On 15 December 2014 during the Sydney Lindt cafe siege , coverage of the unfolding incident took 16 of the 20 most watched programs on the Foxtel platform . The 7 pm ( AEST ) hour was the highest rated at 109,000 viewers . Sky News achieved a day time share of 2.6 % ( behind ABC News 24 's 3.8 % ) and a primetime share of 1.5 % ( behind ABC News 24 's 2.5 % )
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