AWARDS
Award-winning channel
Royal Television Society Awards 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
‘News Channel of the Year’
1993
‘Best Coverage’ of News Event for Bishopsgate bomb and Ostend tanker fire
1995
‘Camera Operator of the Year’, Ian Robbie
1998
‘Journalism Award’ for coverage of Diana Princess of Wales’ funeral
2000
‘RTS Award’ – Kosovo coverage
2002
‘Judges Award’ for Sky News’ Political Editor, Adam Boulton
2003
‘News Event of the Year’ for Sky News’ reporting of the Soham murders
2004
‘Innovation Award’ for reconstruction of the Hutton Inquiry and Soham coverage
2006
‘Presenter of the year’, Jeremy Thompson
‘Best Innovation’ for pioneering a ‘Message Home’ ticker during the Tsunami
2007
‘News – International’, Dominic Waghorn’s investigative reports into ‘China: Baby-Snatchers’
‘Television Journalist of the Year’, Dominic Waghorn
‘Under The Bonnet Award’ for Sky News/Dayport Encoding which revolutionised the way Sky News produces digital video for the internet, mobile phones and out of home media outlets.
‘User-Generated Content Award’ for Sky News’ Green Week
2008
‘Television Journalist of the Year’, Alex Crawford Sky News
‘Innovation’ for technology show
Sky.com News 2009
'Young Journalist of the Year', Hannah Thomas-Peter Sky News
'Camera Operator of the Year', Garwen McLuckie, Sky News
2010
'Television Journalist of the Year', Alex Crawford, Sky News
'International News Coverage',
Pakistan: Terror’s Frontline, Sky News
'Innnovative News',
Fallen Heroes online tribute wall Sky News and Skynews.com
BAFTAS2002
‘News Coverage of the Year’ for reporting of 9/11
2003
‘News Coverage of the Year’ for reporting of the Soham murders
2008
‘News Coverage of the Year’ for reporting of the Glasgow bombings
International Film & Television Festival New York, Gold Medals1995
‘Best News Reporter’, David Chater for Chechnya coverage
1997
‘Best News Correspondent’, Jeremy Thompson for Rwanda refugee coverage
2003
‘Coverage of Breaking News’ for
The Siege of Kunduz, the last Taliban stronghold in Northern Afghanistan.
2005
United Nations Department of Public Information Gold Award for ‘Sudan’ report
2008
‘Coverage of Breaking News’, for coverage of the UK floods
International Emmy 1995
‘Best Coverage’, Jeremy Thompson, South Africa Bureau Chief
2006
‘Breaking News’, for 7/7 bombing coverage
Festival de Television Monte Carlo1993
‘Best News Coverage’ for coverage of Sarajevo under siege
2005
‘Best TV News Item’ for
Undercover Aids by China Correspondent Dominic Waghorn
2006
‘Best 24-hour News Programme’
The London Bombings - July 7th 2005'Best TV News Item'
- Pakistan Earthquake by Stuart Ramsay
2009
'Best 24-hour News Programme' for
Mumbai Attacks by Asia correspondent Alex Crawford
Broadcast Digital Awards 2009
'Best News Service'
2010
'Individual Achievement Award' to John Ryley, Head of Sky News, for his instumental role in bringing about the televised Leaders' Debates.
Broadcast Engineering Magazine Excellence Awards2009
'Best Newsroom Technology'
Bayeux Calvados Award for War Correspondents2009
'Television Category - International Jury' Joint second prize their pieces on:
the persecution of Christians in India by Alex Crawford; and
Swat Valley, Pakistan by Stuart Ramsay
Broadcast Awards2010
'Best News Programme',
Pakistan: Terror’s Frontline