The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17: 30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989.

Sky News had had a free hand with domestic news for over eight years ( since 5 February 1989 ) and being owned by News International their papers were used to criticise the BBC for extending its news output.

Sky News objected to the breaking of its monopoly, complaining about the costs associated with running a channel that only a minority could view from the licence fee.

Sky News claimed that a number of British cable operators had been incentivised to carry News 24 ( which, as a licence-fee funded channel was made available to such operators for free ) in preference to the commercial Sky News.

However, in September 1999 the European Commission ruled against a complaint made by Sky News that the publicly funded channel was unfair and illegal under EU law.

The introduction of simulcasts of the main bulletins on the channel was to allow the news bulletins to pool resources rather than work against each other at key times in the face of competition particularly from Sky News.

The 2004 report claimed that the channel outperformed Sky News in both weekly and monthly reach in multichannel homes for the January 2004 period, and for the first time in two years moved ahead of Sky News in being perceived as the channel best for news.

A key claim made by Lord Lambert in his report had been that the channel was slower to react to breaking news compared with its main rival Sky News.

The Lambert Report into the channel's performance in 2002 called upon News 24 to develop a better brand of its own, to allow viewers to differentiate between itself and similar channels such as Sky News.

* Sky News

BFBS TV1, BFBSTV2, BFBSTV Kids and Sky TV News for non-military.

Sky News Australia is Fox's sister channel.

FNC is carried in the Republic of Ireland by the British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB ) satellite-television network ( Sky ), which is 40-percent owned by FNC's parent ( News Corporation ).

Although Sky does not condone the use of its viewing cards outside the UK or Ireland, and has the technology to render them invalid, many people continue to use them.

Irish Sky viewing cards, which allow viewing of Irish terrestrial channels, are imported into the UK.

A VideoGuard card slot, as well as a second smart-card reader are fitted to the front ( these are for the Sky viewing card and other interactive cards ).

During installation the engineer will initiate a ' callback ' from the STB to Sky via modem and telephone line, transmitting details of the viewing card number and the box in which it is installed.

The default Sky PIN code is the last four digits of the Sky viewing card.

With the launch of Sky Sports in 2010, BSkyB has insisted that the viewing smart card must be paired to the set-top box.

On April 16, 2009 Dan Persons of mightymoviepodcast. com recalled that upon its release, Liquid Sky " provoked heated arguments and, love it or hate, was required viewing for anyone who really cared about film .".

With declining viewing figures and repetitive storylines, Sky decided not to renew the Dream Team contract, and in April 2006, the director of programmes at Sky One, Richard Woolfe, confirmed the show would not return after the tenth

The NDS CAM which the Sky viewing card ordinarily uses is built into the Sky Digibox thus not visible.

It is suspected that the version initially used by Sky was either insecure or close to being broken, as a software update rolled out to all boxes required replacement of the BSkyB subscriber's viewing card.

In the case of Sky, all cards are married to a particular set top box, although almost all non-premium channels will still allow viewing even if the box and card are not paired.

In the United Kingdom, e. g., it's used for certain television channels on the Sky satellite platform which require a working VideoGuard receiver and viewing card to decrypt the signals.

Free-to-view channels can be viewed with a Sky viewing card, be it one provided by the Freesat from Sky scheme or an inactive former Sky card.

Soon after its launch, True Movies topped all the movie channels in August, 2005, with a 0. 5 % audience viewing share, higher than the established subscription Sky Movies 1 ( 0. 4 %) and Turner Classic Movies ( UK ) ( 0. 3 %).

* TV3 Group reported on 12 November 2009 that 3e's viewing figures had increased since moving to Sky 105.

Although the different generations of the Sky + box look similar, they have minor external differences ( viewing card positions etc.

Once a decision has been made, Sky Customers can then press the blue button on the Sky remote control and begin the order process for the chosen viewing pack, Sky Kit or service.

Midnight Oil ’ s albums which peaked in the Australian Top Ten were 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Red Sails in the Sunset, Species Deceases, Diesel and Dust, Blue Sky Mining, Scream in Blue ( Live ), Earth and Sun and Moon, Breathe, 20, 000 Watt R. S. L., Redneck Wonderland, The Real Thing, Capricornia and Flat Chat.

