Sky News with Martin Stanford is a news programme on
Sky News
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of ...
which ran between 8:00pm and 10:00pm Monday to Friday between July 2006, and February 2007. As the name suggests, it was usually fronted by
Martin Stanford
Martin Stanford (born 2 May 1958) is an English journalist and former news presenter for ''Sky News'', having worked for the channel from 1991 to 2016. He was the first British newsreader to announce the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and ...
. Occasional replacements included
Colin Brazier
Colin Brazier (born 28 March 1968) is an English retired journalist, having previously worked for GB News between 2021 and 2022, and Sky News between 1997 and 2021. He presented ''Sky News Today'' on the channel alongside Jayne Secker from ...
and Martin Popplewell.
The show started on 10 July 2006, after a change in the channel's lineup. It replaced ''
World News Tonight'' and then an hour of Sky News. It was interactive, encouraging viewers to webcam, send video messages or email to join debates about the day's top stories. The format changed for
breaking news
Breaking news, also called late-breaking news, a special report, special coverage, or a news flash, is a current issue that warrants the interruption of a scheduled broadcast in order to report its details. News broadcasters also use the term ...
and it used different graphics and strings from other Sky News shows.
Following the show's cancellation in February 2007, Stanford moved back to presenting ''
Sky News Today
''Sky News Today'' is a live news programme on Sky News which usually runs between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays. The programme was presented by two anchors, however following on from the social distancing measures due to COVID-19, and the de ...
'' on weekday mornings from nine till noon, alongside
Anna Jones.
2006 British television series debuts
2007 British television series endings
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