[Stockland Hillman]

Sky are leaping ahead, whilst the bbc aren’t improving anything it’s a no contest at the moment, Sky News is improving getting the right people, trying to improve their presentation, the bbc news channel is stuffed really budget wise to make any improvements.

From a content and production perspective, Sky is streets ahead of the current BBC offer

However its worth noting that Sky News runs a full newsgathing, online and broadcast service, including distribution costs for apparently LESS than BBC News channel alone.

It's reported at start of Comcasts legal undertaking to fund Sky News it was circa £90m a year costs (15m loss after sales) that's increased by CPIH every year.

Also worth noting that since the switch to Ross Overdrive, Sky News runs a very efficient production workflow on fewer involved staff than the BBC channel, even now.

So yes budget plays a role, but so does the talent to manage and work effectively, use skilled staff, and a having a clear strategy.

I'm not a fan of the editorial choices and approach of Sky News - but it is very well crafted, with excellent international news.