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Royal treatment for sky.(World News)

Daily Variety

| February 25, 2011 | Clarke, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2009 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sky News was again voted news channel of the year at the prestigious Royal Television Society television journalism awards.

It is the seventh time the BSkyB news web has won the kudos prize.

The Murdoch-controlled Sky News triumphed despite strong competition from a revitalized BBC News and the Al Jazeera English-language service, which is gaining plaudits for its coverage of the present political unrest in the Middle Fast.

The RTS judges said that 2010 had been "a vintage year for our 24-hour news channels with every entrant in this category of outstanding range, depth and quality.

"Sky News is bold and brave and has shown a new and exciting …

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