
Sky Press Office now provide press releases and related information through the Sky Press Office RSS service.
You can now get Sky Press Office information delivered direct to your desktop through your preferred newsreader. This service is currently for use by individual journalists only. If you would like to use the Sky Press Office RSS service for your commercial website, please contact the appropriate channel contact. We hope you enjoy this new service from Sky.
What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML format designed for sharing web content like news headlines. An RSS service (also known as an RSS channel) consists of a list of items, each of which contains a headline, description, and a link to a web page. For the Sky Press Office RSS service, the full content, such as a full-text press release with related images, is made available on www.sky.com/pressoffice and can be accessed by the link in the RSS service.
How do I use RSS?
To use RSS, you will need a special RSS news reader or aggregator that will allow you to collect and display RSS service. RSS news readers allow you to view the service you select all together in the same place and, by automatically retrieving updates, stay current with new content soon after it is published.
There are many different news readers available, many for free. Most news readers are applications that you download and install. Some others are web-based service you sign-up for that work inside your browser.
Please click here to find downloadable news readers
After setting up your news reader, you will be ready to use Sky Press Office RSS. To subscribe to Sky Press Office RSS, right-click on one of the channels and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location" to copy the location (URL) of the service. Follow the instructions for your particular news reader, and then paste this location wherever it asks for the location of the service you wish to subscribe to.
What are the terms of use?
Sky Press Office offers RSS as a free service to any individual journalist subject to the following terms and conditions:
By accessing our RSS service you are indicating your understanding and agreement that you will not use Sky Press Office RSS in contravention of the above conditions. Sky Press Office reserves the right to discontinue this service at any time and further reserves the right to request the immediate cessation of any specific use of its RSS service.