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Sky News is a 24 hour news channel, also offering video-on-demand, an interactive service and radio news provided to stations across the UK.
The channel was Britain's first domestic rolling news channel. It launched at 6.00pm on February 5, 1989, with Alastair Yates and Penny Smith.
| Launched | 5 February 1989 |
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| Owner | Sky |
| Viewing figures: | Weekly top 10BARB |
Contact Sky News UK
| Postal address | Grant Way, Isleworth, TW7 5QD |
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| Telephone | +44 20 7705 3000 |
| Official website | sky.com/news |
| YouTube | skynews |
| Wikipedia | Sky_News |
| Studio email | news@sky.com |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@sky.uk |
Social media
| @SkyNews (8,437,134 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: Newsdesk | @SkyNewsBreak (4,974,647 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Press Office | @SkyNewsPR (38,324 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: other | @SkyUK (249,831 followers) compare | |
| Sky News ( Data is from 2019. Feature awaiting Facebook re-authorisation. | ||
| skynews (347,858 followers) compare | ||
| audioBoom | skynewsradiodaily (0 followers) compare |
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Adam Parsons Business Correspondent
Adele Robinson Journalist
Alex Crawford Journalist
Ali Fortescue Home Affairs Reporter
Alice Porter Correspondent
Amanda Akass Political Correspondent
Amanda Hall Producer
Amanda Walker Journalist
Amelia Harper Journalist
Amy Hitchcock Arts & Entertainment Producer
Anna Botting Presenter
Anna Jones Presenter
Ashish Joshi Journalist
Becky Johnson Journalist
Ben Monro-Davies Editor - Sunrise
Beth Rigby Political Editor
Carl McQueen News Editor
Charlotte Lomas Journalist
Colin Sladen Broadcast Engineer
Cordelia Lynch US Correspondent
Cristina Squires Director of Content
Dan Williams Head of Politics
Darren Little Journalist
David Crabtree Journalist
David Blevins Journalist
Deborah Haynes Foreign Affairs Editor
Dermot Murnaghan Presenter
Dharshini David Presenter
Diana Magnay Moscow Correspondent
Dominic Waghorn Diplomatic Editor
Elizabeth Scott Producer
Emily Deeker Assistant Editor
Fiona Mackie Producer
Gemma Nash Sports News Presenter
Gerard Tubb Journalist
Gillian Joseph Presenter
Ian King Presenter
Ian Woods Journalist
Ian Dovaston Journalist
Inzy Rashid Journalist
Jacquie Beltrao Presenter
James Matthews Journalist
Jamie Wood Executive Producer
Jason Farrell Senior Political Correspondent
Jayne Secker Journalist
Joanna Robinson Weather Producer
Joe O'Brien Senior UK & Ireland News Editor
Joel Hills Presenter
John Ryley Head of Sky News
Jonathan Samuels Presenter
Kate Chaplin Producer
Katerina Vittozzi North of England Correspondent
Katie Spencer Journalist
Kay Burley Presenter
Kimberley Leonard Presenter
Laura Brainwood Journalist/Producer
Laura Scott Editor, Kay Burley at Breakfast
Lisa Dowd Journalist
Lisa Holland Journalist
Liz Bates Political Correspondent
Louise Hastings Senior News Editor
Lucia Binding Journalist
Lucy Margolis Assistant Editor
Lucy Cotter Journalist
Lucy Plint Senior News Editor, Politics
Madeline Ratcliffe Producer
Mark Kleinman Editor
Mark Austin Presenter
Mark Stone Europe Correspondent
Martha Kelner US Correspondent
Max Preston Journalist
Mollie Malone Producer
Mollie Goodfellow Editorial Assistant
Niall Paterson Journalist
Nick Powell Editor
Nick Stylianou Senior Producer
Rhiannon Mills Journalist
Rob Catherall Editor
Robyn Montague Journalist
Roddy Mansfield Producer
Roland Hancock Producer
Sally Lockwood Correspondent
Sam Naz Journalist
Samantha Washington Presenter
Sarah Hajibagheri Journalist
Sarah-Jane Mee Presenter
Scott Beasley Producer
Sharon Marris Producer
Siobhan Robbins Journalist
