Live Production
AI in video: How technology can level-up content
Amir Jirbandey, growth lead at Papercup, discusses why localisation is key to increasing international reach, and how the company's work with dubbing Sky News...
Sky News
Production & Post
Sky Creative builds first virtual studio for Sky News
Sky Creative team has also created a brand new programme identity and comprehensive graphics package for the show
Production & Post
albert launches news consortium
The founding members of the group include ITN, BBC, ITV News, Sky News and Channel 4.
Live Production
All eyes on the United States
Philip Stevens looks at how European broadcasters have elected to cover Biden vs Trump.
Production & Post
Comcast ‘shelves’ NBC Sky World News
Company is said to had decided the launch is "unviable"
Live Production
How Sky News produced the world’s first fully-remote news programme
Life After Lockdown saw all of the gallery team work from home
Production & Post
Here is the news… from home
How Sky News is enabling its presenters to work from home and still be on air
Production & Post
Coronavirus puts NBC Sky World News channel on hold
Originally due to launch this summer
News
Business
NBCUniversal confirms international news service plans
Will use resources from Sky News
News
Media Consumption
Sky News ‘lobbying to be allowed to provide local news’
Said to be lobbying Ofcom for regulation reform
News
Live Production
Capturing the counts
Philip Stevens talks to several broadcasters about their plans for election night coverage
TVBEverywhere
Sky launches Brexit-free news channel
"Gives people the option to take a break from Brexit"
News
Production & Post
Sky News broadcasts first under-the-sea bulletin
Investigates impact of plastic pollution and climate change in the Indian Ocean
News
Business
TVBEurope Jan/Feb issue now available
We explore the world of outside broadcasting, and explore the scanning work carried out on Oscar-nominated First Man
Features
The technical side of Sky News
Ahead of Sky News' 30th anniversary on 5th February, Philip Stevens looks at the technology bringing the latest news to air
TVBEverywhere
Sky News to launch newsroom livestream
32 cameras will capture footage inside the broadcaster's newsrooms
Business
Sky enters into legally binding commitments with Comcast
Includes establishment of the Sky News Board
Content
Snapchat partners with 17 UK media brands to create video content
Channel 4, Sky News, Sky Sports among new content partners
Videos
Business
Walt Disney Company to acquire Sky News
Culture Minister gives go-ahead, if Fox/Sky shareholders agree
Business
Sky News must be sold if Fox to acquire control of Sky
Culture Secretary Matt Hancock says he hopes to consult on any agreed final undertakings within the next two weeks
Features
Who’s Who: Employing AI for the Royal Wedding
Keith Wymbs, CMO of AWS Elemental, explains how Sky News will use cloud-based machine learning and media services to name guests as they enter...
Production & Post
Sky employs machine learning for Royal Wedding
Broadcaster pairs with Amazon Web Services to enrich live-streamed video content with facts about the attendees
Business
Fox offers to sell Sky News to Disney in order to meet CMA requirements
21st Century Fox has proposed two new offers in hopes of completing £11.7 billion deal
Business
Fox extends commitment to Sky News in latest CMA submission
Will increase its commitment from five to ten years
Business
Fox commits to independent Sky News in order to secure deal
Company says it would look to establish independent board for the channel
Business
RTS announces nominations for Television Journalism Awards 2018
Innovation in VR and 360-degree video receive nods
TVBEverywhere
Sky News and LiveU partner for election night
Pair previously worked together in 2015 when they broke the Guinness World Record for the most concurrent live web streams for an event
Business
RTS announces Television Journalism Awards 2017 nominees
BBC News Channel, CNN International and Sky News compete for the News Channel of the Year.
Business
Arqiva ‘making plans’ for £5 billion sale
UK transmission and media services provider Arqiva is ‘making plans’ for a £5 billion sale that would see it abandon plans for a stock-market...
Production & Post
Streaming Forum at London Entertainment Week
London Entertainment Week is to host Streaming Forum this month
News
Production & Post
Sky extends Rant & Rave partnership
Sky has extended its partnership with engagement specialists Rant & Rave to poll public viewer opinion in real-time.
Business
Newsflare expands into China
Newsflare, an online video marketplace that connects the media with video shot by the public, is to launch in China
News
IBC
IP-based live video transmitters get the vote
The LU200 transmitter, which can turn any camera into a mobile live streaming device, is on display at LiveU’s stand during IBC2015. The small...
Production & Post
Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions helps broadcasters deliver UK election results
Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, a business unit of the Vitec Group, supported some of the UK’s leading broadcasters with their extensive coverage of the...
News
TVBEverywhere
SIS LIVE supplies connectivity services for UK election night
The UK’s main news broadcasters relied on SIS LIVE to provide uplink facilities for their general election coverage, on a night when speed, reliability...
News
TVBEverywhere
Sky News partners with LiveU for UK General Election coverage
Sky News has chosen LiveU as a key technology partner for the UK general election, to be held on 7 May. The deal has...
News
News Releases
Sky News UK upgrades with Blackmagic’s ATEM and Smart Videohub
Sky News in the UK has implemented Blackmagic’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K with an ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel and Smart Videohub.
Business
Facebook and Sky unite for interactive leaders’ debate
The ongoing saga of the televised leaders’ debates took an interesting turn with Sky and Facebook announcing this week that they would launch an...
Production & Post
Sky News enhances newsgathering with SIS Live
SIS LIVE has delivered six new Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) vehicles to Sky News, as the company aims to further improve its coverage of breaking...
News
Business
Winners announced at Rory Peck Awards 2014
The work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen was celebrated last night at the annual Rory Peck Awards at the BFI Southbank in London.
News
Production & Post
NCTech’s iSTAR of the show: 360-degree filming
A digital panoramic camera which will offer news gathering teams a unique perspective on the world unfolding around them, was promised by NCTech at...