Times Headline News1988
Before there was the Sky News channel, Sky used to make short news bulletins from a small studio for Sky Channel, presented by Arnout Van Lynden back in 1988.
Sky News launch1989
These stills are taken from the very first edition of Sky News at 6pm with Penny Smith & Alistair Yatesat on February 5th 1989.
If you have a copy of the full opening then please get in touch with us!
Sky Television Ident1989
This ident would be played at the top of the hour. "You're watching Sky News - part of the Sky Television network."
Sky World News Tonight1989 Linda Duberly and Stephen Cole with a bulletin from 1989, the right hand clip is the close.
The 1989 presenting teams were as follows - Sunrise with Penny Smith & Alistair Yates, Morning Edition with Bob Friend & Vivien Creegor, Afteroon Edition with Christopher Morris & Kay Burley, Sky World News Tonight with Alison Holloway & Scott Chisolm, Overnight with Lindsay Brancher and the weekend team was Jo Sheldon & Arnout Van Linden, Linda Duberly & Stephen Cole.
Sky World News Tonight1989 Alison Holloway and Stephen Cole with a bulletin from 1989, the right hand clip is the close.
Sky News adopted an off the shelf american news package called "Great News" composed by Frank Gari. Many local US stations including KABB, KCAU, WLWT and KMOV used the same music. Sky used "Great News" for many years.
Sky World News End / Start of parts1989
From the same programme here are the end of part and start of parts
Sky News Update1989
Scott Chisholm and Alison Holloway bring you this short headlines update, shown at 45 minutes past the hour, at the start of the commercial break
Sky World News Tonight Weekend Edition1989
Sky World News Weekend Edition with Stephen Cole and Linda Duberly
Sky News Morning Edition1989 Bob Friend, Vivieen Creegor and Matthew Lorenzo with sport presented Sky News Morning Edition back in 1989.
Right clip - programme close
Sky World News Tonight1989
Sky World News Tonight with Alison Holloway and Scott Chisholm.
A dedicated title sequence was introduced later in 1989. Why is the Sky logo surrounded by barbed wire?
Sky One also simulcast the 11pm edition of the programme, possibly to give Sky One a more 'mainstream' feel.
World Business Report1989
Sky's morning half hour business programme, presented by Penny Smith and Alistair Yates
It later was reinvented as The International Business Report
Bush in Britain1989
A special set of titles for the visit of George and Barbara Bush to the United Kingdom
Review of the Year 19891989
To finish the year off, Review of the Year titles, from the half hour programme highlighting the major events from the previous 12 monthsOne of the unique aspect of Sky News anchors, was that they humanised the news, by chatting to each other, this is a technique know has 'happy talk' borrowed from CNN. At the end of the programme, time would be given to them to chat and also hand over to the next set of anchors, by name checking them.
Some example of early Sky News graphics... a far cry from the cutting edge graphics they've developed and become famous for these days..
