One of television’s most respected broadcasters, Sarah Hewson, is joining TalkTV as Royal Editor.

Sarah’s primary role will be as a regular commentator on stories about the Royal family on the station’s flagship evening news and current affairs programme, The News Desk with Tom Newton Dunn.

Sarah Hewson said: “I’m absolutely delighted at this opportunity to work with TalkTV, and right from its inception. The launch last night showed how it will be a bold and exciting new channel committed to delivering news with a fresh perspective.

“I have been reporting on the British Royal family for many years but I can barely remember such a busy time, especially in this Jubilee year. I think we’ll have plenty to talk about!”

Scott Taunton, EVP, President of Broadcasting at News UK, said: “Sarah is the latest in a string of high profile hires for TalkTV. I’m delighted that she is joining the prime time schedule and bringing her gravitas and expertise to one of the hottest topics in national and international news.

“TalkTV will be a new voice for viewers who are interested in straight talking opinions and expert insight on news and current affairs. The channel has been designed for the streaming age and will be accessible on linear TV as well as via social and on-demand programming.”

Sarah is a journalist and broadcaster with more than 20 years’ experience anchoring some of the biggest national and international news stories. With a background as a Royal Correspondent, she anchored Sky’s coverage of two royal weddings, royal births, the Diamond Jubilee and the funeral of the Duke Of Edinburgh last year.

Sarah has spent most of her career at Sky News where she presented every programme from Breakfast through to the flagship News At Ten and hosted her own weekly programme Sky News with Sarah Hewson. Sarah has interviewed the last five UK prime ministers, six senior members of the royal family and high-profile figures from the worlds of business, sport and entertainment.

The News Desk with Tom Newton Dunn gives viewers the news that matters to them in a straight and balanced way. News UK's world-beating stable of specialist journalists from print and broadcast join Tom every night to share the very latest in their fields, from The Times's political team to The Sun's showbiz desk, talkSPORT's correspondents as well as business reporters from across News Corp’s titles. It also features agenda-setting interviews and a regular discussion with a peerless panel drawn from across the political spectrum including: Adam Boulton, Anas Sarwar, Bim Afolami, Emily Sheffield, Grace Blakeley, Isabel Oakeshott, James Slack, Kate McCann, Miatta Fahnbulleh and Tan Dhesi.

Piers Morgan Uncensored, fronted by one of the most outspoken and popular figures in international broadcasting, is a fearless forum for lively, intelligent debate and agenda-setting interviews; celebrating free speech and the right for people to share their views. In a global first, the new and unique sixty minute daily show will be broadcast on weeknights in the UK on TalkTV, streamed on FOX Nation in the US and aired in Australia on Sky News Australia.

The primetime launch schedule also features The Talk with the legendary Sharon Osbourne. Airing weeknights on TalkTV, the panel debate brings together five opinionated famous faces - all from different backgrounds and with differing views - to debate the most interesting stories of the day. Covering topics from the UK and around the world, the panellists serve up their outspoken views in an honest and straight-talking debate. Across sixty minutes, the five personalities deep-dive into the issues most affecting viewers, from news to politics, crime to health and entertainment to sport.

TalkTV’s primetime schedule also simulcasts on TalkRadio. And TalkRadio’s roster of daytime talent, including Julia Hartley-Brewer, Mike Graham, Ian Collins and Jeremy Kyle, broadcast on TalkTV. TalkRadio has seen fast growth in recent years across all platforms, including digital radio and the TalkRadio app, on YouTube and has been broadcasting successfully on TalkRadio TV since last year.

TalkTV broadcasts live in the UK from state-of-the-art studio facilities in Ealing and at News UK’s News Building headquarters in London Bridge.

TalkTV went live for the first time on Monday 25 April on linear TV platforms Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and Freesat. TalkTV is also streamed via Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung TV Plus and on YouTube, as well as via the Talk.TV website and TalkTV iOS and Android apps. TalkTV is also available via Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter.

Everyone in the UK can access TalkTV and its programming, live or on-demand, either on their television or on any personal device. The channel will be streamed live and made widely available on all platforms, including linear TV and OTT, with content available across social media as well as News UK’s own broad inventory of websites and apps.

News UK continues to hire some exceptional new talent to join a schedule of prime time programming for the evenings with further announcements in the coming weeks.