24 hour news channel on satellite, cable & freeview (Sky News)

Member Name: djkunal

Product:	Sky News
Date:	18/09/09 (15 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great news delivery & presentation

Disadvantages: None really unless you don't like news

Sky News is a 24 hour news channel available on satellite, cable & freeview. Although there are a wide variety of such news channels now available, in my opinion Sky News is the best amongst the bunch.

This is because it presents its news in an easy to understand & clear format. Also the main news stories are reviewed regularly so you don't need to switch on for long before you get up to date with all the developing stories of the day. Breaking news is presented on a yellow bar which scrolls down the bottom of the screen.

I particulary enjoy waking up to their sunrise show which is hosted by Eamonn Holmes, which as well as presenting the days headlines, also includes special reports as well as the latest business, sport & entertainment news. The channel have also recently equired Dermot Murnaghan who I think is a brilliant journalist, he can be seen presenting the mid-morning during the week.

I would say the channel's main competitor at present is BBC News 24, however I think it is leaps & bounds ahead of this in many different ways. I think the quality of their news delivery & presentation is far better. Also I've noticed that when news breaks, Sky also have it featured a good few minutes before.

Sky News is due to the best new channel to be broadcast in High definition on the satellite platform from 2010, which will add further quality to this already outstanding news channel.

Summary: The market leader in my opinion