Awards
From 2000 onwards, Sky News expanded its international coverage, opening bureaux in Africa, Europe, and the far East. It won awards from the Royal Television Society., the latest being 'News Channel of the Year' in 2011.
Sky News has won BAFTA awards for coverage of the 11 September 2001 attacks and the 2003 Soham Murders.
Coverage of the 7 July 2005 London bombings won the 2006 International Emmy Breaking News award commending the "fast and accurate" reporting.
In June 2007 Sky News was named the "Best News Channel" at the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards. It beat several other national and international broadcasters including Al Jazeera English and the BBC but failed to beat them every other year.
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