69-567: The National Council for the Training of Journalists ( NCTJ ) was founded in 1951 as organisation to oversee the training of journalists for the newspaper industry in the United Kingdom and is now playing a role in the wider media. It is a self-appointed body and does not hold any statutory powers from central government, meaning students and those seeking to enter the media industry do not have to legally hold one of its qualifications to obtain work as
138-553: A business review Global's chief executive announced that it would be withdrawing from the joint venture. The Sky News Radio feed is available free-to-air on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 East by tuning it manually: 12207.00 V, 27500, 2/3 (Label: SNR). On 5 February 2019, Sky News launched a pop-up channel called Sky News Raw. It aired with behind-the-scenes programming from 07:00 to 17:00 on channel 523 on Sky TV and online via Sky News' social media channels. The pop-up channel celebrated
207-626: A desire to prioritise the NBC/Sky service instead. The proposed service was scrapped in August 2020, resulting in layoffs of 60 employees. On 3 June 2021, Sky News updated its top-of-the-hour sequence, soundtrack, and on-screen graphics package. A Sky News source denied the move was related to the launch of GB News . On 9 February 2023, David Rhodes was appointed Executive Chairman of the Sky News Group in charge of all Sky's news operations. Jonathan Levy
276-539: A joint venture between Sky News and NBC News. In January 2020, it was stated that this new channel would also be carried on NBCUniversal's new U.S. streaming video platform Peacock . In April 2020, it was stated that the launch of the service, by then known as NBC Sky World News , would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 20 April 2020, NBCUniversal sold its stake in Euronews to one of its existing shareholders, citing
345-848: A journalist. The NCTJ delivers the premier training scheme for journalists in the United Kingdom The NCTJ offers a range of qualifications for those beginning a career in journalism and for those who want to continue their professional development. The Level 3 Diploma in Journalism introduced in 2007 and the Level 5 National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) introduced in 2013 have been joined by apprenticeship and foundation certificate qualifications. Qualifications cover news, magazine, production, sports, business and finance, online, video, radio and television journalism. Courses are vocational, focusing on skills convergence and multimedia journalism. The NCTJ
414-549: A live 90 minute programme appealing to the public for information on the UK's most wanted criminals. On 31 October 2007, ITV confirmed they would be resurrecting the News at Ten in 2008. Trevor McDonald would return as host with Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham co-anchoring the bulletin every night. In August 2008, Austin reported and presented for ITV News' Olympics: Beijing 2008 coverage . On 30 October 2008, ITV confirmed Trevor McDonald
483-492: A period of 18 months' full-time employment on a newspaper or news agency. The Oxdown Gazette was a fictional newspaper used by the NCTJ as a setting for its journalism exam papers. Since the 1970s, trainee journalists would have to write reports on fires, floods, rail crashes and fatal accidents in the imaginary town of Oxdown. The idea was to replicate, as far as possible, the sense of local knowledge trainees would have if working for
552-797: A programme on the crisis in Idlib in Syria, also for Sky News He won an international Emmy in 2000 for his reporting of the 2000 Mozambique floods , as well as a Gold Nymph at the 2000 Television Festival of Monte Carlo, and Gold and silver medals at the New York Television Programming Awards . In 2014 and 2015, Austin won the 'RTS Presenter of the Year Award'. Austin lives in Haslemere , Surrey with his wife Catherine, an A&E doctor, and their three children Jack, Madeleine, and Beatrice. He
621-402: A real paper. In 2006, the NCTJ decided that it would no longer use Oxdown – instead, a variety of locations and publications would feature on its exam papers. This did not go down well with some journalists and journalism lecturers, who had a sentimental attachment to the fictional town and launched a campaign to save it. This was however unsuccessful and in the next sitting of the seniors' exam,
690-526: A selection of elective skills modules. To meet the gold standard, candidates have to achieve grades A-C in all subjects plus 100wpm shorthand. The National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) is a Level 5 qualification that examines all-round competence in a range of essential journalism skills. To be eligible to sit the NQJ, candidates must have achieved the gold standard in the Diploma in Journalism and have undertaken
759-508: A separate transaction, not dependent on the outcome of the Disney/Fox purchase. On 5 June 2018, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock cleared Fox's proposed deal, contingent on the divestiture of Sky News. It also cleared counteroffers for Sky that were being made in a bidding war by U.S. telecoms and media conglomerate Comcast . Comcast made a US$ 65 billion counter-offer to acquire the 21st Century Fox assets being sold to Disney. Fox rejected
