Sky Midnight News

Sky Midnight News is a news strand that airs every day on Sky News and on Sky News HD in the UK. The first 30-35 minutes of each hour features a round-up of the news stories and a look ahead to the morning news. The back half hour is typically filled by a re-transmission of the previous evening's Press Preview.[1]

Sky Midnight News
GenreNews
Presented byKimberley Leonard
Opening themeSky News theme
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Production locationsStudio 6, Sky Studios
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 Minutes (12:00am-03:00am)
Release
Original networkSky News
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original release2010 (2010) –
present

Broadcasts

On weekdays, the format is used from midnight until 3 am and is followed by Sky World News. The slot is regularly presented by Kimberley Leonard since joining Sky News in 2016, she typically anchors most Monday to Thursday programmes. On weekends, the 2 am-3 am hour is usually filled by a documentary.

The Midnight News was once a 30-minute newscast branded individually from other hours in the schedule and was the only news programme in its time slot in the UK, however the programme now falls under general Sky News branding.

Presenters


Presenter Title
Kimberley Leonard Main Presenter, Monday-Thursday
Vanessa Baffoe Presenter, Friday-Sunday
Sam Naz Relief Presenter
Nick Quraishi
Barry Weir Occasional Presenter

References
  1. "Press Preview – Sky News takes a look at the stories making a splash on the front pages". Sky TV Guide. Sky. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
Preceded by
N/A		 Sky News weekday schedule
00:00–03:00		 Succeeded by
Sky World News


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