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International News Presentation: Past and Present

(February 2007)

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BB
BBI45
I love the way you always introduce the YouTube video - I can really see this thread being a Channel 5 clip show Laughing

Now we go over to Japan for an edition of World Business Satellite, where they've been doing some tinkering around with the intro sequence. They've dropped the sponsors at the beginning, meaning the backing music for the sponsors is now used as they cut to the studio and the presenter, Oe Mariko:
WW Update, Josh and Capybara gave kudos
QN
Quatorzine Neko
The Testcardiologist recently published two African television news intros from the early 2000's; one from Burkina Faso's national television (and also used as the outro there), and the second one from Uganda Television.


WW
WW Update
From last night, the last-ever weeknight edition of France 3's Soir 3, with a look back at the broadcast's 41-year history:

Last edited by WW Update on 23 August 2019 4:59pm
NY
NYTV
From last night, the last-ever weeknight edition of France 3's Soir 3, with a look back at the broadcast's 41-year history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IxhD7fbvo

According to the uploader, a simulcast of France Into will replace Soir 3
WW
WW Update
NYTV posted:
From last night, the last-ever weeknight edition of France 3's Soir 3, with a look back at the broadcast's 41-year history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35IxhD7fbvo

According to the uploader, a simulcast of France Into will replace Soir 3


The new 23h on FranceInfoTV is intended to be the replacement, but I don't believe it will be simulcast on France 3. See Quatorzine Neko's post HERE:

Quote:
Franceinfo: Soir will also feature a full-length evening newscast at 11pm, anchored by Patricia Loison, former LCI and i>Télé journalist, who joined France 3 in 2009, and who is now back after a 3-year-long break.

This newscast was imagined to replace France 3's Soir 3 (which Patricia Loison also used to anchor). The third channel's nightly news programme, which was created in 1978, suffered from very varying broadcasting hours lately, causing a viewer loss. The last edition of Soir 3 is scheduled in the night of the 25th and 26th of August.

Worker unions are very unhappy about this for several reasons: first, even though Soir 3 's viewer figures are not as strong as they used to be, it still attracted 585,000 viewers on average last year, sometimes more than 1,000,000; whereas Franceinfo:tv's viewer count hardly reaches 30,000 (0.5% of the total viewer share).

Indeed, few French people know Franceinfo:tv's existence (unlike Franceinfo:'s radio counterpart which is the 4th most listened-to station in the country). France·tv's executives announced the launch of a broad communication campaign to promote the channel and its number (27) on the TNT (equivalent of Freeview).

Journalists also worry about the quality and the diversity of the information: not unlike several other nightly news programmes on European PSBs, Soir 3 had a stronger focus on international and European topics. France·tv's executives promised to keep the Eurozapping segment as part of the 11pm newscast, but this probably won't be enough to prevent a strike movement on the 26th of August.
LL
London Lite Founding member
In any case, the rules on direct simulcasts on the main channels is complex. Whenever Franceinfo has simulcast F2/F3 output, they've had to use a pushback. Incidentally the reason why Franceinfo starts at 0630 on weekdays is because they produce the early morning 0600 bulletin for France 2 as it appears they can't simulcast that bulletin.

Whenever TF1 have simulcast LCI, the branding of the latter has been removed.

I suspect the real reason for Soir 3 being axed is cost. Moving the PSB obligation to have a late night news bulletin to Franceinfo where they already have a crew for that shift already where they don't have to use camera operators will be more cost effective, regardless if the viewership is only 30k in the 11pm slot.
NY
NYTV
In any case, the rules on direct simulcasts on the main channels is complex. Whenever Franceinfo has simulcast F2/F3 output, they've had to use a pushback. Incidentally the reason why Franceinfo starts at 0630 on weekdays is because they produce the early morning 0600 bulletin for France 2 as it appears they can't simulcast that bulletin.

Whenever TF1 have simulcast LCI, the branding of the latter has been removed.

I suspect the real reason for Soir 3 being axed is cost. Moving the PSB obligation to have a late night news bulletin to Franceinfo where they already have a crew for that shift already where they don't have to use camera operators will be more cost effective, regardless if the viewership is only 30k in the 11pm slot.

