Crisp and professional news channel. (Sky News)

Member Name: Holidaying

Product:	Sky News
Date:	04/01/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Likeable presenters, lots of material, professional image.

Disadvantages: Not part of terrestrial tv, bias?

Sky News is a television news channel that is available if you have the Sky package. I have this package and I get a few news channels, including this one and BBC News, and Fox News, which is the U.S. partner of Sky News.

I like Sky News for several reasons. Firstly, I like the image that they have- it is very sharp and crisp and professional. In their imaging, they use the colour black a lot, which I think helps to deliver this image.

I like the fact that as you watch the news, you can read the Breaking News at the bottom of the screen, which is delivered in black and yellow, again reflecting their image.

The presenters I think are easy to like but are serious, as you would expect newscasters to be. With items like the sport, however, especially during the day when perhaps their is less news, the presenters are more relaxed and even sort of chat. I think that this balance is good and I like it because it's professional.

I also like the fact that there are regular news bulletins, but not so regular that you get bored. I can sit and watch the news for up to an hour and usually have different material to watch.

On the other hand, there are, like with almost all media providers, questions of bias!

Summary: Sky News on television.