Sky News is a 24-hour international,
multi-media news operation based in Britain. It provides non-stop rolling news on television,
online, and on a range of
mobile devices – as well as delivering a service of national and international radio news to
commercial radio stations in the UK. The news service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Having launched as a 24-hour television news channel in 1989, Sky News has also grown into a digital operation through its
website and
mobile apps. It is also a content provider for news services in the UK and around the world. John Ryley is the Head of
Sky News, being in the role since June 2006. In addition to the domestic television channel, Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel:
Sky News Australia and
Sky News Arabia, and previously operated
Sky News Ireland. Sky News is also offered in an international version without the British adverts under the name Sky News International available in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. It operates
Sky News Radio which provides news for many commercial radio stations in the UK, many of them as the news provider for
Independent Radio News (IRN). Sky News also provides content for
Yahoo! News, and is available on
Apple TV and
Roku.