 7/7 attacks has won the International Emmy Award for Breaking News. (more)

Sky News wins Emmy for 7/7 coverage
From Media Guardian. Posted September 26 2006, 1.00am
Sky News last night won a prestigious International Emmy award for its news coverage of the terrorist attacks on London in July 2005. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Former Sky exec joins al-Jazeera
From Media Guardian. Posted September 11 2006, 1.00am
Former Sky News executive Tim Cunningham has joined the launch team of the much-delayed al-Jazeera International. By Jason Deans. (more)

Never been a better time to be in TV news
From The Independent. Posted September 4 2006, 12.00am
Big news always seems to break when I start a new job. Black Monday, 19 October 1987, when the London stock market crashed, was my first day as a BBC News trainee. I joined News at Ten at ITN as Romania's President Ceausescu faced a firing squad in December 1989; and on 15 July 2006 I became the head of Sky News as Israeli forces bombed Hizbollah's headquarters in Beirut.