''Sky World News Tonight'' (also known on air as ''World News Tonight'') is an international news programme transmitted between 20:00 and 21:00 UK time weekdays on

Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the hea ...

from 24 October 2005 until 10 July 2006. It was launched on 24 October 2005 as part of a revamp of the channel but ended less than twelve months later. The production team was responsible for compiling its three main features: Sky World News and the Sky Review and Business report. From its beginnings in the autumn of 2005, this programme was shown right through until July 2006. The show was cancelled on 10 July 2006, along with

The Sky Report ''The Sky Report'' is a 60-minute newscast shown every weekday evening on Sky News at 7 pm (GMT), broadcast between October 2005 and July 2006. The programme was hosted by long-standing Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham, and showcased in-depth ...

, as part of a minor re-shuffle of the Sky News schedules, its replacement was

Sky News with Martin Stanford Sky News with Martin Stanford is a news programme on Sky News which ran between 8:00pm and 10:00pm Monday to Friday between July 2006, and February 2007. As the name suggests, the show was usually fronted by Martin Stanford, however other present ...

. The show's presenter James Rubin can still be seen on Sky News as a World News Commentator although ''World News Tonight'' is no more.

Features

''World News Tonight'' featured in-depth reports, analysis and comment based on news from around the world regardless of whether it was being covered in the hourly broadcasts. It was presented by

James Rubin James Phillip Rubin (born March 28, 1960) is an American former diplomat and journalist who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in the Clinton Administration from 1997–2000. He wrote a regular column on foreign aff ...

and consisted of the main presentation desk revolving to a presentation position of Rubin seated in front of a neon globe with studio guests then able to be seated either side of him. Many of the show's guests appeared via link-up from other countries. The focus was on events outside of the UK but the show usually incorporated brief domestic news updates. These were presented by either Chris Roberts or

Gillian Joseph Gillian Angela Joseph (born 20 July 1969) is a British newscaster currently working for Sky News. Joseph is the anchor of weekend editions of ''Sky News at Ten''. Early life She was born in 1969 in Coventry, England. Her parents originated fro ...

, who co-presented Sky News Tonight at 9pm. Sky News' Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall contributed to the programme, and on occasion hosted during Rubin's absence. American neo-conservative commentator William Kristol also appeared from the U.S. as a guest contributor. Rubin also presented the show from international locations including Jerusalem (split between Israel and

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References

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