Comedian, activist and presenter, Joe Lycett, will be the host of the inaugural Sky Arts Awards, taking place on September 17th at The Roundhouse, London and airing at 9pm on Sky Arts and Freeview. Over the last two weeks, a series of ‘Stop the Arts’ protests have been occurring at renowned cultural hotspots across the […]
St James’s Place (SJP), the UK financial advice company, has announced its first TV sponsorship on Sky Arts. The creative will aim to drive brand awareness for SJP and bring advice to life for its viewers. SJP’s sponsorship, facilitated by Sky Media and Mindshare UK, targets a diverse audience, directly comparable to those watching the […]
From hanging out with Elvis to drinking with David Bowie, a host of the world’s most iconic names reflect on the secrets of rock and roll in new series, Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends (6×60”). The series will air on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW from April 25th. Audiences will be treated to a joyous […]
Sky has announced an array of new unscripted original and exclusive commissions, coming soon to Sky Documentaries and Sky Arts. Coming to Sky Documentaries later this year, Klitschko: The Fight of his Life (w/t) directed by Kevin Macdonald offers viewers unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir (pictured), […]
Sky Arts kicks off a fresh search across the UK to discover a new star of landscape painting as Landscape Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW on January 10th 2024. Stephen Mangan returns to host the series solo following Dame Joan Bakewell’s departure from the franchise in the finale of […]
Following the success of Eric Ravilious – Drawn To War, Foxtrot Films, led by BAFTA award winning Writer/Director/Producer Margy Kinmonth and Emmy Award winning Producer/Executive Producer Maureen Murray, is in production on a new Sky Original feature documentary: Women at War – The Invisible Army. The film will open theatrically internationally and then air on […]
The Wonderland factual TV series returns to Sky Arts this autumn with an all-new four-part series, Wonderland: Gothic, which explores the phenomenon of ‘Gothic’ and its themes of darkness, emotion, romance, mystery, and menace, and is filled with illustrations from literature, film, art, architecture, and performance. Produced by Odyssey Television, Wonderland: Gothic premieres on Sky […]
Sky has announced a raft of new shows coming to its content slate, across Sky Original drama, comedy, entertainment, arts and factual programming. During the Sky ‘Spotlight’ panel at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, Zai Bennett, MD of Content, Sky UK & Ireland; Meghan Lyvers, Director of Original Drama, Sky Studios; Poppy Dixon, Director of […]
Sky Arts have confirmed Drum Studios’ Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (6×60) will return for a second season, following the huge success of season one, which has had the biggest series launch on Sky Arts this year so far. Jim and Nancy, along with a host of celebrity guests (to be announced at […]
Sky has announced 12 new unscripted original commissions coming to Sky Documentaries, Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky Arts this year. On Sky Documentaries, new feature doc Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse (w/t) will piece together the events of Mark Zuckerberg’s life along with the creation of Facebook and Meta, combining rarely seen archive footage […]