Sky News

Sky News is a free to air and television pay channel news broadcasting station in the United Kingdom. It has won Number One News award of the year. This channel is available to Sky TV and Freeview.

Sky News
TypeSubsidiary
Country
United Kingdom
AvailabilitySatellite
Internet
Founded5 February 1989 (1989-02-05)
SloganThe home of independent news
Broadcast area
United Kingdom
ParentSky
Official website
news.sky.com

History

Establishment and early years

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Sky News Success Story". www.successstory.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.




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