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Sky News

Sky News is a free-to-access, international television news channel and multiplatform information brand operated by Comcast’s Sky Group. The channel started broadcasting in 1989, timed to coincide with the launch of Sky satellite television, and was part of British Sky Broadcasting until 2018.

Sky News operates two television channels: A domestic version that broadcasts free-to-air in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a global variant that carries the same programming but with localized advertisements (in some countries, ad breaks are replaced with pre-recorded news clips and weather forecasts).

News programming and content is also distributed across various digital platforms, including the Sky News website, several social media accounts, podcasts and terrestrial radio. The channel is headquartered in London.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Comcast’s Sky exits Middle East news venture

Sky News is pulling out of its Middle East news venture launched with the United Arab Emirates more than a decade ago.

(Courtesy inset image, Graphic by The Desk)

Comcast’s Sky News launches paid podcast offering

The subscription supports Sky News’ broader shift toward a digital-first business under its Sky News 2030 initiative.

The London-based studio of Sky News. (Photo courtesy Sky Group/Comcast, Graphic by The Desk)

Sky News to use AI platforms developed by Washington Post

Sky News partnered with the Washington Post's Arc XP to power its five-year digital transformation initiative, Sky News 2030.

A promotional image for "Politics Hub," hosted by Sophy Ridge, on Comcast's Sky News. (Courtesy image)

MSNBC, Sky News form global news partnership

The arrangement, which starts in October, will allow MSNBC to utilize news reports and journalists from Sky News.

(Still frame via Sky News broadcast, courtesy Sky News / Comcast)

Congresswoman snaps at Sky News reporter after PBS, NPR hearing

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene snapped at a Sky News reporter on Wednesday when pressed for answers about U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an encrypted messaging app to discuss combat operations in Yemen.

Kay Burley. (Photo courtesy Sky News / Comcast)

Sky News journalist Kay Burley announces retirement

Kay Burley, one of the most-recognizable television journalists in the United Kingdom, is retiring from Sky News after 36 years.

(Logo courtesy Sky Group/Comcast, Graphic designed by The Desk)

Sky News reprioritizes around digital platforms

Sky News is activating a new editorial strategy that centers around digital platforms and distribution.

Priya Dogra.

Priya Dogra lands at Sky Group as new advertising chief

Priya Dogra is joining Comcast's Sky Group as its new Chief Advertising & New Revenue Officer, starting next month.

A promotional image for "Today with Wilfred Frost" on Sky News. (Courtesy image)

NBC News Now starts simulcasting ‘Today’ from Sky News

The hour-long simulcast unwraps the day's top stories from the United Kingdom, Europe and around the world.

A promotional image for "Politics Hub," hosted by Sophy Ridge, on Comcast's Sky News. (Courtesy image)

Sky News to launch daily politics show with Sophy Ridge

Sky News will introduce a new daily politics program called "Politics Hub," hosted by former Sunday morning presenter Sophy Ridge.

A promotional photo for the Sky News political affairs program "Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips." (Courtesy photo)

Sky News to debut ‘Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips’

The show is partially modeled off NBC's "Meet the Press," and will include political talk intertwined with segments on art and culture.

Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim appears in a handout photograph. (Courtesy image)

Yalda Hakim leaves BBC for Sky News

Journalist Yalda Hakim is leaving the BBC for a new role as the presenter of a global news program at Sky News.

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