Also, from reports, France 3 never really had Soir 3 at a fixed time (similar to the News at When era at ITV News) which affected viewership. So this new 23h may be an attempt to have news at a fixed time while using the existing Soir 3/ France Info staff and giving the channel its own flagship bulletin similar to France 2's 20 Heures (now branded as 20h). Will there be a regional component to this as well?
NY
NYTV
Staying within Europe, Spain's public broadcaster, RTVE (Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española S.A., The Spanish Radio and Television Corporation) has been experiencing financial troubles due to a lack of funding from the government to the point where they were unable to purchase the rights to the Tokyo
2020 Olympics https://advanced-television.com/2019/07/22/rtve-hindered-by-lack-of-funds/
RTVE was only recently saved from bankruptcy in June 2019.
https://advanced-television.com/2014/06/30/rtve-saved-from-bankruptcy-ads-return/
Spanish telecommunications companies were also calling for an end on a tax used to fund the broadcaster. https://advanced-television.com/2019/02/18/telefonica-demands-end-to-rtve-tax/
RTVE's flagship channel, La1 (their equivalent to BBC One), recently ended the television season with the lowest audience share in the channel's history and there is talk that La2's newscast may be canceled due to lack of funds. Whereas RTVE's rival, Antena 3, has been highly successful in the ratings and their website recently surpassed a record in unique visitors - - 24.5 million. https://www.antena3.com/noticias/cultura/record-historico-de-atresmedia-en-internet-al-los-245-millones-de-visitantes-unicos_201908215d5d17200cf29f7bb64bef95.html
[h/t TVnewstalk.net]
And lastly, a look at RTVE's 24-hour channel, 24h , as aired from January 2018
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WW Update and Sh1ruba gave kudos
NY
NYTV
Now to South America, Chilean broadcaster Red Televisiva Megavisión (The Megavision Television Network, a/k/a Mega) rebranded their newscasts from "Ahora Noticias" to its former name "Mega Noticias" on July 22nd, starting with their evening bulletin, Mega Noticias Prime (9pm). The "Mega Noticias" name was used from the channel's founding in 1990 to August 2013. All newscasts were renamed as well.
The former look and name as seen on the early evening bulletin, Ahora Noticias Tarde , now called Meganoticias Actualiza , July 22nd

The current look, as seen on the late bulletin, Mega Noticias Prime , previously Ahora Noticias Edicion Central
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NYTV
A look at Miami, Florida and the NBC-owned WTVJ Channel 6 (previously on Channel 4 from 1949-1995; the first television station established in Florida) and an entire edition of the Channel 4 News Nightcast from February 25, 1994. The main story is the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

WTVJ, in 2019, celebrated its seventieth anniversary with a special looking back at its beginning

And a short look at the station's history
Last edited by NYTV on 24 August 2019 9:46pm
VI
Viakenny
NYTV posted:
Now to South America, Chilean broadcaster Red Televisiva Megavisión (The Megavision Television Network, a/k/a Mega) rebranded their newscasts from "Ahora Noticias" to its former name "Mega Noticias" on July 22nd, starting with their evening bulletin, Mega Noticias Prime (9pm). The "Mega Noticias" name was used from the channel's founding in 1990 to August 2013. All newscasts were renamed as well.
The former look and name as seen on the early evening bulletin, Ahora Noticias Tarde , now called Meganoticias Actualiza , July 22nd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6gzrChAcoY
The current look, as seen on the late bulletin, Mega Noticias Prime , previously Ahora Noticias Edicion Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkEfpDu9XMs


One month before the Meganoticias (one word) relaunch, Mega made a "soft relaunch" of the brand, on its cable channel, Mega Plus, with the launch of Meganoticias Plus , starting with a primetime edition, Meganoticias Plus Prime , followed by an afternoon edition, Meganoticias Plus Up-Date , in late July, and the yet-to-be-launched morning editions, which already have their names: Meganoticias Plus Morning (6:30-8am) and Meganoticias Plus Doble Click (10-10:30am).

Here is the first-ever Meganoticias Plus Prime , from June 24th:


Also, Meganoticias has two more editions on Mega ( Meganoticias Amanece , at 5:45am; and Meganoticias Conecta , at 6:30am), as well as two online-only editions, Meganoticias Trending and Meganoticias Hora Cero , broadcast on Facebook Live, IGTV and YouTube.

Meganoticias Amanece , July 24th, 2019:


Meganoticias Conecta . July 23rd, 2019:
LL
London Lite Founding member
With Franceinfo undergoing a refresh on Monday, here's today's start up complete with the end of the France 24 bulletin, some trailers and straight into the 6am bulletin with Camille Grenu.

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