Sophy Ridge Presenter
Steff Gaulter Meteorologist
Tadhg Enright Journalist
Tamara Cohen Political Correspondent
Tom Larkin Political News Editor
Trevor Phillips Presenter
Valerie Hamill Journalist & Planning Producer
Vanessa Baffoe Presenter
Vicky Hawthorne Journalist
Adele Robinson Journalist
Alex Crawford Journalist
Ali Fortescue Home Affairs Reporter
Alice Porter Correspondent
Amanda Akass Political Correspondent
Amanda Hall Producer
Amanda Walker Journalist
Amelia Harper Journalist
Amy Hitchcock Arts & Entertainment Producer
Anna Botting Presenter
Anna Jones Presenter
Ashish Joshi Journalist
Becky Johnson Journalist
Ben Monro-Davies Editor - Sunrise
Beth Rigby Political Editor
Carl McQueen News Editor
Charlotte Lomas Journalist
Colin Sladen Broadcast Engineer
Cordelia Lynch US Correspondent
Cristina Squires Director of Content
Dan Williams Head of Politics
Darren Little Journalist
David Crabtree Journalist
David Blevins Journalist
Deborah Haynes Foreign Affairs Editor
Dermot Murnaghan Presenter
Dharshini David Presenter
Diana Magnay Moscow Correspondent
Dominic Waghorn Diplomatic Editor
Elizabeth Scott Producer
Emily Deeker Assistant Editor
Fiona Mackie Producer
Gemma Nash Sports News Presenter
Gerard Tubb Journalist
Gillian Joseph Presenter
Ian King Presenter
Ian Woods Journalist
Ian Dovaston Journalist
Inzy Rashid Journalist
Jacquie Beltrao Presenter
James Matthews Journalist
Jamie Wood Executive Producer
Jason Farrell Senior Political Correspondent
Jayne Secker Journalist
Joanna Robinson Weather Producer
Joe O'Brien Senior UK & Ireland News Editor
Joel Hills Presenter
John Ryley Head of Sky News
Jonathan Samuels Presenter
Kate Chaplin Producer
Katerina Vittozzi North of England Correspondent
Katie Spencer Journalist
Kay Burley Presenter
Kimberley Leonard Presenter
Laura Brainwood Journalist/Producer
Laura Scott Editor, Kay Burley at Breakfast
Lisa Dowd Journalist
Lisa Holland Journalist
Liz Bates Political Correspondent
Louise Hastings Senior News Editor
Lucia Binding Journalist
Lucy Margolis Assistant Editor
Lucy Cotter Journalist
Lucy Plint Senior News Editor, Politics
Madeline Ratcliffe Producer
Mark Kleinman Editor
Mark Austin Presenter
Mark Stone Europe Correspondent
Martha Kelner US Correspondent
Max Preston Journalist
Mollie Malone Producer
Mollie Goodfellow Editorial Assistant
Niall Paterson Journalist
Nick Powell Editor
Nick Stylianou Senior Producer
Rhiannon Mills Journalist
Rob Catherall Editor
Robyn Montague Journalist
Roddy Mansfield Producer
Roland Hancock Producer
Sally Lockwood Correspondent
Sam Naz Journalist
Samantha Washington Presenter
Sarah Hajibagheri Journalist
Sarah-Jane Mee Presenter
Scott Beasley Producer
Sharon Marris Producer
Siobhan Robbins Journalist
Sophy Ridge Presenter
Steff Gaulter Meteorologist
Tadhg Enright Journalist
Tamara Cohen Political Correspondent
Tom Larkin Political News Editor
Trevor Phillips Presenter
Valerie Hamill Journalist & Planning Producer
Vanessa Baffoe Presenter
Vicky Hawthorne Journalist
…at Sky
Emma Lloyd Director of Corporate Development
JD Buckley Chief Executive Officer, Ireland
Jeremy Darroch Group Chief Executive Officer
Marina Storti Head of NOW
Patrick Béhar Chief Business Officer
Rebecca Williams Head of Internal Communications
Robert Webster Managing Director, Sky Sports
Stephen van Rooyen Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe, Established Markets
Zai Bennett Head of Content
JD Buckley Chief Executive Officer, Ireland
Jeremy Darroch Group Chief Executive Officer
Marina Storti Head of NOW
Patrick Béhar Chief Business Officer
Rebecca Williams Head of Internal Communications
Robert Webster Managing Director, Sky Sports
Stephen van Rooyen Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe, Established Markets
Zai Bennett Head of Content
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