To date the Sky News app has only been available for the iPhone, iPad and Android and over 4 million users have downloaded the apps to-date.

Window Phone users can now rejoice as Sky releases the Sky News app for the Windows Phone operating system. The Sky News app brings free Live TV, Facebook and Twitter article sharing, latest news feeds ( video & texts ) and video & radio bulletins.

The Sky News app for Windows Phone can be downloaded for free at Windows Phone Marketplace at http://marketplace.windowsphone.com.

"This app merges all the best bits of our brand, design and content with the look and feel of  Windows Phone. We are delighted with the development of this product and believe it further demonstrates Sky News' commitment to provide content to ever-growing news platforms" said James Weeks of Sky News Interactive.