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#1732852441719828-492: A series of reports on China's economic growth . Austin had been to Beijing many times previously and covered the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989. Austin became chief presenter of ITV News when Trevor McDonald retired on 15 December 2005. He took up the role of presenting the flagship ITV News programme on 3 January 2006. Austin also co-presented an ITV prime-time crime programme, Manhunt - Solving Britain's Crimes ,
897-400: A sister division to NBC News —a U.S.-based news operation owned by Comcast's U.S. media division NBCUniversal , its U.S. pay television news channel MSNBC , as well as Euronews —a pan-European news channel which NBCUniversal owned a stake in at the time of purchase. In April 2019, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts stated that the company was exploring the establishment of a "global" news channel as
966-454: Is a charity for all media with a professional awarding body recognised by Ofqual, Qualification Wales and CCEA Northern Ireland, an accreditation board, Student Council, focus groups and forums, and the annual Journalism Skills Conference. NCTJ alumni include Mark Austin , Piers Morgan , Kay Burley , John Inverdale , Reshmin Chowdhury , Geordie Greig and Helen Skelton . As well as being
1035-440: Is a supporter of Chelsea FC and regularly posts comments about the club on Twitter . Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group , a division of Comcast . In 2019, Sky News was named Royal Television Society News Channel of
1104-468: Is a very important news service" Hansard October 1990 . The channel has never been run for a profit, and has considered using ITN to supplement the service. By March 1992, Sky News' parent company turned from loss to profit. Sky News was the UK's first 24-hour news channel, broadcast on Astra 1A . It had no local competition until November 1997, when BBC News launched a new 24-hour channel, BBC News 24, now known simply as BBC News . In September 1999,
1173-609: Is also carried encrypted on a number of satellites for international reception, including Hot Bird , Nilesat , Amos 1, and Intelsat 10-02. It is also usually carried on cable systems in Europe, particularly in Northern Europe, especially in the Scandinavian countries. International viewers receive the same programming line-up of Sky News as the UK version. Brief news stories, entertainment news, worldwide weather forecast summaries, and
1242-584: Is available on channel 604. From 2004 to 2006, Sky News Ireland broadcast two newscasts produced in Dublin. The newscasts were cancelled due to low viewership. Sky News in Ireland now carries the same programming as Sky News in the UK with local insertion of Irish-specific ads. Until 2017, Sky News had a resource-sharing agreement with CBS News in the United States to share footage and reporting. In July 2017, in
1311-548: The ITV News at Ten , alongside Julie Etchingham . He also presented the ITV documentary series Real Crime from 2008 until 2011. From 24 September 2018, he has presented The News Hour and Sky News at 6 as part of schedule changes on Sky News . Austin was educated at Bournemouth School , a state grammar school in the town of Bournemouth , in Dorset , followed by Highbury College in
1380-607: The 1995 Rugby World Cup coverage. During 1995, he also covered the Bosnian crisis , following the fall of Srebrenica . His reporting won him a joint gold medal, with fellow-correspondent Paul Davies, at the 1996 Film & Television Festival of New York. In 1999, Austin covered the War in Kosovo . Based on the Albanian border for much of the conflict, Austin reported on the refugee crisis caused by
1449-756: The 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington before reporting on the War in Afghanistan . In 2001, he presented the first series of ITV reality series Survivor . In 2002, Austin was promoted to ITV News' flagship news programme, the ITV Evening News . He also reported on the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, where coalition troops invaded to remove Saddam Hussein from power. This saw Austin spend long periods of time in Iraq. In October 2006, Austin travelled to Beijing as part of
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#17328524417191518-653: The America's Cup . He stayed in Australia for four months and during this time unexpectedly found himself reporting on the "Spycatcher" trial . Austin has covered all the major sporting events for ITV News, including the Olympics , Wimbledon , the British Open , rugby internationals, football news and cricket. Austin was one of the first British journalists to report from the Gulf during
1587-567: The European Commission ruled against a Sky News complaint, which argued that the publicly funded BBC News 24 was unfair and illegal under EU law. The EC ruled that the television licence fee should be considered state aid (within the meaning of Article 87), but that the BBC's public service remit justified the channel. In March 2000, Sky News Active , a 24-hour interactive service providing headlines and other services which ranged from weather,
