Broadcasting Begins from Sky Studios

LONDON: Sky Sports News has started broadcasting today live from the brand-new production facility Sky Studios, formerly known as Harlequin 1.

Sky Sports News is the first channel to go live from the new building, located in west London. Good Morning Sports Fans went out at 6 a.m. this morning on the channel, making it the first program to be broadcast from the new facility.

Sky Studios bolsters Sky’s focus on providing homegrown British content. The facility has been designed so that original content can be filmed, edited and transmitted within a single facility. It is also being billed as "the most sustainable broadcasting facility in Europe," home to eight naturally ventilated studios, including five HD studios, 45 edit suites, 14 voice-over suites, four audio suites and on-site post-production facilities. Sky has invested approximately £233 million in the facility.

Jeremy Darroch, the chief executive of Sky, commented: "Opening Sky Studios is a significant step in Sky’s development, and this building stands testament to our commitment to home-grown, high-quality British content. Not only is Sky Studios the most environmentally sustainable broadcasting facility in Europe, its cutting-edge technology will also help us continue to create ground-breaking and innovative programming long into the future."