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Because they use the 6:30 show to repeat a few (maybe all? I haven't watched it in a long time) of their 5pm reports. They can get away with it because they're two separate shows but having an hour long show would mean they'd have to spend more money on more reports as they can't really repeat reports in the same show. Plus I don't know if the audience they're going for would be willing to watch an hour long news show.
I think Channel 5 were reluctant to move Neighbours from its familiar 5.30 slot.
But on the idea of 1 hour of 5 News at 5, GMB reuse the same package reports during a the first 30mins now. It could easily be adapted to do the same.
5pm as it is then, do an interview and discussion for the second half as they do with 5 News Tonight.
Always wondered why not do 5 news as 1 hour move the neighbours repeat to 630 and first look home and away to 7pm and allow it to clash with Emmerdale and not Hollyoaks whom which it shares a similar audience but what do I know
Because they use the 6:30 show to repeat a few (maybe all? I haven't watched it in a long time) of their 5pm reports. They can get away with it because they're two separate shows but having an hour long show would mean they'd have to spend more money on more reports as they can't really repeat reports in the same show. Plus I don't know if the audience they're going for would be willing to watch an hour long news show.
I think Channel 5 were reluctant to move Neighbours from its familiar 5.30 slot.
But on the idea of 1 hour of 5 News at 5, GMB reuse the same package reports during a the first 30mins now. It could easily be adapted to do the same.
5pm as it is then, do an interview and discussion for the second half as they do with 5 News Tonight.