Broadcast Prism — Sky News: The News Hour With Mark Austin

Broadcast overview

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The bulletin was dominated by two long legal and political stories, with Russell Brand's sentencing leading at seven minutes 39 seconds and Israel's government formation taking the longest block at eight minutes 36 seconds. The remaining airtime went to a two-minute-52-second report on US Marines joining NATO surveillance off Finland.

Running order

0:00 Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault · 7m 39s
The judge imposed a total term on Russell Brand of ten years and six months, including nine years for rape, and Jess Phillips criticised the defence's questioning of the complainants.
10:44 US Marines join NATO Baltic surveillance mission off Finland · 2m 52s
Sky News joined a team of US Marines on Finland's Utu Island who have been launching a surveillance drone since last month to detect Russian activity for NATO.
17:42 Herzog tasks Eisenkot with forming Israeli government · 8m 36s
Israel's president tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government after a deadlocked election, a blow to Benjamin Netanyahu and Dahlia Scheindlin said his bloc had 48 of 120 parliamentary seats.

On air

People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.

1:44

Jess Phillips, former safeguarding minister
1:46

Women Against Rape
1:50

Lisa Longstaff, spokesperson for Women Against Rape
12:16

US Marines
18:06

Dahlia Scheindlin, Israeli political analyst, senior columnist at Haaretz

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Story begins Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
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Claim Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault

Coco Khan said between 2% and 3% of cases reach court.

Sky News, The News Hour With Mark Austin, 9 November 2026, 4:56-5:05
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10:44
Story begins US Marines join NATO Baltic surveillance mission off Finland
13:36
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17:42
Story begins Herzog tasks Eisenkot with forming Israeli government
18:15

Claim Herzog tasks Eisenkot with forming Israeli government

Gadi Eisenkot was given 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension (about six weeks), to form a coalition government.

Sky News, The News Hour With Mark Austin, 9 November 2026, 18:15-18:19
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