Sky News approached PPC to complete their Australian News Set following a recommendation by Fox Sports. This endorsement was based on Fox Sports’ overall satisfaction of the extent of work, execution and delivery PPC completed on several of their complex projects.

Sky News Australian News Set was delivered via a Construction Management delivery Model.

The existing site was a file storage area with toilets and adjacent meeting rooms. The scope required demolition of the existing facilities and make good to an open plan shell including services modifications. The complexity of this project involved a detailed technological scope to complete the Sky News studios, newsroom and data centre which PPC designed, procured and construction managed in a fully occupied building both in an out of hours.

The studio newsroom scope comprised of the following;

• Specialist studio floor;
• Bespoke studio structure;
• Wardrobe and make up;
• Audiovisual, telco and data;
• Lighting infrastructure;
• Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems;
• Mechanical plant;
• Integration with the News Corp system.