1656-641: The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. From the start of the war early in 1991, he was in Bahrain , the base for many of the Tornado squadrons, sending back regular reports including those on the recapture of the islands of Qaruh and Um-al-Maradin. Austin was based in Hong Kong in 1993 as Asia Correspondent for ITV News. He returned there for his second tour as Asia Correspondent in 1996, spending over two years reporting, including
1725-422: The 11PM Sky World News Hour for a time in the early 1990s. Sky News is also available internationally on cable systems, on satellite, and in some hotels. While the UK feed is broadcast in 16:9, the international version remained broadcast in a 4:3 picture format until August 2010. Sky News broadcasts in Europe, Middle East, Africa. The international version is shown as free-to-air on Astra 1L at 19.2° east. It
1794-646: The HD, which were available on Sky Anytime. The loop continued until Sky News HD was launched on the evening of 6 May 2010, coinciding with the coverage of the 2010 general election results, hosted by Adam Boulton. On 26 July 2010, Sky News HD launched on the OSN Network, broadcasting to the Middle East and Africa. On 1 January 2015, Sky News HD launched on Virgin Media. Sky News Radio provides news bulletins to radio stations in
1863-658: The Israeli football fans for starting the violence, prompting outrage on social media. Sky News is free-to-air on the Astra 28.2°E satellites carrying Sky . It is also available on Freeview and analogue and digital cable. In 2007, BSkyB announced its intention to cease broadcasting Sky News – as well as other BSkyB channels – over Freeview, pending Ofcom approval. In the 1990s, short-form news updates were broadcast between programs on other Sky networks, including Sky One , Sky Movies and The Movie Channel . Sky One also simulcast
1932-410: The NCTJ actually blew the town up, using a series of deadly explosions as the backdrop for the news report section of the paper. The NCTJ published three "Journalists at Work" survey reports authored by Mark Spilsbury , in 2002, 2012 and 2018. Over 1,000 journalists were surveyed for the first two 885 for the third. The 2012 survey found that social class still affects the likelihood of someone entering
2001-813: The U.S. on the Peacock streaming service run by NBCUniversal, and simulcast on MSNBC and NBC News Now during breaking news events of major significance such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine , the death of Queen Elizabeth II , the Wagner Group rebellion , and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war . Sky News International and Sky News Ireland feeds are registered to broadcast within the European Union/EEA through ALIA in Luxembourg. In 2023 Sky News UK launched on Bell Fibe in Canada, it
2070-499: The UK channel directly but without British advertisements, is available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, and the Americas. Narrated segments (which generally cover lighter issues unrelated to current news stories) are played in lieu of advertisements, and international weather forecasts also are given at the end of each half-hour newswheel. Sponsored advertisements are still broadcast before and/or after
2139-483: The United Kingdom and to other English-language radio stations around the world. In March 2007, BSkyB and Chrysalis Group announced plans to launch a dedicated Sky News Radio station on the proposed bid by Channel 4 's 4 Digital Group for the second digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the United Kingdom. However, two months later Chrysalis sold its radio stations to Global Radio , and in October 2007 following
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2208-536: The United States. Viewers can watch clips or live streaming of the channel at no charge. On 24 July 2013, it was added to the Roku streaming player. Sky News International is available on news.sky.com to viewers around the world. On 30 September 2014, Sky News began live streaming the channel on YouTube. The free streaming service Pluto TV also offers a live feed of Sky News to American users on channel 135. Since its acquisition by Comcast, Sky News has been made available in
2277-550: The Year, the 12th time it has held the award. The channel and its live streaming world news is available on its website, TV platforms, and online platforms such as YouTube and Apple TV , and various mobile devices and digital media players . A sister channel, Sky News Arabia , is operated as a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation. A channel called Sky News International, simulcasting
2346-507: The chattering classes there seemed to be little to grumble about. And as its slogan of 'We're there when you need us,' emphasised, it was always on. 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 be closed, but Murdoch was "pleased with its achievements ... there were overriding reasons of prestige and politics for keeping it ...