The title of the compilation is a joke alluding to the relative lack of success achieved by the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their tenure with EMI, highlighting the irony that many of the tracks included on what is supposed to be a ' greatest hits ' compilation were generally singles that peaked notably low in the charts, arguably too low to be considered ' hits ' ( and even in some cases, such as " The Brothers Cup " and " Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky ", were never released as singles at all with the latter song never even being performed live ).

FNC is usually broadcast as a VideoGuard-encrypted channel ; during major news stories it may be simulcast on Sky Active, which is free-to-air.

As of September 2006 the channel has carried UK-specific advertising, headlines and weather provided by Sky News during its breaks.

FNC is usually broadcast as a VideoGuard-encrypted channel ; during major news stories it may be simulcast on Sky Active, which is free-to-air.

As of September 2006 the channel has carried UK-specific advertising, headlines and weather provided by Sky News during its breaks.

An Eastwind EQ2050 on display at the China People's Revolution Military Museum | People's Revolution Military Museum of China in August 2007, during the ' Our Troops towards the Sky ' exhibition.

On 17 July 2009 Crowe took to the commentary box for the British sports channel, Sky Sports, as the ' third man ' during the second Test of the 2009 Ashes series, between England and Australia.

The serial Horror of Fang Rock, set during the early 20th century, hinted that the Sontarans had gained the upper hand, but this proved merely a temporary setback for the Rutans ; " The Poison Sky ", set during the early 21st century, hinted that the Rutans were winning at that point.

* The song was performed as a snippet during the song " The Electric Co ." on the U2 release, Under A Blood Red Sky.

Ono returned to Liverpool for the 2008 Liverpool Biennial, where she unveiled " Sky Ladders " in the ruins of Church of St Luke, Liverpool ( which was largely destroyed during World War II and now stands roofless as a memorial to those killed in the Liverpool Blitz ).

By 1985, America West had outgrown its gate space at Sky Harbor International Airport, and during the construction of Terminal 4, approved in 1986, a temporary concourse was added to the southwest corner of Terminal 3 to give it six more gates ( growing to eleven by 1990 ).

In 1968, the town was visited by more than 20, 000 hippies during The Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair, one of the first outdoor rock festivals.

* " Red Sky "-Thrice ( appeared during the band's live set at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2005 )

Mirbeau then underwent a grave existential and literary crisis, yet during this time, he still published in serial form a pre-existentialist novel about the artist ’ s fate, Dans le ciel ( In the Sky ), introducing the figure of a painter directly modeled on Van Gogh, Lucien.

Buddy Miles also sang lyrics along with Jimi playing some motifs from James ' " The Sky Is Crying " during his famous jam session the Newport Pop Festival on June 22, 1969 ( the video is now available in collector's circles ) as well as quoting several lyrics and motifs from Elmore's catalogue throughout his career.

Dr. Johanson suggested she be named " Lucy " after the Beatles ' song " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds " which was played repeatedly during the night of the discovery.

Sky Cabin is very sensitive to weather and passenger motion, such as walking, which is prohibited during the trip.

# " Light the Sky on Fire ", performed by Jefferson Starship, which is presented as a 3D music video watched by one of the Imperial guards ; during production the song was given the working title " Cigar-Shaped Object ( Vanished Without A Trace )".

His best known work was his catalogue of clusters of galaxies collected during the Palomar Sky Survey.

Sky News received a graphics refresh to coincide with the launch of the new HD channel-this was trialed during the soft launch for Sky News HD on 22 April ; Sky News ' distinctive orchestral theme music, in use since 2005, was also replaced on 6 May 2010.

Following the release of the album, the band toured the United States with Devastation and Bleed the Sky in the fall, toured Europe in winter of 2009 with Incite, played a small UK and European festivals during the spring and summer of 2009, and went on a fall 2009 U. S. headlining tour with Cattle Decapitation, Prong, and Mutiny Within.

Sky surfing is a type of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to his or her feet and performs surfing-style aerobatics during freefall.