Sky News
| Sky News | |
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| Launched | 5 February 1989 |
| Owned by |
Sky plc (distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV) International: 576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.76% (November 2016, BARB) |
| Slogan | First for breaking news |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide (except Australia and New Zealand) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Challenge Pick Real Lives Sky 1 Sky 2 Sky Arts Sky Atlantic Sky Cinema Sky Living Sky Sports Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports News HQ |
| Website |
Official Website Live Stream |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
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Freeview (UK) |
Channel 132 |
| Satellite | |
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Freesat (UK) |
Channel 202 |
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Sky (UK & Ireland) |
Channel 501 (SD/HD) Channel 516 (SD) |
| BFBS | Channel 8 |
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Sky (Italy) |
Channel 522 |
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Cyfra+ (Poland) |
Channel 677 |
| Astra 1L | 11597 V 22000 5/6 |
| Astra 2E | 12207 V 27500 5/6 |
| DStv | Channel 402 |
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Thor 5 (Canal Digital) |
11862 H / 28000 / 7/8 |
| Yes (Israel) |
Channel 103 |
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TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (Belgium) |
Channel 54 |
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NOS (Portugal) |
Channel 205 |
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OSN (Middle East & North Africa) |
Channel 401 (HD) |
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Canal (France) |
Channel 362 |
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MEO (Portugal) |
Channel 203 |
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Indovision (Indonesia) |
Channel 336 |
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Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 532 (HD) |
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DishHD (Taiwan and Mainland China) |
Channel 6120 (HD) |
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Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) |
Channel TBA |
| KTV Ltd. (Falkland Islands) | - |
| Thaicom 6 11425 V 30000 3/4 | |
| Cable | |
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Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 602 Channel 603 (HD) |
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Virgin Media (Ireland) |
Channel 202 Channel 232 (HD) |
| KTV Ltd. (Falkland Islands) | - |
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Com Hem (Sweden) |
Channel 126 |
| Kabel Deutschland | Channel 839 |
| Hot (Israel) |
Channel 68 |
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ZON TV (Portugal) |
Channel 205 |
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Magnet Networks (Ireland) |
Channel 202 |
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Naxoo (Switzerland) |
Channel 61 |
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MediaNet (Maldives) |
Channel 111 |
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StarHub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 703 (SD) Channel 757 (HD) |
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SkyCable (Philippines) |
Channel TBA |
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Destiny Cable (Philippines) |
Channel TBA |
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Teledünya (Turkey) |
Channel 73 |
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WightFibre (UK) |
Channel 119 |
| (Macau) | Channel 805 |
| IPTV | |
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now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 323 |
| TrueIPTV (Thailand) |
Channel 12 |
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Freebox (France) |
Channel 87 |
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MEO (Portugal) |
Channel 203 |
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Mio TV (Singapore) |
Channel 151 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky News | Live Video Streaming (24/7) |
| YouTube | Watch Live |
| Jalipo | Subscription Available only in Europe and United States. |
| Vingo.tv Alpha | Registration Required Narrowband Stream |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Livestation | Watch Live |
| Horizon GO | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| Apple TV | Sky News app (UK, Ireland and United States) |
| Roku | Sky News channel |
Sky News is a 24-hour international multimedia news operation based in Britain. Originally a 24-hour television news channel in the UK, Sky News now provides rolling news on television, online, and on a range of mobile devices. Sky News emphasises breaking news. John Ryley is the Head of Sky News, a role he has held since June 2006.
Other versions of Sky News are operated as joint-ventures: Sky News Australia (no longer directly owned by Sky News as of December 2016) and Sky News Arabia. A channel called Sky News International, with the same news content but without British adverts, is available in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. Sky News Radio provides national and international news to commercial radio stations in the UK and to other English-language stations around the world. Sky News also provides content to Yahoo! News. The channel is available on Apple TV, Roku and YouTube.
On 8 June 1988, Rupert Murdoch announced plans to start a new television news service in a speech to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Sky News started broadcasting at 6 pm on 5 February 1989.
In the early days the channel operated on a £40 million budget (plus £10 million share of overheads), which led Sam Chisholm, chief executive of the newly-merged BSkyB to suggest to Murdoch that the station to be closed, but Rupert was "pleased with its achievements ... there were overriding reasons of prestige and politics for keeping it ... the final hurdle of the Broadcasting Bill had still to be overcome and the case for the acceptability of Sky would collapse if suddenly there was no news channel." – former deputy Prime Minister Viscount Whitelaw said in the House of Lords in 1990 that Sky News had "a very high reputation ... I admire it, as do many other people, it will certainly waken up both the BBC and ITN and ensure that they compete with what is a very important news service". The channel has never been run for a profit, and has considered using ITN to supplement the service.
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