On October 24th 2005 Sky News launched an ew look and revamped programming schedule, Sky's most radical overhaul in its sixteen year history. Designed by Jack Morton Worldwide, sky went stateside to bring more glamour and theatre.
Sky Publicity: "Sky News will be broadcasting from a new, state-of-the-art newsroom. At 7,500 square foot Sky News’ new newsroom is over twice the size of its previous facility, which was around 3,000 square foot. It also features a newswall double the size of its previous model, and for the first time the newsroom is fully integrated with the studio.
At the heart of the newsroom is a state-of-the-art motorised presentation desk that rotates. The desk has been installed with a purpose-built LED screen - another television first - that mirrors the images on the newswall, giving depth to the picture used.
The newswall measures 14m x 3m (compared to the old newswall’s 7m x 2m) and is 36 tiles long x 7 tiles high.
The new building houses 400 Sky News staff, including Five News and all technical and support staff.
The newsroom itself seats 70 journalists, has eight presentation points, is equipped with 12 cameras, two jimmy jibs and for the first time Sky News has a separate studio (Studio B).
Sky’s British architects worked with the New York partnership of architects Janson Design Group, and set designers Production Design Group, on the design of the Sky News Centre and the studio set.
It will be the first time Sky News journalists will use a server based newsroom system in its entirety ingest, editing and play out. "
Sunrise2005 Eamonn Holmes quits GMTV to join Lorna Dunkley and launch the new look Sky News in 2005. (6am to 9am)
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Sky News Today2005 Anna Jones, Martin Stanford and Anna Botting, are the morning team with Sky News Today (9am - 12pm)
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Lunchtime Live2005 Kay Burley is given her own programme (12pm - 2pm)
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Sky News Today2005 Mark Longhurst, Steve Dixon and Ginny Buckley leaves the BBC's Holiday programme to join Sky
Sky News today 2pm - 5pm
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Live at 52005 (5pm - 6.30pm) Jeremy Thompson anchors Live At Five. The programme includes the first weblog written by a UK TV News presenter as part of their show - including regular posts by Jeremy and the editorial team.
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World News Tonight2005 (8pm - 9pm) James Rubin, a former spokesman for President Clinton anchors Sky's new World News Tonight programme focusing in on international news.
Sky News Tonight2005 Ex BBC London anchor Gillian Joseph joins Sky to present Sky News Tonight with Chris Roberts
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Some examples of content graphics...
Sky News2007
An overnight 3am edition with Lukwesa Burak. A refresh of the idents, straps and ticker was made in early 2007
Sky News2007 Another refresh was given to the channel's presentation in late 2007, including new backgrounds, idents, and newsroom videowalls. This lunchtime edition with Julie Etchingham.