2415-650: The city of Portsmouth in Hampshire . Austin started his career in the media as a general reporter on the Bournemouth Daily Echo (1976–1980). He then joined the BBC as a newsroom writer, becoming a general news reporter in 1982. He was made a sports reporter in 1985. Austin joined ITN , who produce the news for ITV , in October 1986 as Sports Correspondent . He was given his first assignment on day one – to cover England's successful Ashes tour of Australia , as well as
2484-532: The daytime show Sky News Today had the introduction of a three-presenter format. However, the relaunched schedule was unsuccessful, and from October 2005, the BBC News channel overtook Sky News in the ratings. In response to the schedule's unpopularity with viewers, July 2006 saw the removal of the evening programmes—which were replaced by rolling news and an interactive programme, Sky News with Martin Stanford , and
2553-506: The divestiture of certain assets (particularly the U.S. Fox network proper). Analysts felt that would ease regulatory tensions surrounding the Fox purchase of Sky, as Sky was to be included in the purchase, and Disney's scope of media ownership in the UK was not as wide. In January 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority issued a preliminary report recommending that Sky News be insulated from
2622-598: The examining body, the NCTJ offers short training courses to refresh candidates' knowledge prior to them sitting exams, and also for professionals looking for related training. The NCTJ is also a professional awarding body recognised by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulator Ofqual . The Diploma in Journalism is a Level 5 qualification that is made up of four mandatory subjects – essential journalism, essential journalism e-portfolio, essential journalism ethics and regulation and essential media law and regulation – and
2691-641: The exception of All Out Politics , which comes from Sky's Westminster studio) - as of April 2019 it was only used from 11 am to 7 pm, and 9 pm to 12 am. The schedule was also changed. In January 2017, Sky moved its business operations into the News Building in central London. On 16 January 2018, Sky moved all its news operations over to Studio 21, "the glass box", and a new studio in Sky Studios . On 9 December 2016, Sky shareholder 21st Century Fox announced that it had made an offer to acquire
2760-519: 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 Home Secretary William 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
2829-659: The first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Austin has won 6 BAFTA awards. In 1995 for his role in ITV's Rwanda coverage; in 2010, for his role in the ITV News coverage of the Haiti earthquake .In 2011 for the Cumbria Murders coverage and in 2014 for reporting of the Woolwich attacks. With Sky News in 2020, Austin won a BAFTA for coverage of the Hong Kong protests. And in 2021, for
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2898-450: The front pages of international newspapers are broadcast in lieu of UK commercials. The timepiece on the lower left side of the ticker is covered with a banner that says "skynews.com". Sky News is not available on Sky Deutschland , Sky plc's offering in Germany, but is available on Sky Italia . On 19 June 2013, Sky News International was added to Apple TV for users in the UK, Ireland, and
2967-722: The handover of the island to the Chinese in July 1997 . He returned to London in mid-1998. 1994–1995 saw Austin in Johannesburg as Africa Correspondent for ITV News. Austin reported on the transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa, Nelson Mandela 's election victory, and on the civil war in Rwanda . He also briefly returned to sport as part of ITV's presentation team in South Africa for
3036-440: The introduction of a new schedule designed around "appointment to view" programmes rather than continuous rolling news. James Rubin joined to present a new evening programme called World News Tonight , Julie Etchingham presented another new "hard-hitting" evening show called The Sky Report , Eamonn Holmes joined to present Sunrise , Kay Burley presented a new programme called Lunchtime Live from 12 to 2 pm, and
3105-562: The launch of the Sky News HD channel, Sky Arts broadcast Sky News coverage in HD of the Inauguration of Barack Obama . Jeremy Thompson fronted the coverage from Washington, D.C. Michael Jackson 's memorial service was also broadcast in HD, with Kay Burley presenting. Sky News moved operations to a chroma-key set in Studio B from 30 March 2010, so final preparations for HD could take place in
3174-426: The main newsroom. The first live broadcast of Sky News HD, on Sky Channel 517, was the channel's election debate, which was held on 22 April 2010. For the 10 days leading up to the debate, channel 517 displayed a countdown clock to launch. The debate was hosted in HD by Kay Burley and Adam Boulton . Following the end of the coverage for the evening, channel 517 moved to show a looping preview tape. The tape included
3243-410: The newsroom/studio, the introduction of a morning edition of The Live Desk and the extension of the financial news programme Jeff Randall Live to run for four nights each week, Monday to Thursday. From 6 am to midnight on 8 March 2010, Sky News was presented and produced exclusively by women to mark International Women's Day . This exercise was repeated in 2011 and 2012. In preparation for
