Live at Five (Sky TV series)
Encyclopedia
Sky News at Five and Sky News at Six are the titles of Sky News
' authoritative hour-long evening news round-ups, beginning at 5pm and 6pm, British
time.
on weekdays, and Andrew Wilson
on weekends, providing a round-up of all the day's events and coverage of any late-breaking news. The show currently runs until 7pm, although the 6-7pm hour is branded Sky News at Six. The show was branded Live at Five until a change in branding policy was introduced by Sky News Executives on Monday 11th April 2011, when the majority of Sky News output was rebranded, simply Sky News
, anchored by Huw Edwards
broadcast on BBC News only on digital. Channel 5 also air their main news programme 5 News at 5.
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
' authoritative hour-long evening news round-ups, beginning at 5pm and 6pm, British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
time.
Format
Since the channel's revamp on 24 October 2005, the slot has been anchored by Jeremy ThompsonJeremy Thompson
Jeremy Gordon Thompson is a presenter on Sky News, regularly presenting Live at Five weeknights at 5pm.-Broadcasting career:Thompson was educated at King's School Worcester and was a contemporary of Chris Tarrant. Thompson is frequently Sky News' leading anchor on major stories, often presenting...
on weekdays, and Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson or Andy Wilson may refer to:*Andrew Wilson , Unificationist educator*Andrew Wilson , US actor*Andrew Wilson , Scottish landscape-painter...
on weekends, providing a round-up of all the day's events and coverage of any late-breaking news. The show currently runs until 7pm, although the 6-7pm hour is branded Sky News at Six. The show was branded Live at Five until a change in branding policy was introduced by Sky News Executives on Monday 11th April 2011, when the majority of Sky News output was rebranded, simply Sky News
Rivals
The programme's main rival is BBC News at FiveBBC News at Five
The BBC News at Five is an hour long news programme broadcast from Monday to Friday at 17:00 on the BBC News channel. The programme is fronted by BBC News at Ten anchor Huw Edwards from Monday-Thursday, the Friday edition is fronted by Gavin Esler...
, anchored by Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards (journalist)
Huw Edwards is a BAFTA award-winning Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader.He is a news presenter for BBC News in the United Kingdom. Edwards presents Britain's most watched news programme, BBC News at Ten, which is also the corporation's flagship news broadcast...
broadcast on BBC News only on digital. Channel 5 also air their main news programme 5 News at 5.
Presenters
- Jeremy ThompsonJeremy ThompsonJeremy Gordon Thompson is a presenter on Sky News, regularly presenting Live at Five weeknights at 5pm.-Broadcasting career:Thompson was educated at King's School Worcester and was a contemporary of Chris Tarrant. Thompson is frequently Sky News' leading anchor on major stories, often presenting...
- (Monday - Friday) - Andrew WilsonAndrew WilsonAndrew Wilson or Andy Wilson may refer to:*Andrew Wilson , Unificationist educator*Andrew Wilson , US actor*Andrew Wilson , Scottish landscape-painter...
- (Saturday and Sunday)