The Newsroom

ABC World News - Not With Charles Gibson

(September 2007)

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seamus
TVN posted:


As somebody else said, in the USA the newsreader IS the progoramme, more than, for example, the TIME of the progoramme. Perhaps this is something to do with the multiple time zones, therefore it is easier for people to associate the time of the programme in their timezone with a person's name.


It can't be the time for a title, because when the Evening News is on, it's 18:30 in NYC, Boston, and DC, and 17:30 in Chicago.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
seamus21514 posted:
TVN posted:


As somebody else said, in the USA the newsreader IS the progoramme, more than, for example, the TIME of the progoramme. Perhaps this is something to do with the multiple time zones, therefore it is easier for people to associate the time of the programme in their timezone with a person's name.


It can't be the time for a title, because when the Evening News is on, it's 18:30 in NYC, Boston, and DC, and 17:30 in Chicago.


Don't the main networks timeshift the output anyway? So it can go out at 18:30 ET live, 18:30 PT, 18:30 MT and 18:30 CT? Admittedly it'd be four hours late by the time it arrived on the West coast from original transmission but it'd still be on the air at the right time.
MI
Michael
Matrix posted:


In respect of ABC, I find the title 'World News' quite laughable - I think the usual scoop of world news extends to two stories on US troops in Iraq.


"World News" [Tonight] was very much emphasised by the late great Peter Jennings. According to his obituary, he was very keen to push the global news side of the agenda, as well as balancing it with a US-centric desiring audience.

WNT does it well I think, a very watchable programme.
TM
Telly Media
In terms of graphics, set design and music, I think the CBS Evening News is supertb. Its just the presenter I'm not sold on. Not sure Katie has the gravitas requried for a flagship evening bulletin.
ST
Steery
Sky Networks posted:
In terms of graphics, set design and music, I think the CBS Evening News is supertb. Its just the presenter I'm not sold on. Not sure Katie has the gravitas requried for a flagship evening bulletin.


Agreed - I love the set design.
SE
seamus
Neil Jones posted:
seamus21514 posted:
TVN posted:


As somebody else said, in the USA the newsreader IS the progoramme, more than, for example, the TIME of the progoramme. Perhaps this is something to do with the multiple time zones, therefore it is easier for people to associate the time of the programme in their timezone with a person's name.


It can't be the time for a title, because when the Evening News is on, it's 18:30 in NYC, Boston, and DC, and 17:30 in Chicago.


Don't the main networks timeshift the output anyway? So it can go out at 18:30 ET live, 18:30 PT, 18:30 MT and 18:30 CT? Admittedly it'd be four hours late by the time it arrived on the West coast from original transmission but it'd still be on the air at the right time.


If I remember correctly, the Central Time Zone airs the programming at the same time, so for instance, the CBS Evening News airs at 18.30 EST, and 17.30 CST, but it's shown at the same time. The Mountain Zone and the Pacific Zone Air at their local 18.30 time. I don't know about Alaska and Hawai'i, since at that time the news would be very out of date! I think the pacific timezone can opt out during National News.
:-(
A former member
As far as im aware, its 6.30pm / 5.30pm for ET/CT, then replayed at 5.30pm PT, not sure about MT
TV
TVN
seamus21514 posted:
TVN posted:


As somebody else said, in the USA the newsreader IS the progoramme, more than, for example, the TIME of the progoramme. Perhaps this is something to do with the multiple time zones, therefore it is easier for people to associate the time of the programme in their timezone with a person's name.


It can't be the time for a title, because when the Evening News is on, it's 18:30 in NYC, Boston, and DC, and 17:30 in Chicago.


Would that not be exactly what I just said? (Or perhaps what I was trying to say?)
NG
noggin Founding member
onetrickpony posted:
As far as im aware, its 6.30pm / 5.30pm for ET/CT, then replayed at 5.30pm PT, not sure about MT


Thought it isn't always a straight repeat - they can update if the news has moved on I believe (or fix mistakes)

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