3312-499: The offer, in favour of a higher-valued offer from Disney. Comcast subsequently pursued a counter-offer for Sky only, resulting in the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ordering that a blind auction be held between Comcast and Fox. On 22 September, Comcast was declared the winner of the auction, resulting in Fox agreeing to sell its controlling stake in Sky to the company. The sale made Sky News
3381-433: The profession and that there was a “slight reduction” of working journalists compared to the previous decade. The 2018 survey found an increase in the number of UK journalists, but a drop in their real wages, and a trend towards a "London-centric" industry. The 2018 survey was accompanied by a list of the 238 "most respected" journalists, naming those who had been nominated by at least one of the 411 participants who voted for
3450-536: The programme with Lloyd's daughter Chelsey. On 6 December 2013, following the death of Nelson Mandela the previous day, Austin fronted a tribute programme Nelson Mandela: His Life and Legacy . In October 2015, Mark was replaced by Tom Bradby on ITV News at Ten . He then moved back to the ITV Evening News , presenting alongside Mary Nightingale . In 2016, Austin guest presented numerous episodes of Good Morning Britain alongside Ranvir Singh and Charlotte Hawkins . After thirty years with ITV News , it
3519-407: The remainder of Murdoch's assets, or divested, in order to preserve its editorial independence. The following month, Fox proposed a commitment to funding Sky News for 10 years, and the establishment of an independent editorial board. The commitments would have been inherited by Disney if it completed its purchase. On 3 April 2018, Fox stated that Disney had expressed interest in acquiring Sky News in
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#17328524417193588-703: The remainder of the company for £11.7 billion. The combination of Sky with Fox's other assets led to concerns that the Murdoch family would attain "material influence over news providers with a significant presence across all key platforms" and "increased influence over the UK news agenda and the political process". Concerns were also raised about recent sexual harassment allegations centred upon Fox's U.S. network Fox News , although Ofcom did deem 21st Century Fox to be "fit and proper" to hold broadcast licences. On 14 December 2017, The Walt Disney Company in turn announced its intent to acquire 21st Century Fox , following
3657-564: The return to a two-presenter format on Sky News Today . These changes came with the arrival of John Ryley, who is still the head of Sky News. On 1 October 2007, Sky introduced another new schedule, extending Kay Burley's Lunchtime Live programme and renaming it Afternoon Live . It also switched to a new format for much of the day, with a solo lead presenter and a summary newsreader. Sky News put more emphasis on interactive news with Martin Stanford 's new SkyNews.com programme; an early evening financial news programme presented by Jeff Randall ,
3726-426: The same format as the Nine O'Clock News on the BBC , which had recently been redesigned to give the impression of activity and immediacy by placing the newsreader against a backdrop of the working newsroom. Sky News, it was universally agreed as staff nodded in vigorous approval, had succeeded rather better at the same thing. The critics were mildly taken aback. Contrary to some of the horror scenarios bandied about by
3795-417: The similar names and logos. On 8 June 1988, Rupert Murdoch announced in a speech to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts plans to start a new television news service. Sky News started broadcasting at 6 pm on 5 February 1989. Visually Sky News looked very neat, with slick and classy presentation and John O'Loan's original vocation as an architect showing in the studio set. Sky had gone for
3864-414: The sports news and weather segments. Sky News Radio provides national and international news to commercial radio and community radio stations in the UK and other English-language stations around the world. Sky News also provides content to Yahoo! News . Sky News Australia was part-owned by Sky News parent Sky plc until December 2016. Sky News Australia and Sky News UK are presently unlinked, despite
3933-408: The start of high-definition broadcasting, Sky News moved to its second studio (Studio B) on the morning of 30 March 2010. Broadcasting from Studio B continued until 9 pm on 6 May, when it moved back to the main newsroom and launched Sky News HD in time for the 2010 general election results. Sky News received a graphics refresh and a new logo to coincide with the launch of the new HD channel – this
4002-419: The top story of the day, and showbiz on demand, was launched. Analogue broadcasting of the channel ceased on 30 June 2001. In March 2004, Sky News was announced to have won a five-year contract to supply news bulletins to Channel 5 , taking over from ITN in January 2005. On 24 October 2005, Sky News moved to new studios in Isleworth , Greater London, and underwent a major on-screen revamp. The new studio
