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RNS Number : 4894I  Sky News  02 December 2022

Fourth Annual Report of the Sky News Board

 

Under the Post Offer Undertakings dated 8 May 2018 and the Deed Poll dated 5
December 2018 the Sky News Board is required to publish a report via RIS
announcement on an annual basis, certified by the Independent Chairperson as
accurate of:

 

i) any representations made by the Head of Sky News as to the Sky News
Service's

compliance with the Sky News Editorial Guidelines (as required by section
1.1(c)(iv) of

Schedule 1 of the Deed Poll);

ii) any matters escalated by the Head of Sky News (as provided for in section
3.2(c) of

Schedule 1 of the Deed Poll), or if no matters were escalated, confirmation of
such; and

iii) any fees paid to the Independent Expert Board Members.

 

This report covers the period from 4 December 2021 until 2 December 2022.

 

i) any representations made by the Head of Sky News as to the Sky News
Service's

compliance with the Sky News Editorial Guidelines (as required by section
1.1(c)(iv) of

Schedule 1 of the Deed Poll)

 

During the period the Board have been provided with regular updates regarding
compliance with the Sky News Editorial Guidelines and any issues that have
been subject to information requests by Ofcom.

It has not been necessary for the head of Sky News to make representations to
the Sky News Board in relation to any specific matters regarding compliance
with the Sky News Editorial Guidelines.

 

ii) any matters escalated by the Head of Sky News (as provided for in section
3.2(c) of

Schedule 1 of the Deed Poll), or if no matters were escalated, confirmation of
such;

Section 3.2(c) of Schedule 1 of the Deed Poll provides the following:

(c) in the event that the Head of Sky News becomes aware of an attempt by any
employee or officer of Comcast outside of the Sky-Branded News Service's
editorial function to influence the selection or running of news stories or
the political comment and opinion to be broadcast on the Sky-Branded News
Service, the Head of Sky News shall escalate such matters to the Sky News
Board.

There were no matters escalated by the Head of Sky News under Section 3.2 (c)

iii) any fees paid to the Independent Expert Board Members.

The Independent Expert Board Members are paid an annual fee in arrears by
equal monthly instalments. In the relevant period the annual fee for each
Independent Expert Board Member is as follows:

Mark Astaire, Independent Expert Board Member £40,000

Nigel Baker, Chair of Sky News Board £50,000

Chris Banatvala, Independent Expert Board Member £40,000

Sue Inglish, Independent Expert Board Member £40,000

Certified as accurate by Nigel Baker Chair of the Sky News Board

 

 

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