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Sky News is a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, owned by Sky Group, which is a division of Comcast. Founded in 1989, it employs approximately 700 people. The organization operates as a British free-to-air television news channel and distributes its content via an English-language radio news service and through online channels, specializing in broadcast media production and distribution.

Revenue

Founded

1989

Headcount

691

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On March 13, 2026, Sky News Executive Chairman David Rhodes joined other global media leaders, including the CEOs of the BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian, and Telegraph Media Group, in co-signing an open letter. The letter called for a united effort among global leaders to protect original journalism and support the Standards for Publisher Usage Rights (SPUR).

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Mar

19th

2026

18:18

Iran war: Households brace for cost of living pain as oil and gas prices surge

British households have been told to brace for a surge in inflation and multiple interest rate hikes this year after surging oil and gas prices sparked by Donald Trump's war on Iran. Tehran has launched a series of retaliatory strikes on energy sites in the Gulf since the conflict began, and has throttled the key shipping route of the Strait of Hormuz.

Mar

19th

2026

13:55

Iran war: Last 24 hours show a prolonged conflict could do calamitous damage to global economy

The last 24 hours of eye-wateringly expensive missile duelling over the Persian Gulf has made one point above all. A prolonged war could do calamitous damage to the global economy. In just one day and night, Iran has hit energy targets in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Israel.

Mar

19th

2026

03:41

UK Unemployment: 5-Year High – Sky News

A chilling statistic emerged this week: UK real wages are effectively stagnant, shrinking when adjusted for inflation. This isn’t a temporary blip. Reports from Sky News, the BBC, The Guardian, The Times, and The Telegraph all paint a consistent picture – a jobs market slowing dramatically, with wage growth at its lowest point in five years and unemployment holding steady at 5.2%.

Mar

18th

2026

20:13

Student loans: The main problems caused by changes announced in the budget

Changes to the student loans system quietly announced in the last budget have provoked a loud and angry response that has woken up Westminster to what anyone who did a degree in the 2010s, and their parents, already knew.

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Mar

18th

2026

15:22

South Pars: Why do the attacks on the world's largest gas field matter?

Wednesday, 18 March 2026 20:52 With the world's largest gas field being set ablaze by Israeli strikes, the cost of the war with Iran is set to climb higher still. Iran's Fars news agency reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery have been hit at the South Pars gas field.

Mar

18th

2026

13:30

Sky News analysis questions UK reliance on imported gas

According to Sky News analysis, economics and data editor Ed Conway argues that assumptions about the decline of North Sea oil and gas may be overstated. The report notes that while production has fallen sharply over recent decades, this trajectory is not fixed and depends heavily on political and economic choices.

Mar

18th

2026

11:42

Sky News set to end UAE news venture over Sudan coverage row: Telegraph

LONDON: Sky News is preparing to part ways with its UAE broadcasting venture, with a dispute over the channel’s coverage of the Sudan conflict at the heart of the split, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

Mar

17th

2026

18:30

Why do the attacks on the world’s largest gas field matter?

With the world’s largest gas field being set ablaze by Israeli strikes, the cost of the war with Iran is set to climb higher still. Iran’s Fars news agency reported that gas tanks and parts of a refinery have been hit at the South Pars gas field.

Mar

17th

2026

11:20

Why an energy bailout will cost us long term

Sir Keir Starmer is promising help for working people whose energy bills are going up because of the Iran war. The last energy bailout after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine cost £40bn, and on top of the costs of support during the COVID pandemic it means the UK's national debt is now around 100% of GDP.

Mar

17th

2026

03:19

Sky News host blasts Chalmers for using war as 'shield' for Australia's failing economy

Sky News host Andrew Bolt blasts Treasurer Jim Chalmers for not preparing the Australian economy better. “The Reserve Bank today warned of possible recession even as it lifted interest rates for the second time in a row,” Mr Bolt said.

Mar

17th

2026

00:33

Voters split over whether Starmer is handling Iran war well

Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows. 41% of voters think the prime minister has responded badly to the US's actions against Tehran, versus 37% well.

Mar

17th

2026

00:33

Voters split over whether Starmer is handling Iran war well

Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows. 41% of voters think the prime minister has responded badly to the US's actions against Tehran, versus 37% well.

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