4071-624: The wake of Sky's pending takeover by 21st Century Fox (which runs the competing and former de facto sister Fox News Channel in the U.S.), and NBC News acquiring a stake in Euronews , CBS ended the agreement and entered into a similar deal with the BBC. Beginning in early 2008, Sky News began using HD-capable cameras in the field. Some one-off programmes were made available in HD to Sky+ HD subscribers on Sky On Demand . The programmes included Technofile , Diana: The Final Word , Canoe Man: Rise and Fall of John Darwin , and Pathfinders: Into The Heart Of Afghanistan . On 20 January 2009, before
4140-413: The war. On the day in June NATO troops finally entered Kosovo he was airlifted in with the Gurkhas , the first troops to enter the country, reporting on their role as mine clearers, and witnessing an early confrontation with Serb police . Austin's reporting of the war was part of ITV News' coverage which received a Gold Nymph at the 1999 Monte Carlo Television Festival . In September 2001, he covered
4209-417: The “living journalist they felt most embodies the values of journalism that they respect and adhere to”. Mark Austin (journalist) Mark William Austin (born 1 November 1958) is an English journalist and television presenter, currently working for Sky News . Austin is best known as the former co-newscaster for the ITV Evening News , alongside Mary Nightingale , and the former co-newscaster of
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#17328524417194278-406: Was also introduced, initially on Mondays only. Further changes were made to the Sky News schedule on 8 September 2008, with Colin Brazier presenting a new show from 1 – 2 pm, The Live Desk , and Martin Stanford's Sky.com News became SkyNews.com , moving to 7 pm every weeknight. More changes took place during the early part of 2009. These changes involved major changes to the layout of
4347-783: Was announced in October 2016, that Austin would be leaving at the end of the year. He presented his last programme on 22 December 2016. Austin joined LBC Radio for a series of guest shows across the Easter weekend in April 2017. On 24 April 2017, it was announced that Austin would join Sky News as a U.S. correspondent. In August 2017, Austin co-presented a one-off documentary for Channel 4 called Wasting Away: The Truth About Anorexia with his daughter Madeleine. In September 2018, Austin started presenting The News Hour with Mark Austin on Sky News , broadcast from Sky Central between 5pm to 6pm each weekday. He also presents Sky News at 6 between 6pm and 7pm each weekday. In February 2022, Austin presented Sky News live from Kyiv during
4416-565: Was appointed Managing Director and Executive Editor, Sky News UK. On 19 July 2024, Sky News was taken offline by the 2024 CrowdStrike incident , briefly making it unable to broadcast live. On 9 November Sky News released a video report on the November 2024 Amsterdam attacks citing the fact that the violence was kickstarted by Israeli football fans chanting anti-Arab slurs and tearing down Palestinian flags from various properties. Shortly afterwards Sky News removed their coverage only to reupload an edited version seemingly removing culpability from
4485-416: Was integrated with the newsroom and boasted the biggest video wall in Britain; it was designed by New York architects Janson Design Group . New music was scored by Adelphoi Music and recorded with a full orchestra at Air Studios, Hampstead , and mastered at Metropolis Studios. New on-screen graphics were launched and the channel began broadcasting in widescreen ( 16:9 ) format. The 2005 relaunch also had
4554-463: Was previously on Videotron , Sky News Arabia , broadcasting in Arabic and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, launched in 2012. Sky plc owns 50% of the channel. Sky TG24 , Italy's version of Sky News, launched in 2003. Sky News Australia was one-third owned by Sky plc until December 2016, when it was acquired by News Corp Australia . It carries Sky News UK overnight and shares some of its presentational style. On Foxtel in Australia, Sky News UK
4623-410: Was rebranded, with a new top-of-the-hour sequence and on-screen graphics. The traditional opening voiceover, read by Bruce Hammal, was dropped after two decades in use. On 24 October 2016, Sky News began broadcasting from a new studio (Studio 21) at Sky Central, Sky's new headquarters in West London. The "glass box" studio was initially used for broadcasts from 6 am to 6.30 pm each weekday (with
4692-406: Was stepping down from News at Ten and Austin would replace him. It was announced in August 2009, that Austin would be replaced by Alastair Stewart on the ITV Evening News , in order for Austin to concentrate on his duties on News at Ten . On 22 March 2013, Austin presented Who Killed My Dad? The Death of Terry Lloyd , which explained the death of his colleague Terry Lloyd . He co-presented
4761-429: Was tried out during the soft launch for Sky News HD on 22 April; Sky News' distinctive orchestral theme music, in use since 2005, was also updated on 6 May 2010. The new title music, orchestrated by David Arnold , was recorded with a 60-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Angel Recording Studios , London, and uses more than 132 audio channels for 18 seconds of sound. Following the 2015 general election , Sky News
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