Deane was part of the channel's team covering the violence in Cairo. His colleagues were unhurt.
John Ryley, head of Sky News, described Deane - who had worked for 15 years with the channel - as the very best of cameramen, a brilliant journalist and an inspiring mentor.
And Sky News's foreign affairs editor, Tim Marshall, called Deane as "brave as a lion", adding: "What a heart… what a human being… Micky was humorous in a dry way, he was wise and when you're on the road with small teams, people like that are diamonds to be with.
"Our hearts go out to his family. He died doing what he'd done so brilliantly for decades."
Prime minister David Cameron tweeted of his sadness at the news, saying: "My thoughts are with his family and the Sky News team."
John Ryley, head of Sky News, described Deane - who had worked for 15 years with the channel - as the very best of cameramen, a brilliant journalist and an inspiring mentor.
And Sky News's foreign affairs editor, Tim Marshall, called Deane as "brave as a lion", adding: "What a heart… what a human being… Micky was humorous in a dry way, he was wise and when you're on the road with small teams, people like that are diamonds to be with.
"Our hearts go out to his family. He died doing what he'd done so brilliantly for decades."
Prime minister David Cameron tweeted of his sadness at the news, saying: "My thoughts are with his family and the Sky News team."
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